Daniele James Collinge (born 9 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Barnet.

Danny Collinge
Personal information
Full name Daniele James Collinge[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Haywards Heath, England[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Barnet
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2014 Milton Keynes Dons
2014–2017 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 VfB Stuttgart II 15 (0)
2019–2021 Colchester United 0 (0)
2019–2020Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 13 (1)
2020A.F.C. Sudbury (loan) 5 (1)
2021–2022 Dover Athletic 38 (2)
2022– Barnet 67 (9)
International career
2013–2014 England U16 11 (0)
2014–2015 England U17 21 (1)
2015–2016 England U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:43, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Collinge began his youth career with Milton Keynes Dons in 2009. He progressed through the youth ranks and was on the bench for the first team on three occasions in March 2014 as a 15 year old.[2] That summer, he joined VfB Stuttgart where he began playing for the under-17s.[3] Collinge later progressed onto the under-19s and then onto the VfB Stuttgart II side playing in the Regionalliga Südwest.[4][5] In June 2018, Collinge was one of 100 nominees for the Golden Boy award.[6] However, he struggled with injuries that season, and made no appearances in the first half of the following season before leaving Stuttgart by mutual consent in January 2019.

In June 2019, Collinge signed for Colchester United on a two-year deal.[7] He was restricted to under-23 games during his time with the Us, though he did play first-team football out on loan at Isthmian League clubs Maldon & Tiptree and A.F.C. Sudbury.[8] He left Colchester by mutual consent in February 2021.[9]

Collinge returned to MK Dons for pre-season training in July 2021,[10] before signing for Dover Athletic at the end of the month after a successful trial.[11] After 40 appearances in the 2021-22 season, Collinge was offered a new deal by the Whites following their relegation but rejected this to remain in the National League when he signed for Barnet in June 2022.[12]

International career

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Collinge was capped by England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. With the under-17s, he played at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was part of the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, although did not play.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played end of 2023-24 season
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
VfB Stuttgart II 2016–17[2] Regionalliga Südwest 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18[2] Regionalliga Südwest 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2018–19[2] Regionalliga Südwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Colchester United 2019–20[2] EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[2] EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2019–20[13] Isthmian League North Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 16 1
A.F.C. Sudbury (loan) 2020–21[14] Isthmian League North Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Dover Athletic 2021–22[2] National League 38 2 2 0 0 0 40 2
Barnet 2022–23[2] National League 36 1 4 0 4[b] 0 44 1
2023–24[2] National League 31 8 5 1 3[c] 0 39 9
Total 67 9 9 1 0 0 7 0 83 10
Career total 138 13 11 1 0 0 10 0 159 14
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in the Middlesex Senior Cup, one in National League playoffs

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "England - D. Collinge - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Experience at home and abroad the key for Collinge
  4. ^ "VfB Stuttgart's English teenager Danny Collinge: "I love the German approach to football"". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  5. ^ "'I never question why I'm here'". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Mbappe, Pulisic, Dalot lead Golden Boy award list". ESPN.com. 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Colchester sign defender Collinge". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ Colchester United player Danny Collinge cannot wait to get back to helping AFC Sudbury in their promotion bid
  9. ^ "Departures For Young U's". www.cu-fc.com.
  10. ^ "Collinge training with MK Dons". www.mkdons.com.
  11. ^ "TRIALIST EARNS CONTRACT – DOVER ATHLETIC FC".
  12. ^ "Danny Collinge joins the ranks – Barnet Football Club".
  13. ^ "Maldon & Tiptree | Appearances | Danny Collinge | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  14. ^ "AFC Sudbury | Appearances | Daniele Collinge | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Spireites quartet in Vanarama National League Team of the Season". Chesterfield FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.