Dean Rance

Dean James Robert Rance (born 24 September 1991)[3] is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a defensive midfielder.

Dean Rance
Personal information
Full name Dean James Robert Rance[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2][3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2009 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Gillingham 0 (0)
2010 → Maidstone United (loan)
2011 → Maidstone United (loan)
2011 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 7 (3)
2011 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 8 (0)
2012 → Dover Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Dover Athletic 38 (0)
2013–2019 Ebbsfleet United 193 (9)
2019–2020 Aldershot Town 31 (2)
2020– Dagenham & Redbridge 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Maidstone, Kent, Rance joined the Gillingham Centre of Excellence at the age of eight.[4] He started an apprenticeship with the club during the summer of 2008 and his good form for the youth team earned him a call-up for the first team squad, being named on the bench for Gillingham's FA Cup game against Aston Villa in January 2009.[4] Rance finished the 2009–10 season as the youth team's top goalscorer, and in May 2010 signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] However, his opportunities in the first team were limited in the 2010–11 season by a foot injury sustained during a pre-season friendly.[4]

Despite this, he impressed during loan spells with non-League sides Maidstone United and Bishop's Stortford.[4] He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham ahead of the 2011–12 season, during which he made his first team debut as a substitute in an FA Cup first round replay against Bournemouth in November 2011.[4]

Rance was loaned out to Conference South side Dover Athletic on a one-month loan on 2 March 2012.[5] He was released by Gillingham in May 2012 and signed a permanent contract with Dover.[6]

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Rance signed for Ebbsfleet United. Rance quickly established himself as a fan favourite at Stonebridge Road and was named players' player of the season despite being sent off in the play-off final second leg at Bromley and thus missing the play-off final against his former club, Dover.

Career statistics
As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2009–10[7] League One 0000000000
2010–11[7] League Two 0010000010
2011–12[7] League Two 0000000000
Total 0010000010
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2010–11[7] Conference South 73———73
2011–12[8] Conference North 80———80
Total 153———153
Dover Athletic (loan) 2011–12[7] Conference South 20———20
Dover Athletic 2012–13[9] Conference South 35020—5[lower-alpha 1]0420
Total 37020—50440
Ebbsfleet United 2013–14[9] Conference South 37340—6[lower-alpha 2]0473
2014–15[9] Conference South 18120—4[lower-alpha 3]0241
2015–16[9] National League South 37020—5[lower-alpha 1]0440
2016–17[9] National League South 39220—7[lower-alpha 4]1483
2017–18[9] National League 34330—4[lower-alpha 5]0393
2018–19[9] National League 28010—1[lower-alpha 3]0300
Total 1939140—27123410
Aldershot Town 2019–20[9] National League 31210—1[lower-alpha 3]0332
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21[9] National League 10110—1[lower-alpha 3]0121
Career totals 286151900034133916
  1. Three appearances in Conference South play-offs, two in FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Conference South play-offs, four in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. Three appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, four in FA Trophy
  5. Two appearances in National League play-offs, two in FA Trophy

References
  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2012 and 31/03/2012". The Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Dean Rance". Aldershot Town Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "Player Profiles". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  6. "Ex-Gillingham youngster Dean Rance joins Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. "D. Rance". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  9. "D. Rance - stats". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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