Toby Stevenson (footballer)

Toby James Stevenson (born 22 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Braintree Town.[2]

Toby Stevenson
Personal information
Full name Toby James Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Youth career
0000–2017 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Heybridge Swifts (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2020 Charlton Athletic 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 Watford 0 (0)
2021–2022 Bromley 1 (0)
2021 → Braintree Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Billericay Town (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2023 Billericay Town 38 (4)
2023– Braintree Town 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Colchester, Essex, Stevenson started his career in the youth team of Leyton Orient. In November 2017 he was sent out on a work-experience loan to Isthmian League North Division side Heybridge Swifts.[3] He made his debut against Kingstonian in a 2–2 draw in the FA Trophy.[3] He went on to make twenty-three appearances for the Essex side, where he stayed until 2018.[4] In May 2018, Orient announced that he would not be offered a professional contract following the end of his scholarship, although manager Martin Ling stated that he would have been retained if the club still had an under-23 team.[5]

He subsequently joined Charlton Athletic development squad after impressing on trial against Crystal Palace in the under-18 play-off final.[6] On 10 October 2018 he became the first Charlton player to score a hat-trick on debut following the record 8–0 win away at Stevenage in the EFL Trophy.[7] He went onto make another six appearances that season as Charlton were promoted to the EFL Championship following the play-off victory over Sunderland. In May 2019, Charlton announced that his contract had been extended by a further year.[8] On 2 November 2019 he was sent out on loan to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan and made his debut on that day in a 2–1 away defeat to Solihull Moors.[4] His loan was extended on 5 December 2019 until 11 January 2020.[9] On 3 January 2020, Stevenson was recalled by Charlton.[10]

On 2 July 2020, it was confirmed that Stevenson had left Charlton after his contract expired.[11] Stevenson signed a one-year deal with Watford on 15 September, with the option of a further year.[12]

Following his release from Watford, Stevenson joined National League side Bromley and subsequently joined Braintree Town on a month's loan at the end of September, where he made his debut in a 6–0 defeat to Eastbourne Borough on 25 September 2021.[13]

On Tuesday 26th October 2021 Toby joined Billericay Town on a one month loan.[14]

On 31 May 2022, it was confirmed that Stevenson would leave Bromley following the end of his contract.[15]

After spending the 2022–23 campaign back at Billericay Town, Stevenson returned to Braintree Town in June 2023.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2017–18[17] National League 0000—0000
Heybridge Swifts (loan) 2017–18[18] Isthmian League North Division 230——00230
Charlton Athletic 2018–19[19] League One 3031001[lower-alpha 1]374
2019–20[20] Championship 001000—10
Total 3041001384
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2019–20[20] National League 100——2[lower-alpha 2]0120
Watford 2020–21[21] Championship 000020—20
Bromley 2021–22[22] National League 1000—0010
Braintree Town (loan) 2021–22[22] National League South 10——0010
Billericay Town (loan) 2021–22[22] National League South 231——2[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0251
Billericay Town 2022–23[23] Isthmian League Premier Division 38441—3[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0455
Total 615410050706
Braintree Town 2023–24 National League South 8130—00111
Career total 1076112208312811
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in Essex Senior Cup

Honours

Billericay Town

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Toby Stevenson at Soccerway
  3. "LOAN WATCH: STEVENSON IMPRESSES ON SWIFTS DEBUT". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. Bennett, Dan (2 November 2019). "Stevenson signs as Gordon heads out on loan". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. Hayden, Bradley (23 May 2018). "Leyton Orient: Martin Ling on Toby Stevenson and Teddy Perkins' departures". East London Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Avory introduces new academy additions". Charlton Athletic FC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Hat-trick hero Toby Stevenson on record-breaking dream debut". Charlton Athletic FC. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Young Addicks trio extend contracts". Charlton Athletic FC. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Daggers extend Stevenson loan while Gordon remains with Dartford". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. "Brendan Wiredu, Taylor Maloney and Toby Stevenson recalled from loans". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  11. "Charlton confirm list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. "Official: Stevenson Joins Hornets". watfordfc.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. "Braintree Town thrashed by Eastbourne Borough". Braintree & Witham Times. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. Billericay Town F.C. Ins and Outs at New Lodge
  15. "Bromley FC Retained List 2022/23". Bromley FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  17. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
  18. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
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  21. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
  22. "Games played by Toby Stevenson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  23. "Billericay Town | Appearances | Toby Stevenson | Football Web Pages".
  24. "BLUES LIFT ESSEX SENIOR CUP". Billericay Town. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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