Dan Batty
English footballer
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Daniel Thomas Batty (born 10 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Thomas Batty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | Leeds United[3] | ||
| 2012–2016 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Hull City | 64 | (1) |
| 2017 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Fleetwood Town | 75 | (5) |
| 2023– | York City | 45 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 January 2025 | |||
Club career
Hull City
After starting his career at Leeds United from the age of 5, Batty was released by Leeds at under 16's level,[3] after being released by Leeds, Batty joined Hull City at the age of 15 and was involved with the first team squad on several occasions during the 2016–17 season.[4] On 22 August 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Doncaster Rovers.[5] On 6 May 2018, he made his full league debut for the club in the final match of the 2017–18 season, a 1–1 away draw to Brentford.[6] On 11 June 2020, Batty agreed a short-term contract extension to cover the extended 2019–20 season,[7] and on 26 June 2020, the club took up an option for a year extension to his contract.[8]
FC Halifax Town (loan)
On 27 October 2017, Batty moved on a month-long loan spell to FC Halifax Town.[9] He made his debut the following day away to Tranmere Rovers, scoring the second goal in a 2–4 defeat.[10]
Fleetwood Town
On 1 February 2021, Batty moved to Fleetwood Town after his contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent.[11] He signed a new contract in April 2021 until the end of the 2022-23 season having played in all of Fleetwood's games since joining.[12] Injury and a sending off against Accrington Stanley in December 2021 interrupted his 2021-22 season.[13] Batty scored in the opening two games of the 2022-23 season against Port Vale and Plymouth with head coach Scott Brown saying, "He always wants the ball and he's got that brilliant willingness to run in behind defences."[14] He was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2022-23 season having made a total of 75 league appearances since February 2021.[15][16]
York City
Batty joined York City in August 2023 on a three-year contract.[17]
Statistics
- As of 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hull City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[19] | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[21] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2017–18[18] | National League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2020–21[21] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021–22[22] | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[23] | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 5 | ||
| York City | 2023–24[24] | National League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Career total | 169 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 196 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy