Corey Panter

Corey James Rodney Panter (born 19 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Eastleigh. He came through Luton Town's academy, and during his development there went on loan to Hendon, Biggleswade Town (twice), Dundee and Kidderminster Harriers, and while at Eastleigh went on loan to Weymouth.

Corey Panter

Personal information
Full name	Corey James Rodney Panter[1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Hatfield, England
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	Eastleigh
Number	19
Youth career
2009–2019	Luton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Luton Town	0	(0)
2019	→ Hendon (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Biggleswade Town (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2022	→ Dundee (loan)	1	(0)
2022	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	1	(0)
2022–	Eastleigh	42	(0)
2024	→ Weymouth (loan)	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

A product of Luton Town's academy, Panter was loaned out to Hendon and Biggleswade Town during the 2019–20 season.^[2] However, the 2019–20 Southern Football League season was abandoned and results expunged because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Panter signed a new development contract with Luton on 19 June 2021 and joined Dundee, who were newly promoted to the Scottish Premiership, for pre-season training with a view to a loan move.^[4] He signed for Dundee on a season-long loan on 11 July.^[5] Panter scored his first goal for the club on his debut, a 5–2 win in the Scottish League Cup against Forfar Athletic.^[6] Panter also played for Dundee B in the Scottish Challenge Cup, where he was credited with another goal against Peterhead.^[7] On Boxing Day in 2021, Panter made his first league appearance for Dundee away to Aberdeen.^[8]

On 2 January 2022, Panter was recalled by Luton.^[9] On 21 April, Panter joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on loan until the end of the season.^[10] Panter made his debut for the Harriers in a league game against Leamington.^[11]

On 22 July 2022, after a successful trial period, Panter signed with National League side Eastleigh.^[12]

On 15 February 2024, Panter joined National League South club Weymouth on a one-month loan, with manager Bobby Wilkinson calling Panter "a leader" and "a fantastic player".^[13] After a short but successful loan spell, Panter returned to Eastleigh in April in a league win over Wealdstone.^[14] In June 2024, Panter penned a new one-year contract with Eastleigh.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luton Town	2019–20[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Dundee (loan)	2021–22[18]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	1	1	—		2	1
Dundee B (loan)[lower-alpha 3]	2021–22[18]	—			—		—		1	1	1	1
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2021–22[18]	National League North	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Eastleigh	2022–23	National League	22	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	24	0
	2023–24	National League	9	0	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	12	0
	2024–25	National League	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	47	0
Weymouth (loan)	2023–24	National League South	12	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
Career total			56	0	2	0	1	1	4	1	63	2

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
4. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Luton Town – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 75. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "Corey Panter". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
3. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. Briard, Dan (19 June 2021). "Corey Panter signs new development contract!". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
5. "Dundee: Luton Town defender Corey Panter signs on loan". BBC Sport. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
6. "Dundee v Forfar Athletic". BBC. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
7. Cran, George (11 August 2021). "Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead: Blue Toon come from behind to knock Dee youngsters out of Challenge Cup". The Courier. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
8. "Aberdeen v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
9. "Corey recalled by Luton". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
10. "Corey Panter joins Harriers". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
11. "@khfcofficial on Twitter". Twitter. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
12. "NEW SIGNING | COREY PANTER SIGNS FOR EASTLEIGH | Eastleigh FC". www.eastleighfc.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
13. "Terras loan highly-rated defender from Eastleigh". Dorset Echo. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
14. "Wealdstone 0-1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
15. "Corey Panter Pens New Deal with the Spitfires". eastleighfc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
16. "Games played by Corey Panter in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
17. "Games played by Corey Panter in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
18. "Games played by Corey Panter in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.