Damian Batt

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Damian Batt
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Batt with Oxford United following the 2010 Conference National play-off Final
Personal information
Full name Damian Alexander Nathaniel Batt[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2000–2004 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002-2004 Norwich City F.C. 1 (0)
2004–2006 Barnet 37 (1)
2006–2007 St Albans City 22 (2)
2007–2008 Stevenage Borough 10 (0)
2007 → St Albans City (loan) 8 (1)
2008 → Woking (loan) 13 (1)
2008 Fisher Athletic 7 (1)
2008–2009 Grays Athletic 10 (0)
2009–2013 Oxford United 158 (3)
2013–2014 Eastleigh 15 (0)
2014–2015 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:14, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Damian Alexander Nathaniel Batt (born 16 September 1984) is an English footballer who most recently played for Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Batt was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.[1] He started his career in the youth system at Norwich City, even though his signature was sought by many London clubs.[2] He scored Norwich's first goal in the 2-1 FA Youth Cup victory over the previous season's champions Aston Villa in December 2002.[2] He accompanied the first team during the 2003 pre-season tour to the Netherlands and prior to the signing of Marc Edworthy, was acting as second choice right back behind Keith Briggs.[2] In January 2004, it was announced that he would not be offered a new professional deal by the Canaries.[2] In September 2004, he signed for Barnet, making his debut in a 3–1 win over Stevenage Borough in the Football League Trophy.[2] Barnet won the Conference title in his first season with the club, gaining promotion to Football League Two.[2] In May 2005, he signed a new one-year contract with the club after making nineteen appearances in the previous campaign, scoring once in the 7–1 rout against Farnborough Town.[3] He failed to secure a regular starting place for the club in the Football League and Barnet announced in May 2006 that he would not be retained.[2]

He subsequently signed for newly promoted Conference National side St Albans City on a non-contract basis in August 2006.[2][4] His debut came in September, a 2–1 win over Oxford United.[5] He impressed for St Albans and was signed by fellow Conference National side Stevenage Borough on a free transfer in January 2007.[2] In September 2007, after failing to hold down a regular place in the side he re-joined his former club St Albans on loan for three months, who had been relegated to the Conference South.[2] In February 2008 upon his return to Stevenage, he was loaned out again to fellow Conference National side Woking, where he stayed until the end of the season.[2]

In the summer of 2008, Stevenage decided not to retain Batt and he dropped down a division to sign for Conference South side Fisher Athletic.[6] His stay at the south London club was only brief and he signed for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic on a non-contract basis in October 2008.[7] He impressed during his short spell with the club and despite the offer of a new contract, he signed for fellow Conference Premier side Oxford United in January 2009.[7][8] He played a major part in the club's success featuring in the 2010 Conference National play-off Final win over York City at Wembley Stadium, gaining promotion to League Two.[2] In the summer of 2010, he signed a two-year contract extension on a deal until 2013.[9] The following season he was included in the League Two PFA Team of the Year after making thirty appearances.[10] In May 2013, he decided to leave Oxford United, making 180 appearances and scoring three times.[2]

In July 2013, he joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[11] However, after a short stay and long contracts talks a long term move failed to materialise and in September 2013 he announced that he retired from professional football, which he described as "the hardest decision of my life", in order to pursue his business interests.[12] Later on in the month he signed for part-time Conference South side Eastleigh, despite several offers from other clubs.[13] He found his opportunities limited at the club making only twelve starts and departed Eastleigh in January 2014.[14]

In June 2014, he came out of retirement and returned to full-time football with League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge penning a two-year contract.[15] Dagenham released Batt from his contract on 20 April 2015.[16]

Personal life

His younger brother Shaun is also a professional footballer who has played in the Football League most notably for Peterborough United, Millwall and Leyton Orient.[17] Outside of football, he is the Managing Director of Alexander Du’bel Group Ltd, which includes a private member concierge, Luxury car company and a Bespoke tailors. He has also set up his own charity Alexander Du’bel Wish Foundation, granting magician wishes to children and young adults suffering with life-threatening illness.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City F.C 2004–05[19] Championship 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Barnet 2004–05[20] Conference National 15 1 0 0 — 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 19 1
2005–06[21] League Two 22 0 1 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 27 0
Total 37 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 46 1
St Albans City 2006–07[5] Conference National 22 2 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 23 2
Stevenage Borough 2006–07[22] Conference National 28 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
2007–08[23] Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 4 0
Total 30 0 0 0 — 2 0 12 0
St Albans City (loan) 2007–08[23] Conference South 8 1 0 0 — 0 0 8 1
Woking (loan) 2007–08[23] Conference Premier 13 1 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 5] 0 16 1
Fisher Athletic 2008–09[24] Conference South 7 1 1 0 — 0 0 8 1
Grays Athletic 2008–09[7] Conference Premier 10 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 6] 0 12 0
Oxford United 2008–09[25] Conference Premier 16 0 0 0 — 0 0 16 0
2009–10[26] Conference Premier 37 1 3 0 — 5[lower-alpha 7] 0 45 1
2010–11[27] League Two 28 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
2011–12[28] League Two 40 1 1 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 44 1
2012–13[29] League Two 37 1 3 0 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 45 1
Total 158 3 8 0 4 0 10 0 180 3
Eastleigh 2013–14[30] Conference South 15 0 1 0 — 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 20 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2014–15[31] League Two 28 0 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 0
Career total 309 9 13 0 7 0 29 0 358 9
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference League Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in Conference League Cup, two in Surrey Senior Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Essex Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs

Honours

Barnet

Oxford United

References

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