Aaron Cosgrave
Aaron Cosgrave (born 17 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dover Athletic, on loan from AFC Wimbledon, as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Dover Athletic (on loan from AFC Wimbledon) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Coggeshall Town | ||
| 2018–2019 | Havant & Waterlooville | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Chelmsford City | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Welling United | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Lewes | 14 | (5) |
| 2021– | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2021– | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:21, 21 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Cosgrave played youth football for West Ham United and Colchester United, and in non-league football with Coggeshall Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Chelmsford City, Welling United and Lewes.[1][2][3][4][5]
In July 2021, Cosgrave joined AFC Wimbledon after impressing on trial.[2] Later that month he moved on loan to Dover Athletic.[6] Cosgrave made his debut on the opening day of the season as Dover, starting the season on minus 12 points,[7] lost 2–0 at Maidenhead United.[8] His first goal for the club came in his third appearance as he gave Dover a 2–1 lead in an eventual 3–2 defeat to Altrincham.[9] He returned to Wimbledon to make his debut for the club in the EFL Trophy on 9 November 2021,[10] before returning to Dover on loan a few days later.[11]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 20 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2018–19[4] | National League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Chelmsford City | 2018–19[4] | National League South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Welling United | 2019–20[4] | National League South | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Lewes | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Isthmian Premier Division | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Total | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2021–22[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2021–22[4] | National League | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| Career total | 84 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Why Hawks boss believes Aaron Cosgrave has bright future". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
- ""Exciting" forward signs after dynamic trial spell". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
- "Aaron Cosgrave Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- Aaron Cosgrave at Soccerway
- "Lewes | Appearances | Aaron Cosgrave | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/sport/dover-land-forward-who-impressed-against-liverpool-250457/
- "Dover Athletic: National League club hit with fine, points deduction and results expunged". BBC Sport. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Maidenhead United 2–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Altrincham 3–2 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- https://twitter.com/AFCWimbledon/status/1458143601708441606
- "Torquay United vs. Dover Athletic - 13 November 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "Games played by Aaron Cosgrave in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2021.