| Mark Lovell | |
| Birth Date: | 1983 7, df=y[1] |
| Birth Place: | Beckenham, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gillingham |
| Years1: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs1: | Gillingham[2] |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001 |
| Clubs2: | → St. Leonards (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Hastings United |
| Years4: | 2006 |
| Clubs4: | Sittingbourne |
| Years5: | 2006–?? |
| Clubs5: | Welling United |
| Years6: | 2007 |
| Clubs6: | Sittingbourne |
| Years7: | 2007 |
| Clubs7: | Dover Athletic |
| Years8: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs8: | Ashford Town (Kent)[3] |
| Caps8: | 58 |
| Goals8: | 17 |
| Years9: | 2010–2011 |
| Years10: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs10: | Tonbridge Angels |
| Years11: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs11: | Herne Bay |
| Years12: | 2017–???? |
| Clubs12: | Faversham Town |
| Club-Update: | 16:23, 9 November 2017 (UTC) |
Mark Lovell (born 16 July 1983 in Beckenham) is an English footballer. He briefly played professionally for Gillingham. He is the son of former Welsh international striker Steve Lovell,[4] and the grandson of former professional footballer Alan Lovell.[4]
Lovell joined Gillingham, one of his father's old clubs, as a trainee in 1999 and was soon a regular for the club's reserve team, prompting Gillingham to sign him to a professional contract when he was still 17 years old.[5] He made his debut for the Gills' first team in a match against Watford in May 2001.[4]
The following season Lovell found himself unable to gain a foothold in the first team squad and was loaned out to St. Leonards.[6] In March 2002 he had a trial spell with Leyton Orient but was not taken on. Shortly after this his contract at Priestfield Stadium expired and was not renewed.[7]
Lovell next had a trial with Margate but again was not taken on. He later had a spell with Hastings United[8] before joining Sittingbourne.[9]
In 2006 Lovell had a brief spell with Welling United but then rejoined Sittingbourne, where his father was now manager.[10] In June 2007 he joined Dover Athletic, now managed by his former Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler,[11] but in November 2007 left The Crabble to link up with his father, who had recently been appointed manager of Ashford Town (Kent).[12] Following the club's withdrawal from senior football in 2010, Lovell joined Ramsgate.[13]
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Lovell joined Faversham Town