Arthur Iontton

Arthur John Iontton (born 16 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for King's Lynn Town.

Arthur Iontton
Personal information
Full name Arthur John Iontton[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England[3]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 King's Lynn Town
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2018 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Stevenage 29 (1)
2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021– King's Lynn Town 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:20, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Enfield, Greater London, Iontton attended Winchmore School.[3]

Career

Stevenage

Iontton joined Stevenage at the age of ten and progressed through the club's youth academy.[2] He signed a pre-scholarship contract aged 14 after impressing academy coach Darren Sarll.[5] He captained the club's under-16 team and played several times for the under-18 team during the 2016–17 season,[5] subsequently signing a two-year academy scholarship with the Hertfordshire club on 22 June 2017.[5] Whilst a first-year scholar, he made his first-team debut for Stevenage in the club's 3–1 League Two victory against Exeter City at Broadhall Way on 28 April 2018, coming on as an 18th-minute substitute in the match.[6] He signed his first professional contract with Stevenage on 20 July 2018.[7] Iontton was named as League Two Apprentice of the Year for the 2018–19 season at the EFL Awards ceremony on 26 March 2019.[8] He scored his first professional goal in Stevenage's 3–0 home victory against Carlisle United on 13 April 2019.[9] Iontton made 21 appearances during the season, scoring once.[10]

Having made 11 appearances for Stevenage during the first half of the 2019–20 season,[11] Iontton joined National League South club Braintree Town on a one-month loan agreement on 24 February 2020.[12] He made four appearances during the loan spell.[4] He made four appearances for Stevenage during the 2020–21 season, before being released by the club in May 2021.[13]

King's Lynn Town

On 18 November 2021, Iontton joined King's Lynn Town, signing a contract until the end of the season.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2017–18[15] League Two 2000000020
2018–19[10] League Two 18100003[lower-alpha 1]0211
2019–20[11] League Two 7000103[lower-alpha 1]0110
2020–21[16] League Two 2010001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 291101070381
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20[4] National League South 40———40
King's Lynn Town 2021–22[17] National League 30——0030
Career total 371101070461
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Arthur Iontton – Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "Arthur Iontton Q&A as the Stevenage starlet opens up: 'I'm very honoured to have won League Two apprentice of the year'". The Comet. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Soccerway – Arthur Iontton". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Five youngsters sign scholarships". Stevenage F.C. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. "Stevenage 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. "Arthur Iontton turns pro". Stevenage F.C. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. "Arthur Iontton named LFE League Two Apprentice of the Year". Stevenage F.C. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. "Stevenage 3–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  12. "Iontton joins Braintree on loan". Stevenage F.C. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2020/21". Stevenage F.C. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. "Lynn sign for Boro midfielder". King's Lynn Town FC. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  16. "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by Arthur Iontton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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