Dean Rance
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean James Robert Rance[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Maidstone United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dover Athletic | ||
| 2013– | Ebbsfleet United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 14 May 2012 (UTC). | |||
Dean James Robert Rance (born 24 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a defensive midfielder.
Career
Born in Maidstone, Kent, Rance joined the Gillingham Centre of Excellence at the age of eight.[4] He started an apprenticeship with the club during the summer of 2008 and his good form for the youth team earned him a call-up for the first team squad, being named on the bench for Gillingham's FA Cup game against Aston Villa in January 2009.[4] Rance finished the 2009–10 season as the youth team's top goalscorer, and in May 2010 signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] However, his opportunities in the first team were limited in the 2010–11 season by a foot injury sustained during a pre-season friendly.[4]
Despite this, he impressed during loan spells with non-League sides Maidstone United and Bishop's Stortford.[4] He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham ahead of the 2011–12 season, during which he made his first team debut as a substitute in an FA Cup first round replay against Bournemouth in November 2011.[4]
Rance was loaned out to Conference South side Dover Athletic on a one-month loan on 2 March 2012.[5] He was released by Gillingham in May 2012 and signed a permanent contract with Dover.[6] Ahead of the 2013-14 season, Rance signed for Ebbsfleet United.
References
- ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2012 and 31/03/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Dean Rance". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Player Profiles". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ex-Gillingham youngster Dean Rance joins Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
External links
- Dean Rance career statistics at Soccerbase
- Dean Rance profile at Soccerway