Eliot Goldthorp
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hofstra Pride
Number 37
Youth career
2009–2010 Manchester United
2010–2018 Leeds United
2018 Bradford City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Old Dominion Monarchs 13 (4)
2022– Hofstra Pride 43 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Bradford City 2 (0)
2019 → Mossley (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Radcliffe (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Matlock Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 Farsley Celtic
2020–2021 → Frickley Athletic (dual registration)
2022 Des Moines Menace 12 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Eliot Goldthorp (born 3 November 2001) is an English footballer who plays college soccer for the Hofstra Pride, as a midfielder.

Career

Goldthorp was born in Leeds[1] and played youth football for Manchester United, Leeds United and Bradford City.[1]

Goldthorp made his senior debut for Bradford City on 25 September 2018 in the EFL Trophy in a 1–1 draw against Everton U21s,[2] scoring the winning penalty.[3] On 9 October 2018, manager David Hopkin stated that Goldthorp would make his first senior start, also in the EFL Trophy.[4] He was praised by Hopkin for his performance in the match, which was a 4–1 home defeat.[5]

On 1 October 2019 he moved on loan to Mossley.[6] He scored 3 goals in 5 games before being recalled by Bradford City later that month.[7] His 5 games for Mossley included 3 in the league, 1 in the Manchester Premier Cup, and 1 in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round where he scored a hat-trick.[8]

He moved on loan to Radcliffe in December 2019.[9] On 8 January 2020 the loan deal was ended early.[10] In February 2020 he moved on loan to Matlock Town until the end of the season.[11]

Goldthorp was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]

He signed for Farsley Celtic in October 2020.[13]

In December 2020, Goldthorp and teammate Joe West signed for Northern Premier League side Frickley Athletic on a dual registration deal.[14]

In May 2021, Goldthorp signed to play collegiate soccer in the United States at Old Dominion University.[15] In his freshman season, Goldthrop made 13 appearances, scoring four goals, and providing two assists, leading the team in total points.[16] After his freshman season, he transferred to Hofstra University.[1] During his first year at Hofstra he made 21 appearances, scoring 17 goals.[17] He helped Hosftra qualify for the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. There, he scored twice for the Pride before they were eliminated in the first round.[18]

During the 2022 college offseason, he played for the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two making 12 appearances, scoring nine goals and providing two assists.[19]

In December 2023 he was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS.[20]

Personal life

His sister Francesca plays rugby league for Leeds Rhinos and England.[1]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2018–19[2] League One 2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[21] League Two 0000000000
Total 2000002040
Mossley (loan) 2019–20[8][22] NPL Division One North West 3000002[lower-alpha 2]353
Radcliffe (loan) 2019–20[23] NPL Premier Division 2000000020
Matlock Town (loan) 2019–20[24] NPL Premier Division 1000002[lower-alpha 3]030
Career total 80000063143
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Manchester Premier Cup, and one appearance and three goals in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round.
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Integro League Cup, and one appearance in the Derbyshire Senior Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eliot Goldthorp – Men's Soccer". Hofstra University Athletics.
  2. 1 2 "Games played by Eliot Goldthorp in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Simon Parker (26 September 2018). "Bradford City: Goldthorp fires winning penalty". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Simon Parker (9 October 2018). "Bradford City: Teenager's Checkatrade chance". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Simon Parker (10 October 2018). "Hopkin impressed with teenage duo in Bantams loss". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ↑ @officialbantams (1 October 2019). "📰 NEWS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Bugby, Tony (25 October 2019). "Eliot's gone, but not forgotten at Seel Park".
  8. 1 2 "Mossley AFC | Mossley AFC vs Widnes".
    "Mossley AFC | Marine vs Mossley AFC".
    "Mossley AFC | Mossley AFC vs Abbey Hey FC".
    "Mossley AFC | Cleethorpes Town vs Mossley AFC".
    "Mossley AFC | City of Liverpool vs Mossley AFC".
  9. ↑ @officialbantams (24 December 2019). "📰 NEWS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "City recall youngster early from Avenue loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  11. ↑ "Gladiators add Bradford City's Goldthorp on loan". www.matlocktownfc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ @Ryan5parks (22 July 2020). "@AccyGaz @IHemmens Evening, gents. Eliot was released at the end of the season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Ritchie, Thomas (17 October 2020). "Eliot Goldthorp and Carl Johnston Join the Celt Army". Farsley Celtic F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  14. ↑ @frickleyafc (18 December 2020). "New recruits join the Blue Army! @EliotGoldthorp1 & @joewestt3 join us from @FarsleyCelticFC. Eliot (midfield) join…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Old Dominion men's soccer team solidifies 2021 recruiting class".
  16. ↑ "2021 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics – Individual". odusports.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics – Individual". gohofstra.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Gonzalez, Beatriz (18 November 2022). "USF men's soccer advances to second round of NCAA Tournament". The Oracle. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Des Moines Menace – Eliot Goldthorp". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Former Bradford City youngster lands huge chance with MLS side". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 20 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Eliot Goldthorp in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "Mossley | Appearances | Eliot Goldthorp | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Radcliffe | Appearances | Eliot Goldthorp | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "Matlock Town | Appearances | Elliot Goldthorp | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.


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