Ellis Iandolo

Ellis Iandolo

Personal information
Full name	Ellis Carlo Iandolo
Date of birth	22 August 1997
Place of birth	Chatham, Kent, England
Playing position	Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	28
Youth career
–2012	Gillingham
2014–15	Maidstone United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015–	Swindon Town	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:29, 22 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Ellis Iandolo (born 22 August 1997 in Chatham, Kent), is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town.

Playing career

Youth career

Ellis Iandolo played for the Maidstone-based academy side Soccer Elite FA (SEFA), for whom he was playing against Gillingham which lead to him being picked up by Kent's only Football League club.^[1] After being released in 2012 by The Gills, Iandolo linked up again with Soccer Elite FA and also joined Maidstone United's youth ranks.

In the summer of 2013 Iandolo became a Soccer Elite FA Scholar, combining full-time study with daily training with SEFA Scholarship coaches Lee Spiller and Andy Hessenthaler. As a Scholar he took part in games against the youth sides of Leeds United, Blackburn, Bournemouth and Southampton.

Swindon Town

In July 2015, Iandolo impressed playing for the SEFA Scholars against Swindon Town's under 18s. The Robins duly offered him a trial and in August Iandolo was offered a one-year professional contract.^[2] Iandolo became the third SEFA Scholar to become a professional within the space of a year, following in the footsteps of Aaron Simpson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers).

Iandolo made his professional debut on 1 September 2015 in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy fixture at Newport County.^[3][4]

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2015^[5]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Other[6]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swindon Town	2015–16	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
Career total		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0

External links

• Ellis Iandolo career statistics at Soccerbase

References

1. "ELLIS IANDOLO SIGNS FOR SWINDON". Soccer Elite FA.
2. "Swindon snap up youngster Ellis Iandolo after successful trial". TalkSPORT.
3. "Iandolo Pens Pro Deal". Swindon Town F.C.
4. "Newport v Swindon". BBC Football.
5. "Ellis Iandolo profile". Soccerbase.
6. Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs