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Eliot Goldthorp (born 3 November 2001) is an English footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Manchester United | ||
2010–2018 | Leeds United | ||
2018 | Bradford City | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Old Dominion Monarchs | 13 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Hofstra Pride | 43 | (25) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Bradford City | 2 | (0) |
2019 | → Mossley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Radcliffe (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Matlock Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Farsley Celtic | ||
2020–2021 | → Frickley Athletic (dual registration) | ||
2022 | Des Moines Menace | 12 | (9) |
2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 17 | (6) |
2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024 |
Goldthorp was born in Leeds[1] and played youth football for Manchester United, Leeds United and Bradford City.[1]
Goldthorp made his senior debut for Bradford City on 25 September 2018 in the EFL Trophy in a 1–1 draw against Everton U21s,[2] scoring the winning penalty.[3] On 9 October 2018, manager David Hopkin stated that Goldthorp would make his first senior start, also in the EFL Trophy.[4] He was praised by Hopkin for his performance in the match, which was a 4–1 home defeat.[5]
On 1 October 2019 he moved on loan to Mossley.[6] He scored 3 goals in 5 games before being recalled by Bradford City later that month.[7] His 5 games for Mossley included 3 in the league, 1 in the Manchester Premier Cup, and 1 in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round where he scored a hat-trick.[8]
He moved on loan to Radcliffe in December 2019.[9] On 8 January 2020 the loan deal was ended early.[10] In February 2020 he moved on loan to Matlock Town until the end of the season.[11]
Goldthorp was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]
He signed for Farsley Celtic in October 2020.[13]
In December 2020, Goldthorp and teammate Joe West signed for Northern Premier League side Frickley Athletic on a dual registration deal.[14]
In May 2021, Goldthorp signed to play collegiate soccer in the United States at Old Dominion University.[15] In his freshman season, Goldthrop made 13 appearances, scoring four goals, and providing two assists, leading the team in total points.[16] After his freshman season, he transferred to Hofstra University.[1] During his first year at Hofstra he made 21 appearances, scoring 17 goals.[17] He helped Hosftra qualify for the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. There, he scored twice for the Pride before they were eliminated in the first round.[18]
During the 2022 college offseason, he played for the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two making 12 appearances, scoring nine goals and providing two assists.[19]
In December 2023 he was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS.[20] In March 2024, he signed with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.[21] During the 2024 season, he twice signed short-term loans with the first team.[22][23]
His sister Francesca plays rugby league for Leeds Rhinos and England.[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 2018–19[2] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20[24] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Mossley (loan) | 2019–20[8][25] | NPL Division One North West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Radcliffe (loan) | 2019–20[26] | NPL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Matlock Town (loan) | 2019–20[27] | NPL Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
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