Connor Riley-Lowe
English footballer (born 1996)
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Connor Riley-Lowe (born 10 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Truro City as a left back or left wing back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paignton, England | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Truro City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Exeter City | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Weymouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Truro City (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Truro City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Truro City | 81 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Bath City | 29 | (0) |
| 2020– | Truro City | 171 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:24, 26 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Exeter City
Riley-Lowe joined Exeter City's youth setup in 2007, aged 11.[1] He then progressed through the academy team, being captain in numerous occasions.[2]
Riley-Lowe signed a professional deal with the Grecians on 14 April 2014.[3] He made his first-team debut on 12 August, replacing Craig Woodman in a 0–2 Football League Cup home loss against Bournemouth.[4]
He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season due to a need to play first-team football. Craig Woodman and Luke Croll were favoured over Riley-Lowe for the left-back position that season by manager Paul Tisdale.[5]
Truro City
On 21 July 2015, Riley-Lowe joined National League South side Truro City on a six-month loan deal.[6] On 8 August he made his debut for Truro in a 1–1 draw against Margate.[7] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over St Albans City on 12 September.[8]
Following his release by Exeter City, Riley-Lowe joined Truro City on a permanent basis on 4 August 2017.[9]
Bath City
On 21 June 2019, Riley-Lowe joined Bath City.[10] Riley-Lowe made 30 appearances for Bath before departing the following summer.
Return to Truro City
Riley-Lowe spent a solitary season with Bath before returning to former club Truro City in 2020. He went on to win the clubs' player of the season award in consecutive seasons in the seventh tier in 2021/22 & 2022/23, the latter season saw him score the winner in injury time the 2022–23 Southern Football League play-off final against Bracknell Town.[11] Riley-Lowe made 43 appearances and captained the Cornish side on their return to Truro in a 2024/25 campaign which saw them crowned National League South winners.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2014–15[13] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015–16[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2014–15[16] | Southern League Premier Division |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Truro City (loan) | 2015–16[16][17] | National League South | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Truro City (loan) | 2016–17[17] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Truro City | 2017–18[16][17] | National League South | 40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2018–19[16][17] | National League South | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 2 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Total | 81 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 92 | 11 | |||
| Bath City | 2019–20[16][17] | National League South | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[f] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Truro City | 2020–21[16] | Southern League Premier Division South |
8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division South |
38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4[e] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | Southern League Premier Division South |
42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[g] | 1 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | National League South | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[17] | National League South | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Total | 171 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 190 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 389 | 25 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
- Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
