Aaron Skinner
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hereford
Number 2
Youth career
2014–2019 Bury
2019 Bolton Wanderers
2019–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021–2023 Bamber Bridge 66 (1)
2023– Hereford 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Aaron Skinner (born 24 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays a defender for National League North club Hereford.

Career

Skinner began his early career with Bury. He was part of the U18 team that reached the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals, appearing in the 1–5 defeat to Liverpool.[1]

Following the closure of Bury's academy due to their expulsion from the Football League, in October 2019, Skinner joined Bolton Wanderers' academy. His stay at Bolton was short-lived however, as the following month he joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham on his 18th birthday.[2]

In March 2021, Skinner went on trial at Sunderland.[3] He was released by Tottenham in May 2021.[4][5]

In November 2021, Skinner signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bamber Bridge.[6] He was named the club's Player of the Season at the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]

On 24 May 2023, Skinner joined National League North club Hereford.[7] He made his debut in their first home league fixture of the season.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamber Bridge 2021–22[9] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 22 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 0
2022–23[10] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 44 1 3 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 49 3
Total 66 1 3 0 — 2 2 71 3
Hereford 2023–24[11][12] National League North 23040—2[lower-alpha 2]1291
Career total 89170—431004
  1. ↑ One appearance, one goal in FA Trophy; one appearance, one goal in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, David (6 March 2019). "Liverpool hit five to reach FA Youth Cup semi-finals". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Abhishek (26 May 2020). "Who is Aaron Skinner & what should Spurs' faithful expect of him". tottenhaminsight.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Copley, James (9 March 2021). "Sunderland AFC transfer rumours: Tottenham 'wonderkid' on trial at Black Cats, striker set for departure, Portsmouth take two on trial, Wigan Athletic to suffer £300k transfer blow". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Danny Rose and Paulo Gazzaniga leave Spurs as contracts expire". The Independent. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur's summer ins and outs". BBC Sport. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Former Tottenham youngster joins Bamber Bridge - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Hereford FC sign former Tottenham Hotspur academy defender". Hereford Times. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hereford FC v Darlington LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bamber Bridge | Appearances | Aaron Skinner | 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bamber Bridge | Appearances | Aaron Skinner | 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Aaron Skinner at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ↑ FA Cup second qualifying round v Anstey Nomads (H), 16 September 2023: "Hereford FC v Anstey Nomads LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
    FA Cup third qualifying round v Cambridge City (H), 30 September 2023: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hereford 3 - 0 Cambridge City". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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