Mike Atkinson

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Mike Atkinson
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Atkinson with York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth York, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position
Team information
Current team
 North Leigh
Youth career
–2013 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 York City 0 (0)
2013 → Farsley (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Northallerton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Scarborough Athletic (loan)
2013–2014 Scarborough Athletic
2014 Selby Town
2018 Oxford City 2 (0)
2019– North Leigh 6 (0)
International career‡
2017– Belize 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Michael Thomas Atkinson (born 2 December 1994) is a footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Combined Counties League Premier Division North club North Leigh and the Belize national team.

Early life

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Atkinson was born in York[3] and attended Archbishop Holgate's School.[4]

Club career

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York City

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He played for York Schoolboys[5] before joining York City's youth system.[6] In March 2013, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Farsley on loan, making his debut on 30 March when starting a 2–1 away win over Ramsbottom United.[7] He finished the loan with two appearances.[7]

Atkinson signed a one-year professional contract with York in June 2013.[3][8] His first and only involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Hartlepool United on 17 August.[9] He joined Northern League Division Two club Northallerton Town in September 2013 on a one-month loan.[10] He made only one appearance, starting in a 4–2 home defeat to Chester-le-Street Town on 28 September,[11] and York manager Nigel Worthington wanted to loan him to a club in a higher division.[10]

Non-League

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Atkinson joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Scarborough Athletic on 8 November 2013 on a short-term loan,[12] signing permanently on 19 December[13] after being released by York.[14] He signed for Northern Counties East League Division One club Selby Town in January 2014.[15]

Atkinson signed for National League South club Oxford City in July 2018 after a successful trial.[16] He made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Weston-super-Mare on 25 August.[9][17] He finished his time at the club with two appearances.[9][18]

Atkinson signed for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh in December 2019,[19] making his debut on 26 December when starting in a 3–0 home win over Didcot Town.[20][21] He finished the season, which ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with four appearances,[20][22] and signed a new contract with the club in July 2020.[23] He made three appearances in a second successive season to be ended prematurely due to the pandemic.[24][25]

International career

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Atkinson is eligible to represent Belize at international level through his mother[4] and received his first call-up for the Belize national team when being named in their squad for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana.[26] He made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica on 15 January 2017.[27][28] He made his first start two days later in Belize's 3–1 loss to El Salvador, in which he was substituted on 47 minutes.[27][29] Atkinson finished the 2017 Copa Centroamericana with two appearances[27] as Belize were eliminated after finishing bottom in the standings.[30]

Style of play

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Atkinson plays as a right-back or midfielder.[31]

Personal life

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Atkinson pursued a career as a physical training instructor in the Royal Air Force (RAF), starting the joining process in 2014, and has played for the RAF football team.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of end of 2020–21 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 2012–13[32] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[33] League Two 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Farsley (loan) 2012–13[7] Northern Premier League Division One North 2 0 — — — 2 0
Northallerton Town (loan) 2013–14[11] Northern League Division Two 1 0 — — — 1 0
Oxford City 2018–19[9][18] National League South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
North Leigh 2019–20[20] Southern League Division One Central 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
2020–21[24] Southern League Division One Central 2 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 3 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Career total 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

International

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As of match played 25 March 2021[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belize 2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2021 1 0
Total 6 0

References

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  • Profile at the North Leigh F.C. website
  • Profile at the Football Federation of Belize website
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