Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 16 July 1983||
Place of birth | Beckenham, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Gillingham[2] | 1 | (0) |
2001 | → St. Leonards (loan) | ||
Hastings United | |||
2006 | Sittingbourne | ||
2006–?? | Welling United | ||
2007 | Sittingbourne | ||
2007 | Dover Athletic | ||
2007–2010 | Ashford Town (Kent)[3] | 58 | (17) |
2010–2011 | Ramsgate | ||
2012–2013 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
2013–2017 | Herne Bay | ||
2017–???? | Faversham Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 9 November 2017 (UTC) |
Mark Lovell (born 16 July 1983 in Beckenham) is an English footballer. He briefly played professionally for Gillingham. He is the son of former Welsh international striker Steve Lovell,[4] and the grandson of former professional footballer Alan Lovell.[4]
Lovell joined Gillingham, one of his father's old clubs, as a trainee in 1999 and was soon a regular for the club's reserve team, prompting Gillingham to sign him to a professional contract when he was still 17 years old.[5] He made his debut for the Gills' first team in a match against Watford in May 2001.[4]
The following season Lovell found himself unable to gain a foothold in the first team squad and was loaned out to St. Leonards.[6] In March 2002 he had a trial spell with Leyton Orient but was not taken on. Shortly after this his contract at Priestfield Stadium expired and was not renewed.[7]
Lovell next had a trial with Margate but again was not taken on.[7] He later had a spell with Hastings United[8] before joining Sittingbourne.[9]
In 2006 Lovell had a brief spell with Welling United but then rejoined Sittingbourne, where his father was now manager.[10] In June 2007 he joined Dover Athletic, now managed by his former Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler,[9][11] but in November 2007 left The Crabble to link up with his father, who had recently been appointed manager of Ashford Town (Kent).[12] Following the club's withdrawal from senior football in 2010, Lovell joined Ramsgate.[13]
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Lovell joined Faversham Town