Connor Calcutt (born 10 October 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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Premier Division club

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. After playing youth football with

Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pla ...

, Calcutt started his senior career at

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. After a dual registration period at St. Albans City, Calcutt signed for

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side

Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

in August 2014. Calcutt moved to

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on loan but suffered a leg break during his loan spell and was released by Stevenage at the end of the season. He went on to have spells with Wealdstone, Dunstable Town,

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, Barton Rovers,

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, Eynesbury Rovers and

Early career

Calcutt was born in

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Career

Early career

Having been on the books of

as a youth player, Calcutt began his senior career with

, where he quickly gained a reputation as an exciting prospect, producing a 2013-14 tally of 41 goals from 52 appearances in all competitions. In the second half of that season, he joined St. Albans City as a dual-registration player, but only turned out for the side on one occasion. Towards the end of the season, he had a trial with

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Stevenage

Calcutt joined

club

on trial terms ahead of the 2014–15 season before signing a professional contract with Stevenage on 9 August, making his

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debut that same day as a late substitute at home to

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. Stevenage won the game 1–0. Calcutt's first professional goal came in only his second League appearance away at

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in a 1–1 draw, where he came on at half time for the injured

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. Calcutt moved on a month's loan to

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on 24 October 2014. He scored a brace on his debut for Wealdstone the following day in a 6–0

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win over Hampton & Richmond Borough. However, the striker suffered a leg break in their 2–0 win at

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on 18 November 2014, ruling him out for what was initially estimated to be three months, but later thought to be eight to ten months. He was released by Stevenage at the end of the season.

Non-league football

In the summer of 2015, Calcutt returned to Wealdstone on a permanent basis. In October 2015 he signed on dual-registration at

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side Dunstable Town. After scoring 10 in 29 appearances at Dunstable Town, Calcutt signed for newly promoted

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side

in June 2016. However, Calcutt would begin the new season with Barton Rovers. He scored 28 goals in 33 league matches but left the club in summer 2017 to join

. He signed for

for an undisclosed fee in October 2018. At the end of November 2019, Calcutt moved to

. During 2020, Calcutt also played for Eynesbury Rovers on a dual registration. Calcutt signed for

Premier Division side

in summer 2020.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calcutt, Connor 1993 births Living people Footballers from Watford English men's footballers Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Berkhamsted F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Dunstable Town F.C. players Kings Langley F.C. players Barton Rovers F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Eynesbury Rovers F.C. players Leighton Town F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football forwards