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Vaughn Patrick Covil (born 26 July 2003) is an American-English professional football player who plays as a winger and forward for Hull City.

Vaughn Covil

Personal information
Full name	Vaughn Patrick Covil[1]
Date of birth	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger Forward
Club information
Current team	Hull City
Number	49
Youth career
2011-2013	Amesbury Town
2013–2014	Salisbury
2014–2019	Southampton
2019	Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Forest Green Rovers	2	(0)
2020	→ Salisbury (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Melksham Town (loan)	5	(0)
2022–	Hull City	6	(0)
National team
	England U15
	United States U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in San Diego, California,^{[citation needed]} Covil attended Bishop Wordsworth's School whilst playing youth football for Amesbury Town[3] and Salisbury. In 2014, Covil joined the academy at Southampton, staying with the club for five years. In June 2019, Covil signed for EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.[4] On 8 October 2019, Covil made his debut for Forest Green at 16 years old, in a 0–0 EFL Trophy draw against Coventry City, scoring a penalty in an 8–7 penalty shoot-out win.[5] During the 2020–21 season, Covil was loaned out to Salisbury. The following season, Covil went out on loan to Melksham Town.[6]

On 6 July 2022, Covil signed a one-year deal with Hull City, with the club holding an option of a further year.[7] Covil featured in the 60th minute in a pre-season friendly against Fenerbache in Istanbul; started against Brighton and came on in the 65th minute against Malaga during first team pre-season tour in Marbella, Spain. Covil was named on the bench in the inaugural Corendon Cup which Hull City lost 0-4 to Leicester City F.C. The final pre-season friendly saw Covil start and help City win 1-2 against League 1 side Cambridge United. Covil made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City.[8]

International career

Covil holds dual American and British nationality and has been called up for England under-15's and the United States under-16's.[9]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2020.[10]

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
Forest Green Rovers	2019–20[11]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2020–21[12]		0	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7	0
Hull City	2022–23[13]	Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			8	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	14	0

References

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