Courtney Senior

Courtney Senior
Personal information
Full name Courtney Fitzroy Senior[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Colchester United
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2015 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2015Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
2016– Colchester United 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:56, 28 June 2016 (UTC).


Courtney Fitzroy Senior (born 30 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Colchester United.

Senior is a product of the Brentford Academy, where he progressed through the youth teams. He made his professional debut on loan at League Two club Wycombe Wanderers in February 2015 before making his Brentford debut in August 2015 in the League Cup. He joined Colchester in June 2016.

Career

Brentford

Born in Croydon,[4] Senior began his career in the Brentford Academy. He was a member of the Brentford under-15 team that triumphed in the Junior category of the 2012 Milk Cup, having broken into the youth team during the 2012–13 season and also making his Development Squad debut. After signing a two-year scholarship deal in the summer of 2013, Senior topped the appearance charts at the end of the campaign with six goals in 25 appearances.[5] After 25 youth and Development Squad appearances during the 2014–15 season, Senior signed a two-year Development Squad contract in June 2015.[6]

Senior made his first-team debut for Brentford in a 4–0 League Cup defeat by Oxford United on 11 August 2015, starting the match and playing for 75-minutes before being substituted for Akaki Gogia.[7] After scoring two goals in 15 Development Squad appearances,[8] Senior departed the club on 28 June 2016.[9]

Wycombe Wanderers loan

Senior signed for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month youth loan on 9 January 2015.[5] He made his professional debut on 10 February 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fred Onyedinma in a 2–0 home defeat by Plymouth Argyle.[10] He returned to his parent club the following day.[11]

Colchester United

On 28 June 2016, Senior joined League Two club Colchester United on a two-year contract.[9] He was ruled out of the 2016–17 without having made an appearance for Colchester after undergoing knee surgery in August 2016.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 August 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2014–15[13] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[14] Championship 00001010
Total 0000100010
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2014–15[13] League Two 1000000010
Colchester United 2016–17[15] League Two 0000000000
Career total 1000100020

    References

    1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    2. Courtney Senior career statistics at Soccerbase
    3. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
    4. "Results for Britain records". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    5. 1 2 Chris Wickham. "Brentford Youth Team attacker Courtney Senior has joined Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month Youth Loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
    6. Brett, Ciaran. "Courtney Senior thinks places are up for grabs as Marinus Dijkhuizen takes charge at Brentford". Brentford FC. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
    7. "Brentford 0–4 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    8. "Development Squad Player Statistics". Brentford FC. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
    9. 1 2 Waldron, Jonathan (28 June 2016). "Colchester United have signed Courtney Senior on a two-year deal from Brentford". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    10. "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    11. Chris Wickham. "Brentford Youth Team attacker Courtney Senior returns from one-month Youth Loan at Sky Bet League Two Wycombe Wanderers". Brentford FC.
    12. "Colchester winger Courtney Senior has been ruled out for the rest of the season". Sky Sports. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    13. 1 2 "Games played by Courtney Senior in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    14. "Games played by Courtney Senior in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    15. "Games played by Courtney Senior in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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