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Ellis Carlo Iandolo (born 22 August 1997) is an English professional
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who plays primarily as a left full-back for club Colchester United. Iandolo can also play at wing-back and in midfield.


Club career


Early career

Born in
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, Iandolo played for the Maidstone-based academy side Soccer Elite FA (SEFA), for whom he was playing against Gillingham which led to him being picked up by Kent's only Football League club. After being released in 2012 by The Gills, Iandolo returned to SEFA and in the summer of 2013 Iandolo became a Soccer Elite FA Scholar, combining full-time study with daily training with SEFA Scholarship coaches Lee Spiller and
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. He signed for
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in July 2014. On 27 September 2014, Iandolo featured as an unused substitute in Maidstone's 2–1 home victory over
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in their
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second qualifying round tie.


Swindon Town

In July 2015, Iandolo impressed playing for the SEFA Scholars against Swindon Town's under 18s. The Robins duly offered him a trial and in August Iandolo was offered a one-year professional contract. Iandolo became the third SEFA Scholar to become a professional within the space of a year, following in the footsteps of Aaron Simpson and Kaiyne Woolery. On 1 September 2015, Iandolo made his professional debut for Swindon during their
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tie against Newport County, replacing
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in the 1–1 draw. Which Swindon eventually won 7–6 on penalties. On 8 July 2016, following his debut season, Iandolo signed a new one-year deal. On 6 December 2016, Iandolo netted his first goal for Swindon in a 3–2 away defeat during their
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second round tie against Luton Town. Following the appointment of
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, Iandolo's game time increased and he went onto score his first league goal during Swindon's 2–1 victory against
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, netting a 35-yard free-kick in the 17th minute. After starting every game in January 2018 he was replaced by the experienced Matthew Taylor who remained first choice at left-back until the end of the season. At the start of the 2018/19 season, Swindon manager Phil Brown declared that Ellis was going to play as a midfielder, with Iandolo subsequently making 6 appearances in midfield by the end of October. Iandolo has been used as a left-back and left wing-back by current Swindon Town manager
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. Ellis signed a two-year contract extension in July 2019 keeping him at the club until 2022.


Career statistics


Honours

Swindon Town *
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: 2019–20


References


External links


Ellis Iandolo profile
at the Swindon Town F.C. profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iandolo, Ellis 1997 births Living people Footballers from Chatham, Kent English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Gillingham F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players English Football League players