| Dean Snedker | |
| Fullname: | Dean Snedker[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Banbury United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Brackley Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Brackley Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs6: | Brackley Town |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Nuneaton Town |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs10: | Kettering Town (dual registration) |
| Caps10: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Clubs11: | Cambridge City |
| Caps11: | 17 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs12: | St Albans City |
| Caps12: | 119 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps13: | 9 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs14: | AFC Rushden & Diamonds |
| Caps14: | 79 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2023 |
| Clubs15: | Coalville Town |
| Caps15: | 2 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 15:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC) |
Dean Snedker (born 17 November 1994) is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as a goalkeeper.
Born in Northampton, Snedker started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in July 2011 after coming through their youth system.[3] His professional debut for Northampton came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 victory over Cardiff City in the Football League Cup.[3] [4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2012.[3]
He joined Carshalton Athletic on a month-long loan in September 2013.[4] His loan was extended by a further month in October 2013.[5]
He joined Banbury United in December 2013 on a month-long loan.[6]
On 6 August 2014, Snedker joined Conference North side Brackley Town on loan until January 2015.[7] [8] Snedker was recalled from the loan on 15 September 2014, as cover for the injured Matt Duke.[9] He rejoined them on a short-term loan in November 2014.[10]
In February 2015, Snedker had his contract terminated by Northampton Town,[11] and subsequently signed for Brackley Town, before leaving in the summer.[12]
In July 2015, Snedker signed for Kidderminster Harriers following a successful trial.[12] He appeared in 30 league matches across the 2015–16 league season.
In August 2016, Snedker signed for National League North side Nuneaton Town, and made one appearance for the club.
Snedker then signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2016.[13]
He joined Kettering Town on dual registration in October 2016.[14]
In 2017, Snedker signed for Southern League Premier Division side Cambridge City.[15]
He joined National League South side St Albans City in June 2017.[16] He made 119 league appearances for the club over the following three seasons, before leaving the club in 2020.[17]
He joined fellow National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town in October 2020.[18]
On 9 August 2021, Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds announced the signings of Snedker and Dean Dummett ahead of the 2021–22 season.[19] Snedker made his Southern League Premier Division Central debut for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 18 August 2021, in a home fixture against Banbury United. The visitors won the match 2–0.[20] On 19 January 2022, it was confirmed that Snedker had signed a contract and committed to AFC Rushden & Diamonds for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[21]
On 22 July 2022, Dean signed forms to remain with the club for the 2022–23 season.[22]
After collecting the club's Player's Player of the Year and Supporters Player of the Year awards for 2022-23, Snedker left AFC Rushden and Diamonds that summer.[23] In total he made 97 appearances across all competitions, 79 of which were league matches.[24]
Snedker subsequently played two games for Coalville Town as emergency cover while they waited for international clearance to sign Tom Carter.[25] [26]
He was called up to the England under-19 team in January 2013,[27] and made his debut for them the following month in 3–1 victory over Denmark.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Northampton Town | 2012–13[29] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2013–14 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Banbury United (loan) | 2013–14 | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2014–15 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brackley Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Brackley Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[30] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town | 2016–17 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2016–17 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kettering Town | 2016–17[31] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge City | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| St Albans City | 2017–18 | National League South | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[32] | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 0 | |||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2020–21 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[33] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 274 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 313 | 0 | |||