Tariq Issa

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Tariq Issa
Personal information
Full name Tariq Ahmed Issa[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 28)[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Kings Park Rangers
Youth career
Trinity
2009–2016 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Colchester United 2 (0)
2018–2019Needham Market (loan) 13 (3)
2019Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 4 (0)
2021 Needham Market 5 (0)
2021–2022 Coggeshall Town 20 (2)
2022 Stanway Pegasus 5 (2)
2023 Hullbridge Sports 14 (0)
2023 Stanway Pegasus 9 (1)
2023– Kings Park Rangers 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Tariq Ahmed Issa (born 2 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Kings Park Rangers.

Issa joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of 12 from Trinity Football Club based in Southend-on-Sea. He made his professional debut for the club in 2016. In August 2018, he joined Needham Market on loan. He also had a loan spell at Maldon & Tiptree in 2019. He was released by Colchester in July 2020. Issa rejoined Needham on a permanent basis in 2021.

Career

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Issa joined the Colchester United Academy at the age of 12 from Trinity Football Club in Southend-on-Sea. He broke into Colchester's under-18 side while still an under-16 player,[4] and was the first Colchester Academy player to come through the educational system associated with Thurstable School in Tiptree.[5] He and teammate Cameron James signed four-year contracts with the club in July 2015,[6] before agreeing a new four-year deal in July 2016.[7]

Issa made his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy on 4 October 2016, replacing Dion Sembie-Ferris at half-time in Colchester's 2–1 defeat to Southampton U23.[8] He made his English Football League debut on 19 August 2017 as a substitute for Drey Wright in Colchester's 3–0 defeat against Luton Town.[9]

On 30 August 2018, Issa signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market on loan until January 2019.[10][11] He made his debut on 1 September as a half-time substitute in Needham's 3–0 defeat at Alvechurch.[12]

In August and September 2019, Issa made seven appearances on loan for Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree.[13] However, in October 2019 it was reported he had suffered a knee injury that would require surgery.[14]

Issa was one of 16 players to be released by Colchester United in summer 2020.[15]

In July 2021, Issa signed for Needham Market on a permanent basis.[16]

In October 2021, Issa signed for Coggeshall Town.[17]

In January 2023, following a spell at Stanway Pegasus,[18] Issa signed for Hullbridge Sports.[19]

Issa rejoined Stanway Pegasus for the 2023–24 season,[20] before signing for Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division One side Kings Park Rangers in December 2023.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2016–17[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[23] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2018–19[24] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[25] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Needham Market (loan) 2018–19[26] SL Premier Division Central 13 3 2 0 3[b][c][d] 0 18 3
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2019–20[13] Isthmian League North Division 4 0 2 0 1[e] 0 7 0
Career total 19 3 4 0 0 0 6 0 29 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Suffolk Premier Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy

References

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