Arnold playing for Mansfield Town in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathan Anthony Arnold | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger / Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2005 | Mansfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2009 | Mansfield Town | 104 | (13) |
2009–2010 | Hyde United | 35 | (9) |
2010–2013 | Alfreton Town | 109 | (23) |
2013–2015 | Cambridge United | 35 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 35 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Grimsby Town | 40 | (8) |
2016– | Lincoln City | 50 | (13) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | England C | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016, 17:39 (UTC)1. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2016, 12:31 (UTC) |
Nathan Anthony Arnold (born 26 July 1987) is an English footballer. He is primarily a winger but can also play as a striker. He currently plays for Lincoln City, and has previously played for Grimsby Town, Mansfield Town, Hyde United, Alfreton Town, and Cambridge United.
Arnold attended Mansfield's Queen Elizabeth's Secondary School and often played for his own year group's school team as well as years above.
Arnold came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town, and made his debut against Hereford United in October 2005. He scored his first career goal against Bristol Rovers in December 2005 in his third appearance for Mansfield. By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made over 30 appearances for Mansfield, scoring four goals, and was offered a new contract in May 2007. By the end of the 2007–08 season, Arnold had made 70 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.
After a trial at Grimsby Town in July, he signed for Hyde United in the Conference North on a free transfer in August 2009, but with a sell-on clause in his contract stating that if he was sold in the future, Mansfield would gain some of the profits. His competitive debut for Hyde came with his first goal in a 1–0 win against Stafford Rangers, and then in the very next game he netted again in a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town. He also scored a 25-yard free kick against Salford City in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
At the end of his first season with Hyde he was one of the outstanding players in their team scoring 11 goals in 38 games in all competitions, making him Hyde's second-top scorer, two goals behind David McNiven.