Mike Atkinson
English–Belizean footballer (born 1994)
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Michael Thomas Atkinson (born 2 December 1994) is a footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Combined Counties League Premier Division North club North Leigh and the Belize national team.
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Atkinson with York City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Thomas Atkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Leigh | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Farsley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Northallerton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| 2014 | Selby Town | ||
| 2018 | Oxford City | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | North Leigh | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Belize | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Atkinson was born in York[3] and attended Archbishop Holgate's School.[4]
Club career
York City
He played for York Schoolboys[5] before joining York City's youth system.[6] In March 2013, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Farsley on loan, making his debut on 30 March when starting a 2–1 away win over Ramsbottom United.[7] He finished the loan with two appearances.[7]
Atkinson signed a one-year professional contract with York in June 2013.[3][8] His first and only involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Hartlepool United on 17 August.[9] He joined Northern League Division Two club Northallerton Town in September 2013 on a one-month loan.[10] He made only one appearance, starting in a 4–2 home defeat to Chester-le-Street Town on 28 September,[11] and York manager Nigel Worthington wanted to loan him to a club in a higher division.[10]
Non-League
Atkinson joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Scarborough Athletic on 8 November 2013 on a short-term loan,[12] signing permanently on 19 December[13] after being released by York.[14] He signed for Northern Counties East League Division One club Selby Town in January 2014.[15]
Atkinson signed for National League South club Oxford City in July 2018 after a successful trial.[16] He made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Weston-super-Mare on 25 August.[9][17] He finished his time at the club with two appearances.[9][18]
Atkinson signed for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh in December 2019,[19] making his debut on 26 December when starting in a 3–0 home win over Didcot Town.[20][21] He finished the season, which ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with four appearances,[20][22] and signed a new contract with the club in July 2020.[23] He made three appearances in a second successive season to be ended prematurely due to the pandemic.[24][25]
International career
Atkinson is eligible to represent Belize at international level through his mother[4] and received his first call-up for the Belize national team when being named in their squad for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana.[26] He made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica on 15 January 2017.[27][28] He made his first start two days later in Belize's 3–1 loss to El Salvador, in which he was substituted on 47 minutes.[27][29] Atkinson finished the 2017 Copa Centroamericana with two appearances[27] as Belize were eliminated after finishing bottom in the standings.[30]
Style of play
Atkinson plays as a right-back or midfielder.[31]
Personal life
Atkinson pursued a career as a physical training instructor in the Royal Air Force (RAF), starting the joining process in 2014, and has played for the RAF football team.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2020–21 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2012–13[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14[33] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Farsley (loan) | 2012–13[7] | Northern Premier League Division One North | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Northallerton Town (loan) | 2013–14[11] | Northern League Division Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Oxford City | 2018–19[9][18] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| North Leigh | 2019–20[20] | Southern League Division One Central | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[24] | Southern League Division One Central | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 25 March 2021[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
