Toney playing for Newcastle United in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Newcastle United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Northampton Town | 53 | (11) |
2015– | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Barnsley (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2016 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (6) |
2017 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 15 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:03, 25 April 2017 (UTC). |
Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney (born 16 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Newcastle United.
He became the youngest player to represent Northampton Town when he made his first-team debut in 2012, and scored 13 goals in 60 matches across all competitions before joining Newcastle United in 2015. In his first season at Newcastle, he had two loans at Barnsley, winning the Football League Trophy and the League One play-offs. He spent the 2016–17 season split between two loans at League One clubs Shrewsbury Town and Scunthorpe United.
Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, Toney began his career at his hometown club Northampton Town. He made his first-team debut on 13 November 2012, in a 3–3 draw in the FA Cup first round against Bradford City at Valley Parade; he came on at the end of regulation time in place of Lewis Wilson as his team eventually lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. At 16 years old he became the youngest first team player in the "Cobblers" history. The following day, he scored four goals in the FA Youth Cup, in a 5–0 win over York City. His only other appearance in a matchday squad that season was on 17 November, remaining unused in a 3–1 League Two win against Wycombe Wanderers at Sixfields.