Anthony Straker

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Anthony Straker
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Straker playing for York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Anthony Othneal Straker[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Ealing, England
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Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2007 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Aldershot Town 194 (6)
2011 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2014 Southend United 67 (2)
2014–2016 York City 23 (0)
2015 → Motherwell (loan) 12 (0)
2016 Grimsby Town 2 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 England U18 2 (0)
2011– Grenada 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:51, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Anthony Othneal Straker (born 23 September 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder, and is currently unattached.

Club career

Born in Ealing, London, Straker started his career as a youth player at Crystal Palace and was a trainee with the club.[1] He went on trial with League One club club Yeovil Town during March 2007 before being released by Palace.[2][3]

Straker signed a one-year contract with Conference Premier team Aldershot Town on 6 August 2007, after a successful pre-season trial.[1][4] After impressing in the first half of the season, Straker signed a contract extension in February 2008, keeping him at Aldershot Town until the summer of 2010.[5] That season, he was a member of the Shots side that won the Conference League Cup and the Conference Premier title.[6] During the January transfer window of 2011, Straker completed a one-month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers.

On 2 July 2012 Straker moved to Southend United, signing a two-year contract. Aldershot were entitled to a fee for his transfer as he was under the age of 23. This was agreed to be £17,500 plus add ons.

Straker signed for League Two side York City on a two-year contract on 12 June 2014 after rejecting a new deal with Southend.[7] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of the 2014–15 season on 9 August 2014.[8]

Having played infrequently for York under Russ Wilcox, Straker moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell until the end of the 2014–15 season on 29 January 2015.[9] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to St Johnstone two days later.[8] He made 13 appearances before returning to York.[8] Straker left the club by mutual consent on 22 January 2016.[10]

On 12 February 2016, Straker signed for National League club Grimsby Town on a contract until the end of 2015–16, after a successful trial.[11] Straker was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.[12]

International career

Straker made his debut for the England national under-18 team in a 1–0 away defeat to Turkey in a friendly on 17 November 2005, and he was substituted for Chris Riley in the 77th minute.[13] He gained one more cap, playing in a 2–1 home win over Slovenia in another friendly on 17 April 2006, being substituted for Adam Watts at half-time.[13] In January 2008, Straker was called up to the Barbados national team for the upcoming CONCACAF First Round qualifier for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Dominica, though he did not play in the game.[14][15]

In May 2011, he was called up for the Grenada national team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16] Straker played in two pre-tournament friendlies, including his debut in a 2–2 home draw with Antigua and Barbuda on 27 May 2011.[17] He made his competitive debut for Grenada in their first game in the Gold Cup, a 4–0 loss to Jamaica at the Home Depot Center on 6 June 2011.[17] Straker played in their two remaining group stage fixtures, a 7–1 defeat to Honduras at the FIU Stadium on 10 June 2011 and a 4–0 defeat to Guatemala at the Red Bull Arena on 13 June.[17] He played in Grenada's three 2012 Caribbean Cup second round qualification matches, although they missed out on qualifying for the tournament after finishing in third place in their group on goal difference.[17][18] He scored his first international goal with a 33rd-minute penalty kick in Grenada's 3–1 home defeat to Haiti in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 4 September 2015.[19][20]

Style of play

Straker primarily plays as a left winger,[21] having been converted from playing at left back during the 2009–10 season.[4]

Career statistics

Straker playing for York City in 2014

Club

As of match played 12 March 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aldershot Town 2007–08[6] Conference Premier 43 0 3 0 — 10[lower-alpha 1] 1 56 1
2008–09[22] League Two 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
2009–10[23] League Two 37 2 3 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 43 2
2010–11[24] League Two 38 2 3 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 44 2
2011–12[25] League Two 44 2 3 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 51 2
Total 194 6 15 0 4 0 16 1 229 7
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2010–11[24] League Two 4 0 — — — 4 0
Southend United 2012–13[26] League Two 28 0 1 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 34 0
2013–14[27] League Two 39 2 4 3 1 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 1 47 6
Total 67 2 5 3 2 0 7 1 81 6
York City 2014–15[8] League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 14 0
2015–16[28] League Two 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 13 0
Total 23 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
Motherwell (loan) 2014–15[8] Scottish Premiership 12 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 13 0
Grimsby Town 2015–16[29] National League 2 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 3 0
Career total 302 8 20 3 7 0 28 2 357 13

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International

As of match played 8 September 2015.[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Grenada 2011 5 0
2012 3 0
2015 2 1
Total 10 1

International goals

As of match played 8 September 2015. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Straker goal.[19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 4 September 2015 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 9  Haiti 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]

Honours

Aldershot Town

References

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External links

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