Chris Bourne

Chris Bourne
Personal information
Date of birth6 September 1985
Place of birthEngland
Playing positionLeft full-back / midfield
Club information
Current team
Metropolitan Police
Youth career
Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Canvey Island69(0)
Billericay Town (loan)
Welling United (loan)
2008Brentwood Town4(0)
2008–2009Heybridge Swifts24<ref name"League Table & Player Stats 2007/2008">{{cite web | url =http://www.canveyislandfc.com/archive/fixtures/archived/table0708.shtml

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(1)
2009Staines Town
2010Croydon Athletic
2010–Metropolitan Police
National team
2008–Guyana16(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:23, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Chris Bourne (born 6 September 1985) is an English football player of Guyanese descent who plays for Metropolitan Police.

Club career

Bourne started his football career at the age of 12, as a goalkeeper in his school team before moving out on pitch.[2]

He plays as a left-sided defender or midfielder. He has played for non-League teams, Canvey Island, Billericay Town, Welling United, Brentwood Town, Heybridge Swifts and Croydon Athletic.

International career

He made his international debut for Guyana against Cuba at MacKenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden on 22 January 2008.[3] His second cap came two days later, against Cuba at Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown.[4]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2010 Paramaribo  Saint Lucia 1–0 Win 2010 Caribbean Championship

Personal life

His father, Gary,[5] is also a footballer, having previously played for Millwall.[2] Bourne also manages an amateur Sunday league football side, FC Gulls.[6][7]

References

  1. "2006/07 League Table and Player Stats". Canvey Island F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Chris Bourne – Guyanese footballer on the move in the UK". Voice of Guyana. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  3. "Guyana 0–0 Cuba: 22 January 2008". Caribbean Football. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. "Guyana 0–0 Cuba: 24 January 2008". Caribbean Football. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  5. "F.C. Gulls – Gary Bourne". F.C. Gulls. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  6. "Guyana pride for Gull Chris". Caribbean Football. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  7. "F.C. Gulls – Chris Bourne". F.C. Gulls. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

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