Kurtis Guthrie

Kurtis Guthrie
Personal information
Date of birth21 April 1993
Place of birthJersey
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Welling United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010St Clement46(38)
2010–2011Trinity12(8)
2011–2012Accrington Stanley13(0)
2011–2012→ Southport (loan)5(1)
2012Bath City9(6)
2012–2014Welling United30(4)
2014–Forest Green Rovers38(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 18 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kurtis O. Guthrie[1] (born 21 April 1993) is a professional footballer from Jersey, who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Forest Green Rovers.

Career

Guthrie started off playing local football in Jersey playing for Le Rocquier School developing his talent through the junior ranks at St Clement Sports Club. He then broke into the St Clement first team in the 2009–10 season,[2] moving onto Trinity mid way through 2010–11.[3]

He was handed a one-year contract at Accrington Stanley for the 2011–12 season after a successful trial period at the club.[4]

He made his Football League debut on 6 August 2011 against Northampton Town.[5]

On 24 November 2011, it was announced that Guthrie had joined Conference National side Southport on a month long loan deal.[6]

He rejoined Accrington Stanley on 5 January 2012 having made five appearances and scored one goal for Southport. In May 2012, Guthrie was released from Accrington after being told his contract would not be renewed.[7]

In August 2012, Guthrie signed for Conference South side Bath City on a short-term deal[8] and scored a hat-trick for the club on his home debut, in a match against Maidenhead United.[9] He left the club in October having scored six goals in 13 appearances.[10]

In November he joined Welling United.[11]

In May 2014, he signed for Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.[12][13] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Chester.[14] His first start came on 11 October 2014 as he played the full 90 minutes for Forest Green in a 1–1 draw with Gateshead.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 away draw against Torquay United on 15 November 2014, going on to score another goal in a dramatic draw.[16]

Personal life

Guthrie's older sister, Serena, is a member of the England netball team and featured in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 575. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ↑ "St Peter's go top of Combination". BBC Sport. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Trinity ease relegation worries". BBC Sport. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Guthrie goes pro
  5. ↑ "Northampton 0 – 0 Accrington". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Guthrie joins Southport on loan". Accrington Stanley FC. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Four to leave club". ASFC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bath City sign former Accrington striker Kurtis Guthrie". BBC. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Teenage striker Kurtis Guthrie is hat-trick hero for Bath City". This Is Bath. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Hooman in, Guthrie out at Bath". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Wings add Guthrie and McLaren". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Kurtis Guthrie: Forest Green Rovers sign ex-Welling forward". BBC Sport. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Striker Kurtis Guthrie joins Rovers". Stroud Life. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Forest Green 2–1 Chester". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Forest Green 1–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Torquay United 3–3 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Forest Green winger Kurtis Guthrie cheers on his England netball sister Serena at the Commonwealth Games". Stroud News & Journal. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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