Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliot Michael Bonds [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 March 2000||
Place of birth | Brent, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Reading | |||
Brentford | |||
2016–2018 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2019 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Farnborough (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Cheltenham Town | 98 | (5) |
2021 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Guyana | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC) |
Elliot Michael Bonds (born 23 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.
Bonds originates from Kensal Rise, London and attended Oakington Manor School in Wembley. [3] He has represented Middlesex and the Brent Schools' FA at various levels and was scouted by Eamonn Dolan for Reading. [4] He also had a spell in the youth team of Brentford. [4] In the summer of 2016 he signed a two-year scholarship with Dagenham & Redbridge. [4] He was a part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup fourth-round in the 2017–18 season. [3]
He was rewarded with his first team debut in February 2018 when he replaced Fejiri Okenabirhie as a substitute in the 3–0 win over Torquay United, becoming the club's youngest ever senior player, aged 18. [5] He made his first senior start in the 5–3 away win at Guiseley in April 2018. He made five first team appearances that season despite being a second-year scholar. [5] In June 2018 he signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal until 2020. [5] In December 2018, he was sent out on loan to Southern Football League Premier Division side Farnborough. [6]
On 20 August 2019, Bonds joined Hull City on a one-year deal, with the club holding the option of a further year and initially joined up with the under-23 squad. [7]
On 20 August 2020, Bonds joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan. [8]
Bonds returned to Hull after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament that put at end to his Cheltenham loan. [9]
On 29 June 2021, Bonds signed a two-year contract with Cheltenham Town. [10] On 20 October 2021, Bonds joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on loan until December. [11] On 3 December 2021, the loan was extended by a further month until January 2022. [12] In July 2022, Bonds signed a contract extension with Cheltenham until 2025. [13]
Bonds received his first call-up to the Guyana national team in November 2018 for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana. [14] He played the full ninety-minutes in the 2–1 defeat. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2017–18 [16] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2018–19 [17] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Farnborough (loan) | 2018–19 [6] | SL Premier Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Hull City | 2019–20 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 [19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2020–21 [19] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Cheltenham Town | 2021–22 [20] | League One | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
2022–23 [21] | League One | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
2023–24 [22] | League One | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
Total | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 5 | ||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2021–22 [23] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 134 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 149 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guyana | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |