Vaughn Covil

Vaughn Patrick Covil (born July 26, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or forward for Hull City.

Vaughn Covil
Personal information
Full name Vaughn Patrick Covil[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-26) July 26, 2003
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 31
Youth career
2011-2013 Amesbury Town
2013–2014 Salisbury
2014–2019 Southampton
2019 Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Forest Green Rovers 2 (0)
2020 → Salisbury (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Melksham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Hull City 6 (0)
International career
England U15
United States U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, August 3, 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in San Diego, California, Covil attended Bishop Wordsworth's School while playing youth soccer for Amesbury Town[3] and Salisbury. In 2014, Covil joined the academy at Southampton, staying with the club for five years. In June 2019, Covil signed for EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.[4] On October 8, 2019, Covil made his debut for Forest Green at 16 years old, in a 0–0 EFL Trophy draw against Coventry City, scoring a penalty in an 8–7 penalty shoot-out win.[5] During the 2020–21 season, Covil was loaned out to Salisbury. The following season, Covil went out on loan to Melksham Town.[6]

On July 6, 2022, Covil signed a one-year deal with Hull City, with the club holding an option of a further year.[7] Covil featured in the 60th minute in a pre-season friendly against Fenerbache in Istanbul; started against Brighton and came on in the 65th minute against Malaga during first team pre-season tour in Marbella, Spain. Covil was named on the bench in the inaugural Corendon Cup which Hull City lost 0-4 to Leicester City F.C. The final pre-season friendly saw Covil start and help City win 1-2 against League 1 side Cambridge United. Covil made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on July 30, 2022, in the home match against Bristol City.[8]

International career

Covil holds dual American and British nationality and has been called up for England under-15s and the United States under-16s.[9]

Career statistics
As of August 8, 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20[11] League Two 2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
2020–21[12] 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 2000005070
Hull City 2022–23[13] Championship 6000100070
2023–24[14] Championship 0000100010
Total 6000200080
Career total 80002050150
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. "Vaughn Covil". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. "Salisbury teenager scores on debut as a professional footballer". Salisbury Journal. October 12, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. "Who is Vaughn Covil? The former Southampton youngster who made his Forest Green Rovers debut aged 16". Gloucestershire Live. October 9, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. "Forest Green Rovers vs. Coventry City 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. "Vaughn Covil". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. "Vaughn Covil signs for Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. "Vaughn Covil at Forest Green". BigSoccer. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  10. Vaughn Covil at Soccerway
  11. "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  12. "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  13. "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  14. "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved August 8, 2023.


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