Brian Close (footballer, born 1982)
Brian Aidan Close (born 27 January 1982) is a Northern Irish football defender or midfielder who plays for Northern League Division One club Guisborough Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Aidan Close | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guisborough Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Darlington | 83 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Billingham Synthonia | ||
| 20??–2011 | Stokesley | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sunderland RCA | ||
| 2013–2015 | West Auckland Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Newton Aycliffe | ||
| 2016–2017 | West Auckland Town | ||
| 2017– | Guisborough Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Close played in the Football League for Chesterfield and Darlington. He was on the books of Middlesbrough without playing league football for them, and played non-league football for clubs including Billingham Synthonia, Stokesley, Sunderland RCA, West Auckland Town, with whom he reached and lost in the 2014 FA Vase Final, Newton Aycliffe, and a second spell at West Auckland Town, before joining Guisborough Town in September 2017.
He represented Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 level.
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