Louis Sidney Britton (born 17 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Cork City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Sidney Britton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cork City | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AEK Boco | |||
| 0000–2017 | Bath City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Cadbury Heath | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Brislington | 25 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Mangotsfield United | 23 | (15) |
| 2018 | → Brislington (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Bristol City | 1 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Yate Town (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Torquay United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Stockport County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Waterford (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 2022– | Cork City | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 29 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Originally starting out with AEK Boco[3] and then Bath City,[4] Britton had spells with Cadbury Heath and Brislington[5] before making the move to Mangotsfield United ahead of the 2018–19 campaign. After a successful debut season, he transferred to Bristol City on 18 April 2019.[6] He returned to Bath City on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] In the 2020-21 season, he had brief loans at Torquay United,[7] and Stockport County before returning to Bristol City. he had Britton made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 3–1 EFL Championship loss to Brentford on 8 May 2021; coming on as a late sub in the 72nd minute, Britton scored his side's only goal in the 87th minute on his debut.[8]
On 2 December 2021, Britton returned to the National League to join mid-table, Woking on a months loan.[9]
On 1 February 2022, Britton signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan until the end of June.[10]
On 4 May 2022, it was announced that Britton would leave Bristol City at the end of his contract in June.[11]
On 29 June 2022, Britton signed for Cork City on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol City, after impressing during his loan spell at rivals Waterford, for whom he scored 10 goals in 17 games.[12]
Britton's father, Geoff Britton, was a semi-pro footballer in non-league teams in England. Britton apprenticed as a painter before signing his professional contract with Bristol City. He is a childhood fan of Manchester City.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cadbury Heath | 2016–17[13] | Western League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18[14] | Western League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Brislington | 2017–18[14] | Western League Premier Division | 25 | 12 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Mangotsfield United | 2018–19[15] | SL Division One South | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 15 | |
| Brislington (loan) | 2018–19[16] | Western League Premier Division | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Bristol City | 2018–19[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yate Town (loan) | 2019–20[15] | SL Premier Division South | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | 15 | 11 | |
| Bath City (loan) | 2019–20[21] | National League South | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21[21] | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2020–21[21] | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2021–22[21] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Waterford (loan) | 2022[21] | League of Ireland First Division | 17 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | ||
| Cork City | 2022[21] | League of Ireland First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 129 | 57 | ||
Cork City F.C. – current squad | |
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