Elliot Bonds
Bonds with Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Elliot Michael Bonds[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Brent, London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 23
Youth career
Reading
Brentford
2016–2018 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Farnborough (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2021 Hull City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021– Cheltenham Town 86 (5)
2021 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2018– Guyana 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Elliot Michael Bonds (born 23 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

Club career

Bonds originates from Kensal Rise, London and attended Oakington Manor School in Wembley.[3] He has represented Middlesex and the Brent Schools' FA at various levels and was scouted by Eamonn Dolan for Reading.[4] He also had a spell in the youth team of Brentford.[4] In the summer of 2016 he signed a two-year scholarship with Dagenham & Redbridge.[4] He was a part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup fourth-round in the 2017–18 season.[3]

He was rewarded with his first team debut in February 2018 when he replaced Fejiri Okenabirhie as a substitute in the 3–0 win over Torquay United, becoming the club's youngest ever senior player, aged 18.[5] He made his first senior start in the 5–3 away win at Guiseley in April 2018. He made five first team appearances that season despite being a second-year scholar.[5] In June 2018 he signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal until 2020.[5] In December 2018, he was sent out on loan to Southern Football League Premier Division side Farnborough.[6]

On 20 August 2019, Bonds joined Hull City on a one-year deal, with the club holding the option of a further year and initially joined up with the under-23 squad.[7]

On 20 August 2020, Bonds joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan.[8]

Bonds returned to Hull after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament that put at end to his Cheltenham loan.[9]

On 29 June 2021, Bonds signed a two-year contract with Cheltenham Town.[10] On 20 October 2021, Bonds joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on loan until December.[11] On 3 December 2021, the loan was extended by a further month until January 2022.[12] In July 2022, Bonds signed a contract extension with Cheltenham until 2025.[13]

International career

Bonds received his first call-up to the Guyana national team in November 2018 for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana.[14] He played the full ninety-minutes in the 2–1 defeat.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2017–18[16] National League 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
2018–19[17] National League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Farnborough (loan) 2018–19[6] SL Premier Division 18 1 0 0 — 0 0 18 1
Hull City 2019–20[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[19] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2020–21[19] League Two 5 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Cheltenham Town 2021–22[20] League One 23 1 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 26 1
2022-23 League One 37 2 — 1 0 4[a] 0 42 2
2023-24 League One 25 2 — — — 25 2
Total 90 5 0 0 3 0 8 0 101 5
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2021–22[21] National League North 7 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 11 0
Career total 121 6 2 0 3 0 10 0 136 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 11 October 2019.[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guyana 2018 1 0
2019 6 0
2023 8 0
Total 15 0

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Elliot Bonds". 11v11. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Brent SFA player Elliott Bonds turns professional". Brent Schools FA. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Former Brent player takes steps into the professional game". Brent Schools FA. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Wylie, Jack (17 June 2018). "Bonds Pens First Pro Deal With Daggers". League Football Education. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Elliot Bonds profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ "BONDS PENS ONE-YEAR DEAL TO JOIN U23S". Hull City A.F.C. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Bonds Joins Cheltenham On Loan". Hull City A.F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Elliot Bonds: Cheltenham Town's on-loan Hull City midfielder out for season". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Bonds Signs For Cheltenham". Hull City A.F.C. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Bonds heads out on loan to build fitness". Cheltenham Town FC. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Bonds loan spell extended". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Elliot Bonds signs contract extension until 2025". www.ctfc.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "21-member Golden Jags squad announced". Guyana Times. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Elliot Bonds NFT". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  21. ^ "E. Bonds: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

Cheltenham Town F.C. – current squad
Guyana squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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