Nicholas Samuel Arnold (born 3 July 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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side Eastbourne Borough. He made his debut in the

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in 2013.

Club career

Reading

Arnold joined the

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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 Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on a season-long loan and made his debut as a late substitute against

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on 3 August. He made his full debut two weeks later, starting in the 1–0 home defeat to

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. After 33 appearances in all competitions, he returned to Reading at the end of the season and was released by the club in May.

Woking

He trialled at

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in the summer but did not join the club on a permanent basis and eventually signed for

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side

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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

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with eight minutes remaining.

Whitehawk

After struggling to make an impression at Woking, Arnold joined

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side

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in October 2014. On 1 November 2014, Arnold made his Whitehawk debut in a 0–0 draw with

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

, 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

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. Arnold played a key part in Whitehawk's playoff campaign, in which they were defeated 2-1 by

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in the final through a goal from

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. On 3 October 2015, Arnold scored his first goal of the 2015/16 campaign in a 6–0 home victory over St Albans City. On 8 May 2016, Arnold scored the opener in a play-off semi-final tie against

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. The tie resulted in a 2–1 victory for Whitehawk therefore bringing it to a 3–3 result on aggregate. However, Whitehawk were unsuccessful once again in their promotion aim, with a 3–2 defeat on penalties. Arnold was named as right back in the

league team of the season in both years he was at

Aldershot Town

On 28 June 2016, Arnold joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

on a one-year deal, after his contract at Whitehawk was set to expire. On 13 August 2016, Arnold made his Aldershot Town debut in a 2–0 victory against

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

, playing the full 90 minutes.

Wealdstone

In June 2019, Arnold joined

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates ...

Dartford

In January 2020, Arnold joined

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Eastbourne Borough

In October 2020, Arnold joined Eastbourne Borough

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Nick 1993 births Living people English footballers Association football fullbacks Reading F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Woking F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players England semi-pro international footballers People from Tadley