Julian Kelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian James Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full-back, Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2006 | Arsenal | ||
| 2006–2008 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Reading | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Notts County | 54 | (4) |
| 2014 | Spalding United | ? | (?) |
| 2014 | Carlton Town | ? | (?) |
| 2014– | Grantham Town | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:08, 9 November 2014 (UTC). | |||
Julian James Kelly (born 6 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Grantham Town.
Club career
Born in London, Kelly was with Arsenal until the age of 16 when he joined Reading as a scholar in June 2006.[3][4] He finished the 2007–08 season with 27 appearances in the Reading reserves,[5] playing in the position of left back.[1] He featured for Reading on the bench in their opening game of the 2008–09 season, which they drew 0 – 0 with Nottingham Forest.[6] He made his debut for Reading in the League Cup against Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] He then made his league debut against Plymouth Argyle, playing in the right wing.[8] On 21 January 2009, Reading manager Steve Coppell confirmed that his most likely replacement for the suspended Liam Rosenior against Wolverhampton Wanderers would be Kelly.[9] He joined Wycombe Wanderers on an initial one-month emergency loan on 15 February 2010. On his debut for Wycombe Wanderers he scored from a cross for a 1–0 win over Millwall.[10] In January 2011 Kelly joined Lincoln City on loan making his debut on 15 January in a 2–1 home defeat by Wycombe Wanderers.[11]
On 1 June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Notts County.[12] Kelly scored his first goal for Notts, a thunderous volley, in 3 – 2 win over Tranmere Rovers.[12] Similarly in 3–2 win against Scunthorpe United Kelly scored the winning the goal after an incisive pass from teammate Gavin Mahon. Kelly became a permanent fixture in Martin Allen's defence as Notts County climbed into the play-off positions midway through the season. In a 5–2 defeat to Sheffield United, Kelly came off the bench to score Notts' second goal.[13] Kelly finished the 2011–12 season making 34 appearances overall and scoring 3 goals.[14]
He made his first start of the 2012–13 campaign in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra[15] and made a further 23 appearances before being released at the end of the season.[16][17]
In September 2013 he joined Grimsby Town on trial,[18] but failed to earn a contract.[19]
After a year out of the game, Kelly joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Spalding United in May 2014.[2][20] He was with the club only a short time before moving to divisional rivals Carlton Town.[21] In October 2014 he was on the move again, moving up a division to join Grantham Town.[22]
International career
Despite being born in England, he was called into the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad in January 2008.[23]
Personal life
His brother Oliver Kelly was also part of the Reading Academy.[24] Kelly's older sister Natalie has been playing the lead female role in the Lion King in the West End whilst younger sister Sienna recently won a place at the National School of Youth Ballet.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 April 2013[26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2008–09 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2010–11 | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Notts County | 2011–12 | League One | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 5 | |||
References
- 1 2 3 "Julian Kelly". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Tulips can help Kelly to get back in the Football League". Spalding Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Background on Academy kids". Reading F.C. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Dillon, Downes and Makin all agree new one-year extended contracts". Reading F.C. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Academy season is over". Reading F.C. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Nott'm Forest 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Reading 2–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ↑ "Kelly set for massive debut". Reading F.C. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ↑ "Reading defender Julian Kelly signs for Wycombe". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ "Lincoln City 1 – 2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Kelly Agrees Two-Year Deal". Notts County FC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Notts County 2 – 5 Sheffield Utd". BBC.
- ↑ "Julian Kelly". Soccerbase.
- ↑ "Crewe 1 Notts County 2". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Games played by Julian Kelly in 2012–13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Eight Players Offered Deals". Notts County F.C. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ http://toogoodtogodown.wordpress.com/
- ↑ http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/article/ritchie-jones-1058110.aspx
- ↑ "Tulips announce two stellar new signings". Spalding United F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Julian Kelly". Carlton Town F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Troubled sides clash in FA Trophy". Grantham Town F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Striker makes loan move". Reading F.C. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Dolan's insight into newboys". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Kelly brothers play for reserves". Reading F.C. Official Website. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Julian Kelly". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.