Ross Atkins
Atkins in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ross Michael Atkins | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mickleover Sports | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Alfreton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Southport (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tamworth (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Tamworth (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Gresley | ||
| 2014–2015 | Leamington | 13 | (0) |
| 2015– | Mickleover Sports | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:58, 14 November 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC) |
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Ross Michael Atkins (born 3 November 1989) is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Mickleover Sports.
Born in Derby Atkins came up through the youth system at Championship club Derby County and was sent out on loan to Conference North side Southport on loan on 30 October 2008, he made 5 appearances for Southport, 4 of them in the league (3 starts + 1 substitute appearance), with a Conference League Cup appearance. Atkins was named in the matchday squad for the first time as an unused substitute in Derby's 2–1 win over Coventry in November 2009. Atkins then spent a month on loan at Burton Albion in January 2010 without making an appearance. A second loan spell of the season saw him move to Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers for another month-long spell which was initially extended for the remainder of the season. Atkins made his first team debut and kept a clean sheet for the Harriers in a 3–0 win over Histon and made 13 appearances for the Harriers, playing in both FA Trophy Semi-finals matches against Stevenage Borough, before an injury to first choice Derby keeper Stephen Bywater saw him recalled to act as cover for Saul Deeney for the remaining two games of the season. He signed a new one-year deal with Derby on 23 April 2010.
On 10 August 2010, Atkins agreed to join Conference National side Tamworth on a month's loan, which was later extended until January 2011. After being an ever present in Tamworth's opening 15 games of the season, Atkins was recalled to Derby after injury to Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney's absence due to compassionate leave left the Derby short of goalkeepers. Following the loan signing for Frank Fielding and the recall of James Severn from Tamworth, Atkins was once again sent on loan to the Conference National side, this time until the end of the season However, in February 2011, Derby were again compromised by fresh injuries to both Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney and Atkins was again recalled from Tamworth. He mainly played the role of understudy to loan goalkeepers Frank Fielding & Brad Jones, but after some sub-par performances from Jones and criticism by Clough in a 2–0 defeat against Bristol City Clough hinted that he had considered starting Atkins in the game and stated that he was under consideration to start against Reading, the final game of the season. On 7 May 2011, Atkins did make his first team debut in a 2–1 defeat at Reading. Despite the result, Atkins stated that he enjoyed his first team debut. Derby confirmed their intention to offer Atkins a new contract at the club at the end of the 2010–11 season.
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