Nathan John Porritt (born 9 January 1990) is a former English
footballer. He started his career with his hometown club
Middlesbrough where he attracted interest from
Chelsea despite never featuring for the first-team.
Early life
Porritt was born in
Middlesbrough,
North Yorkshire. At the age of ten, he joined
Middlesbrough F.C.'s youth academy while continuing his education at
The King's Academy.
Club career
Middlesbrough
Secret filming for
BBC Panorama
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's programme ''
"Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets"'', aired in September 2006, exposed an agent acting without Middlesbrough's permission in offering the then 15-year-old Porritt to club representatives, including
Chelsea's youth director
Frank Arnesen
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, in contravention of
the Football Association's rules.
[
Porritt signed a two-year scholarship with Middlesbrough in the summer of 2006,][ and signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 June 2008. Porritt's contract with Middlesbrough was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.]Belenenses
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, and Olhanense but did not sign for them.
After a frustrating six-month spell at financially troubled Belgian Third Division club Olympic Charleroi
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Porritt was released from his contract with the club. Porritt has since had trials with West Ham United, Blackpool
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and Hartlepool
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. On 23 February 2013 he signed for Billingham Synthonia
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History
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From 2017 until 2020, he was the kitman at Hartlepool United.
International career
Considered a bright prospect, he was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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.
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Middlesbrough
English men's footballers
England men's youth international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes players
Stokesley Sports Club F.C. players
Billingham Synthonia F.C. players
English Football League players
Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff