Arthur Iontton

Arthur Iontton
Personal information
Full name Arthur John Iontton[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England[3]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Haringey Borough
Youth career
2011–2018 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Stevenage 29 (1)
2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 King's Lynn Town 3 (0)
2022 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 (0)
2022–2023 Hendon 33 (0)
2023– Haringey Borough 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Arthur John Iontton (born 16 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Haringey Borough.

Early life

Born in Enfield, Greater London, Iontton attended Winchmore School.[3]

Career

Stevenage

Iontton joined Stevenage at the age of ten and progressed through the club's youth academy.[4] He signed a pre-scholarship contract aged 14 after impressing academy coach Darren Sarll.[4] He captained the club's under-16 team and played several times for the under-18 team during the 2016–17 season,[4] subsequently signing a two-year academy scholarship with the Hertfordshire club on 22 June 2017.[4] Whilst a first-year scholar, he made his first-team debut for Stevenage in the club's 3–1 League Two victory against Exeter City at Broadhall Way on 28 April 2018, coming on as an 18th-minute substitute in the match.[5] He signed his first professional contract with Stevenage on 20 July 2018.[6] Iontton was named as League Two Apprentice of the Year for the 2018–19 season at the EFL Awards ceremony on 26 March 2019.[7] He scored his first professional goal in Stevenage's 3–0 home victory against Carlisle United on 13 April 2019.[8] Iontton made 21 appearances during the season, scoring once.[9]

Having made 11 appearances for Stevenage during the first half of the 2019–20 season,[10] Iontton joined National League South club Braintree Town on a one-month loan agreement on 24 February 2020.[11] He made four appearances during the loan spell.[2] He made four appearances for Stevenage during the 2020–21 season, before being released by the club in May 2021.[12]

King's Lynn Town

Having been a free agent during the opening months of the 2021–22 season, Iontton joined National League club King's Lynn Town on 18 November 2021, signing a contract until the end of the season.[13] Iontton made three appearances during his time at King's Lynn and was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following the club's relegation.[14][15]

Hendon

Despite initially signing for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough on 25 May 2022,[16] Iontton joined Southern League Premier Division South club Hendon on 3 August 2022 before the start of the 2022–23 season.[17] He debuted for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to Yate Town on 6 August 2022.[18] Iontton played 44 times during the season, scoring one goal in a 5–1 away victory against Potton United in the FA Cup.[18]

Haringey Borough

Iontton signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Haringey Borough on 29 June 2023.[19]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2017–18[20] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19[9] League Two 18 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 21 1
2019–20[10] League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 11 0
2020–21[21] League Two 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Total 29 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 38 1
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20[2] National League South 4 0 — — — 4 0
King's Lynn Town 2021–22[14] National League 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2022–23[2] National League South 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Hendon 2022–23[18] Southern League Premier Division South 33 0 5 1 — 6[b] 0 44 1
Haringey Borough 2023–24[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 70 1 6 1 1 0 13 0 90 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, four appearances in London Senior Cup and one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Soccerway – Arthur Iontton". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Arthur Iontton Q&A as the Stevenage starlet opens up: 'I'm very honoured to have won League Two apprentice of the year'". The Comet. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Five youngsters sign scholarships". Stevenage F.C. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Stevenage 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Arthur Iontton turns pro". Stevenage F.C. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Arthur Iontton named LFE League Two Apprentice of the Year". Stevenage F.C. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Stevenage 3–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Iontton joins Braintree on loan". Stevenage F.C. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2020/21". Stevenage F.C. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Lynn sign former Boro midfielder". King's Lynn Town F.C. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. ^ "King's Lynn Town Retained & Released List". www.kltown.co.uk. King's Lynn Town F.C. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  16. ^ Reid, James (25 May 2022). "Beavers sign Iontton and Fernandez". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Hendon Football Club on Twitter". Twitter. Hendon F.C. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d "Aylesbury United – Arthur Iontton". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  19. ^ Townsend, Ian (29 June 2023). "Greens midfielder new at Borough". Isthmian League. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.