Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Samuel Arnold | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Tadley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Aldershot Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2014 | Woking | 2 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Whitehawk | 63 | (4) |
2016– | Aldershot Town | 29 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | England C | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 (UTC) |
Nicholas Samuel "Nick" Arnold (born 3 July 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Aldershot Town in the National League. He made his debut in the Football League in 2013.
Arnold joined the Academy at Reading in 2007 and signed a scholarship agreement two years later before turning professional in 2011. He signed a new deal in summer 2012 before extending his contract for a further year on 14 June 2013.
After signing a new contract he immediately joined Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan and made his debut as a late substitute against Morecambe on 3 August. He made his full debut two weeks later, starting in the 1–0 home defeat to Mansfield Town. After 33 appearances in all competitions, he returned to Reading at the end of the season and was released by the club in May.
He trialled at Bradford City in the summer but did not join the club on a permanent basis and eventually signed for Conference Premier side Woking in August 2014. On 6 September 2014, Arnold made his Woking debut in a 3–1 home victory over Lincoln City, in which he replaced Chris Arthur with eight minutes remaining.
After struggling to make an impression at Woking, Arnold joined Conference South side Whitehawk in October 2014. On 1 November 2014, Arnold made his Whitehawk debut in a 0–0 draw with Havant & Waterlooville, in which he played the full 90 minutes. On 20 December 2014, Arnold scored his first Whitehawk goal in a 2–0 away victory against Sutton United. Arnold played a key part in Whitehawk's playoff campaign, in which they were defeated 2-1 by Boreham Wood in the final through a goal from Junior Morias.