Andre Stefan McCollin (born 26 March 1985) is an English
footballer
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who last played for
Ware
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People
* Ware (surname)
* William of Ware (), English Franciscan theologian
Places Canada
* Fort Ware, British Columbia
United Kingdom
* Ware, Devon
*Ware, Hertfordshire
* Ware, Kent
United States
* Ware, Elmore County ...
.
Career
Born in
Lambeth,
London
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,
McCollin spent one season with
Fisher Athletic joining from
Corinthian Casuals, where he scored 19 goals in 2006–07. McCollin made his
Football League debut coming off the bench for
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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against
Hereford United
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in August 2008.
McCollin signed for
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley.
History
The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
on loan in November 2008. He made his debut in the 1–1
FA Cup
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first round draw with
Carlisle United on 8 November 2008.
McCollin signed on loan for
Dorchester Town
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The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...
in October 2009. He made his debut and in the process scored a goal in the 3–1 loss to
Dover Athletic
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on 31 October 2009.
On 12 February 2010, McCollin joined
Farnborough on loan.
He was released along with three other players on 13 May 2010 by Yeovil, and then returned to Farnborough on a non-contract basis before leaving again after only two substitute appearances.
He joined his home-town side
Croydon Athletic in August 2010, coming on as substitute on 28 August, in the 65th minute, before being carried off injured after 15 minutes.
As of 20 August 2012, McCollin was playing for
Kingstonian
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The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...
. He signed for
Aldershot Town
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in October 2014.
He started the 2015–16 season with
Cray Wanderers
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and made an immediate impact, scoring five goals in his first four games; moving back to
Kingstonian
Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...
mid-season, he continued his rich vein of form, scoring twelve league goals in 19 appearances. He joined
Tonbridge Angels for the start of the 2016–17 season, scoring after 25 minutes on his debut against
Wingate & Finchley, but suffered a broken fibula ten minutes later. Upon his return in February 2017, he scored a last-minute penalty in a 4–1 win over
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley.
History
The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
.
McCollin joined
Merstham
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in November 2017, making his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat at
Lowestoft Town on 11 November and scoring his first goals in a 2–2 draw with
Billericay Town
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three weeks later. He made seven league appearances in total for Merstham.
In December 2017, he returned for a third spell at Kingstonian, where he made fifteen appearances in the Isthmian League Premier Division, scoring four goals, but he departed again in March 2018 for
Haringey Borough, where he saw out the
2017-18 season with seven league appearances, scoring in each of his first three games for the club. At the end of the season, Haringey played in the Isthmian League Division One North play-off final; McCollin started the match, playing the first 85 minutes as his team beat
Canvey Island
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3–1 to earn promotion to the
Premier Division.
At the start of the 2018-19 season, McCollin joined
Harlow Town, scoring on his debut against
Whitehawk
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on 11 August, but made only two further appearances for the club before moving to
Burgess Hill Town, where he made eighteen league appearances, scoring two goals.
On 19 January 2019, McCollin signed with
Whyteleafe FC. He moved to
Three Bridges for the 2019-20 season, then to
Ware
Ware may refer to:
People
* Ware (surname)
* William of Ware (), English Franciscan theologian
Places Canada
* Fort Ware, British Columbia
United Kingdom
* Ware, Devon
*Ware, Hertfordshire
* Ware, Kent
United States
* Ware, Elmore County ...
in December 2019.
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
People from Lambeth
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players
Fisher Athletic F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Grays Athletic F.C. players
Dorchester Town F.C. players
Farnborough F.C. players
Croydon Athletic F.C. players
Kingstonian F.C. players
Aldershot Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Isthmian League players
Cray Wanderers F.C. players
Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
Merstham F.C. players
Haringey Borough F.C. players
Harlow Town F.C. players
Burgess Hill Town F.C. players
Whyteleafe F.C. players