Rhys James Turner (born 22 July 1995) is an English former professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Career

Early career

Turner was born in Preston, Lancashire. He had spells with Preston North End and

before he joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

as an 18-year-old from

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after scoring 63 goals the previous season.

Oldham Athletic

On 31 January 2014, Turner signed for

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for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. Turner had several hamstring injuries at the start of the 2014–15 season, which caused him to miss most games up to January 2015. Turner made his first start of the season away at

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

on 21 February 2015 on the right wing but was replaced in the 60th minute due to another injury. His next appearance came on 17 March 2015 in which he replaced Conor Wilkinson; he scored his first goal for Oldham in this match, with a neat finish into the bottom corner. He started the next two games and scored two goals against local rivals

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. Turner joined

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club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on 17 September 2015 on a one-month

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, and debuted two days later as a starter in a 2–2 home draw with Carlisle United. He scored his only goal for York in the 38th minute of his next appearance, in a 2–1 home defeat to

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on 29 September 2015, with a simple finish following confusion between Sam Slocombe and Johnny Mullins in the

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. Having made nine appearances and scored one goal at York, Turner returned to Oldham on 27 November 2015, after a change of management at York. Turner joined

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club

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 ...

on 7 January 2016 on a one-month loan, making his debut two days later as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in a 1–0 home defeat to

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. He scored on his next appearance, with a goal in the 78th minute of Macclesfield's 2–2 away draw Truro City in the FA Trophy on 16 January 2016. However, he lost his place in the team with an ankle injury, but after recovering the loan was extended for a second month on 2 February 2016. He completed the loan spell with one goal from five appearances. Turner was released by Oldham when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.

Morecambe

Turner signed a two-year contract with League Two club Morecambe on 10 July 2016. On 2 January 2018, he rejoined

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club Stockport County on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Barrow

Turner signed for National League club Barrow on 11 July 2018 on a one-year contract. He retired from football after a succession of injuries.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Rhys 1995 births Living people Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Preston North End F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players