Mark Arber
English footballer (born 1977)
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Mark Andrew Arber (born 9 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back. He began his career in 1996 with Tottenham Hotspur, and retired in 2014 after a short stay at Corby Town. Following his retirement from playing, Arber moved into coaching, and previously served as an academy coach at Arsenal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Andrew Arber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Barnet (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Barnet | 167 | (23) |
| 2002–2004 | Peterborough United | 69 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Peterborough United | 97 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Stevenage Borough | 27 | (5) |
| 2008 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 163 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Dartford | 38 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Corby Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Huntingdon Town (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 625 | (51) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Arber began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in 1996; he made no appearances in the first team prior to him leaving in 1998, being sent out on loan to Barnet that year, where he made eight league appearances.[2]
Following his release by Tottenham he signed for Barnet on a permanent contract and became a regular in the first-team squad, making 197 appearances and scoring 25 goals between 1998 and 2002,[3] when he joined Peterborough United.[4]
At Peterborough, Arber was again a regular in the side, making 75 appearances and scoring 5 goals prior to a short stint with Oldham Athletic in 2004.[3][5] At Oldham, he played only 17 times, scoring one goal.[3]
After his time at Oldham ended, Arber rejoined Peterborough and between 2005 and 2007 he made 117 appearances, scoring four goals.[3][6][7] Near the end of his second spell at Peterborough, in 2007, he went out on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge, playing six times.[3]
He left Peterborough once more in June 2007 and joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer; at Stevenage, Arber made 32 appearances, scoring 5 goals.[8]
On 12 February 2008, Arber rejoined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[9] At the end of the season Arber signed for Dagenham on a permanent basis.[10] He soon became captain of the side,[11] leading them to a 3–2 victory over Rotherham United in the League Two play-off final in May 2010.[12]
In May 2012, after making 163 appearances and scoring 11 goals, Arber was released by Dagenham upon the expiry of his contract.[13] Subsequently, Arber signed for Blue Square Bet Premier newcomers Dartford in late July 2012.[14]
Arber had a constant place in the Dartford starting line up in the beginning of the 2012–13 season.[15] However, on 17 November 2012, he fractured his jaw in a 2–2 draw home to Southport. Uncertain of this, he continued playing, going to the lengths of making a tackle with his head. It was confirmed at East Grinstead Hospital that he would be out for three to four weeks.[16] He was released by Dartford at the end of the season.[17]
In June 2013, he joined Corby Town as player-coach.[18] He also started coaching at the Arsenal academy until he placed a bet on Mesut Ozil joining Arsenal, tweeting "Lovely bit of 14–1 Mesut'" and was subsequently released.[19] In January 2014, Arber joined United Counties League Premier Division side Huntingdon Town on loan until the end of the season.[20] He made fourteen league appearances for the club, scoring two goals, as they finished runners-up to Spalding United.[21]
Personal life
Arber is the son of former footballer Bobby Arber.[22]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1996–97[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997–98[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Barnet | 1998–99[2] | Third Division | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 1999–2000[25] | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 2000–01[26] | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02[27] | Conference Premier | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 45 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03[28] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 175 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 197 | 25 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2002–03[28] | Third Division | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04[29] | Second Division | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
| Total | 69 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2004–05[30] | League One | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Peterborough United | 2004–05[30] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06[31] | League Two | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
| 2006–07[32] | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 4 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2006–07[32] | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage Borough | 2007–08[8] | Conference Premier | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2007–08[33] | League Two | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2008–09[34] | League Two | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| 2009–10[12] | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11[35] | League One | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 2011–12[36] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Total | 176 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 12 | ||
| Dartford | 2012–13[15] | Conference Premier | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Corby Town | 2013–14[37] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 608 | 49 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 683 | 52 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Football League Third Division play-offs
- Four appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference League Cup
- One appearance in Football League Trophy, three appearances in Football League Two play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
Honours
Dagenham & Redbridge
