Corey Whitely Explained

Corey Whitely
Fullname:Corey Milton Whitely[1]
Birth Date:11 July 1991
Birth Place:Enfield Town, England
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Bromley
Clubnumber:18
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:Boreham Wood
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Boreham Wood
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2012
Clubs2:Yalova
Years3:2012
Clubs3:Waltham Forest
Caps3:15
Goals3:7
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Cheshunt
Caps4:22
Goals4:11
Years5:2013–2016
Clubs5:Enfield Town
Caps5:120
Goals5:46
Years6:2016–2018
Clubs6:Dagenham & Redbridge
Caps6:56
Goals6:23
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Ebbsfleet United
Caps7:59
Goals7:11
Years8:2019–2021
Clubs8:Newport County
Caps8:10
Goals8:0
Years9:2020
Clubs9:Bromley (loan)
Caps9:8
Goals9:1
Years10:2020–2021
Clubs10:Boreham Wood (loan)
Caps10:35
Goals10:5
Years11:2021–
Clubs11:Bromley
Caps11:120
Goals11:18
Club-Update:13:36, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Corey Milton Whitely (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bromley.

Career

Whitely began his senior career at Boreham Wood, where he played a handful of games in the 2008–09 season.[2] After three seasons playing in the non-pyramid TTFF League for Yalova, in which he was top scorer,[3] Whitely joined Isthmian League side Waltham Forest for the 2012–13 season.[4] Whitely joined Cheshunt in January 2013,[5] before moving up a division to join Enfield Town that summer. He scored 46 goals for Town over three seasons before moving up to the National League to join Dagenham & Redbridge in summer 2016. He won the Daggers' player of the season award the following summer before joining Ebbsfleet United in February 2018.[6]

On 25 June 2019 Whitely joined Newport County on a two-year deal.[7] He made his EFL League Two debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season against Mansfield Town. On 4 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Newport in the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E. On 10 January 2020 Whitely joined Bromley on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 20 August 2020 Whitely rejoined Boreham Wood on loan for the 2020–21 season.[9] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Newport County at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[10] Whitely joined Bromley permanently in July 2021.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waltham Forest2012–13[12] Isthmian League Division One North15700colspan="2"---00157
Enfield Town2013–14[13] Isthmian League Premier Division411010004210
2014–15[14] Isthmian League Premier Division421500004215
2015–16[15] Isthmian League Premier Division372120534223
Total12046305312849
Dagenham & Redbridge2016–17[16] National League391531104316
2017–18National League2782010308
Total562351206324
Ebbsfleet United2017–18National League1530000153
2018–19National League4483010488
Total591130106311
Newport County2019–20League Two100202041181
Bromley (loan) 2019–20National League81000081
Boreham Wood (loan) 2020–21National League3552010385
Bromley2021–22National League00000000
Career total32810415120134358109

Honours

Bromley

2021–22[17]

2024[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier Division Goal scorers – The BetVictor Isthmian League . www.betvictoristhmian.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Elliott . Sam . 6 April 2018 . The Pain Game! But Fleet's Corey Wants Another Crack . www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  3. Web site: Waltham Forest v Grays Athletic (18–8–12) . Issuu.
  4. Web site: 19 August 2012 . Summer Moves (Part Eleven).... .
  5. Web site: 9 January 2013 . January 2013 Moves (Part One)..... .
  6. Web site: 16 February 2018 . Corey Whitely: Ebbsfleet United sign Dagenham & Redbridge forward . BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: 25 June 2019 . Corey Whitely: Newport County sign forward from Ebbsfleet . BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Newport County winger joins National League hopefuls on loan . South Wales Argus.
  9. Web site: 20 August 2020 . Newport County sign Ryan Taylor and David Longe-King . BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: Newport County AFC retained list confirmed. www.newport-county.co.uk.
  11. Web site: Corey Whitely returns. 1 July 2021.
  12. Web site: Corey Whitely Profile | Aylesbury United FC . www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  13. Web site: StackPath . www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk . 21 December 2019 . 21 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221115150/https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/18904 . dead .
  14. Web site: StackPath . www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk . 21 December 2019 . 21 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221115150/https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/26339 . dead .
  15. Web site: StackPath . www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk . 21 December 2019 . 21 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221115153/https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/33609 . dead .
  16. Web site: England – C. Whitely – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway . int.soccerway.com.
  17. News: Bromley beat Wrexham to win FA Trophy . BBC Sport . 22 May 2022.
  18. News: Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups . BBC Sport . 5 May 2024 . 5 May 2024.