Danny Elliott (footballer)
Daniel John E. S. Elliott (born 29 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Scunthorpe United.
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Elliott playing for Boston United in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Hofstra Pride | 68 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | North Carolina FC U23 | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Long Island Rough Riders | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | San Cristóbal | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Port Vale | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Chester | 35 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2021 | Hartlepool United | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Boston United | 41 | (19) |
| 2022–2023 | Boreham Wood | 16 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Gateshead (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2023– | Scunthorpe United | 52 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
A former youth team player at Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, Elliott played college soccer in the United States with Hofstra Pride and later represented North Carolina FC U23 and the Long Island Rough Riders. He joined Spanish club San Cristóbal in October 2018 and then signed with English Football League side Port Vale in January 2019. Released by Port Vale in May 2019, he signed with Chester two months later. He was loaned out to Alfreton Town in January 2020. He signed with Hartlepool United in April 2021 and helped the club to win promotion out of the National League via the play-offs two months later. He remained in non-League however, signing with National League North side Boston United in July 2021. He was named as Boston's Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season. At the end of the season, Elliott turned down a new contract with Boston and moved up a division to sign for Boreham Wood. He was loaned out to Gateshead in December 2022 and transferred to Scunthorpe United two months later.