Adrian Clifton

Adrian Clifton
Personal information
Full name Adrian Lewis Clifton
Date of birth (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989
Place of birth London, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2004 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Romford 12 (1)
2012–2013 Waltham Forest 30 (10)
2013 East Thurrock United 17 (2)
2013–2015 Maidenhead United 71 (14)
2015–2016 Havant & Waterlooville 14 (2)
2016 → Staines Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Staines Town 32 (8)
2017– Maidenhead United 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Montserrat 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Adrian Lewis Clifton (born 21 February 1989) is an Montserratian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maidenhead United.

Club career

Isthmian League

Clifton started his career in the youth ranks of Arsenal, developing with the club from the ages of 11 to 15.[1] He served three prison sentences as a youngster before heading into non-league football.[2]

The midfielder joined Isthmian Division One North side Romford ahead of the 2011-12 season, having impressed in a pre-season trial. After a short stint playing in Cyprus, Clifton returned and scored on his debut in the FA Cup. Unable to reproduce the form he displayed in the summer, he left the club at the end of the season.[3]

Clifton joined Waltham Forest in August 2012, and took the captain's armband and while featuring regularly for the first team. In April 2013, Clifton left Waltham Forest to join East Thurrock United. Having declined several offers from teams in the Isthmian Division One North, he finally left in order to climb the ranks to the Isthmian Premier Division. His final game for Forest saw him score a hat-trick against Ilford.[4]

National League

Clifton featured nine times for East Thurrock United in the final month of the season, recording seven wins and two draws.[5] However, in May 2015 he was snapped up by National League South side Maidenhead United, who had been previously watching the midfielder.[6]

He helped Maidenhead lift their first Berks & Bucks Senior Cup in four years, scoring in the 4-0 final win over Aylesbury United.[7] After two seasons at York Road, Clifton became Lee Bradbury's first signing at Havant & Waterlooville, joining in the summer of 2015 on a two-year contract.[8]

After suffering an injury that ruled him out for four months, Clifton joined Isthmian Premier Division side Staines Town on a one-month loan in February 2016.[9] He made four appearances in his time with the club before returning to Havant.[10] He joined Staines permanently for the 2016-17 season, helping the club to win the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup of that season. This victory marked Clifton's second cup win in all.[11]

On July 22nd 2017, Maidenhead United's official Twitter account announced that Clifton had once again signed for them.[12]

International career

Clifton made his international debut for Montserrat on 31 March 2015, featuring in a 2-2 draw with Curacao during 2018 World Cup qualification.[13]

Honours

Maidenstone United[11]
Staines Town[11]

References

  1. ↑ "hawks.net : Adrian Clifton player profile". www.havantandwaterlooville.net. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Sport on TV: Wright hits the bars in a game that always goes to". The Independent. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ↑ "Adrian CLIFTON - Ex Players - Romford Football Club - 'The Boro'.". www.romfordfc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ↑ Gump, Forest. "Skipper Clifton heads for Rocks | Waltham Forest Football Club". Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Adrian Clifton - 1st Team - East Thurrock United FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ↑ "Clifton arrives to provide steel to Maidenhead United midfield". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  7. ↑ Association, The Football. "News | BerksBucksFA". www.berks-bucksfa.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  8. ↑ "The National League Official Website - Clifton Joins - Two Commit to Hawks". footballconference.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ↑ http://www.activwebdesign.com/, Activ Web Design -. "Clifton On Loan - HWFC News - Havant and Waterlooville Football Club | Official Website". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  10. ↑ "Staines Town | Appearances | Adrian Clifton". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  11. 1 2 3 "Adrian Clifton". Soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "SIGNED". Twitter.com.
  13. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Adrian Clifton". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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