Frankie Kent

Frankie Kent
Personal information
Full nameFrankie Kent[1]
Date of birth21 November 1995[2]
Place of birthHavering, London, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Colchester United
Number26
Youth career
–2012Arsenal
2012–2014Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Colchester United11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 2 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Frankie Kent (born 21 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Colchester United. He is a product of the Colchester United academy. He progressed through the Arsenal Academy prior to joining Colchester for his two-year scholarship.

Career

Born in Havering,[4] Kent attended Shenfield High School, with whom he won the 2008 English Schools' Football Association under-12s Schools Cup for boys. He scored in the final held at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium, doubling Shenfield High's lead early in the second half.[5]

Kent is a product of the Arsenal Academy, where he progressed through each age group before joining Colchester United for his two-year scholarship. During his scholarship, Kent was captain of the under-18 side.[6] He was first called into the first-team by manager Joe Dunne in December 2013, drafted in as defensive cover for the festive period after Ben Tozer had been recalled from his loan at Colchester by parent club Northampton Town.[7]

With the Colchester United under-18 side, Kent helped the club earn a league title and cup winning double during the 2013–14 season. He played in the Youth Alliance Cup final held against Bradford City at Valley Parade on 29 April 2014 as the U's won the tie 4–2.[8]

Just four days after his under-18s cup triumph, Kent made his professional debut for Colchester United on 3 May 2014. He came on as a half-time substitute for Magnus Okuonghae in the 1–0 away victory against Walsall.[9]

Kent made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season and his first senior start on 16 August 2014 when he replaced the suspended Magnus Okuonghae in the centre of defence for a match against Bristol City at Ashton Gate. He played the full 90 minutes as the U's succumbed to a 2–1 defeat to the Robins.[10] He was once again called upon on 13 September when he replaced Sammie Szmodics in a tactical substitution in Colchester's 2–0 victory against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. He replaced Szmodics prior to half-time after Magnus Okuonghae was dismissed for a serious foul on Dave Mooney.[11] Okuonghae's ensuing four-match ban allowed Kent to make his first home start for the club on 16 September when the U's fell to a 3–2 defeat to Sheffield United, in which Colchester squandered a two-goal lead by conceding three goals in six second-half minutes.[12] In Okuonghae's absence, Kent established himself as a first-team regular, and with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, he was rewarded with a three-and-a-half year contract extension, which he signed on 16 October.[13]

Kent once again held a starting berth for Colchester's home clash with Chesterfield on 21 October. However, less than one minute into the game, Kent fell to the ground after being struck in the head by the ball. Meanwhile, referee Darren Sheldrake allowed play to continue, as the Spireites scored through Sam Clucas. Kent then received four minutes of treatment on the field before being replaced by Magnus Okuonghae. After being stretchered off the pitch, Kent reappeared on the sidelines before the first-half ended.[14] He returned to action for Colchester's 2–1 home defeat by Port Vale on 1 November.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2013–14[16] League One 1000000010
2014–15[17] League One 10000001[lower-alpha 1]0110
Career total 110000010120
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Colchester United U18
All honours referenced by:[18][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Frankie Kent". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Search Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Find My Past. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shenfield U12s scoop national trophy". Daily Gazette (Colchester). 24 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Frankie Kent". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (26 December 2013). "Kent added to U's squad for festive schedule". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times (East Anglia). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Marston, Carl (3 May 2014). "Colchester United end season on winning note with Craig Eastmond on target". East Anglian Daily Times (East Anglia). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bristol City 2–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Leyton Orient 0–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Colchester 2–3 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Marston, Carl (16 October 2014). "Frankie Kent is third Colchester United player to sign a new deal". Green'Un (Ipswich). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (21 October 2014). "Sears scores superb late winner as U's beat Chesterfield". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Colchester 1–2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Frankie Kent in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Frankie Kent in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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