Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2] (born 17 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Derby County as an under-21 player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Cove Rangers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
He started his career with Blackpool, before joining Rangers in 2020 and has had loan spells at Partick Thistle and Cove Rangers.
Career
After scoring fourteen goals in the Blackpool youth team in the first part of the 2019–20 season, first-team manager Simon Grayson invited Weston to travel with the squad to Ipswich Town on 23 November. He was taken out of school for the journey. He was then named on the bench in the Seasiders' following match, a home tie against Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy on 27 November.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 1 December, in the final minute of normal time of Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Maidstone United in the second round of the FA Cup.[5]
Weston joined Rangers on 31 July 2020 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £250,000.[6][7] He initially played for the club's youth team; however, he made his debut for Rangers by replacing Steven Davis as a 71st-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian on 14 May 2022.[8] He was loaned to Partick Thistle in July 2022.[9] On 19 January 2023, Weston joined Scottish Championship club Cove Rangers on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 1 June 2023, he was released by Rangers.[11]
On 1 August 2023, Weston joined Derby County, after a successful trial period, he joined the clubs under-21 team.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on his debut, with the final goal in a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U-21s in the EFL Trophy on 8 November 2023.[13] Derby head coach Paul Warne stated the Weston was getting closer to breaking into the first team after this performance.[14] Weston made the substitutes bench in the next league match after this goal, against Barnsley on 11 November 2023.[15] In his first season at Derby; Weston made two first team appearances for Derby both in the EFL Trophy, scoring one goal. For the under-21s, he would play in 19 Premier League 2 matches, scoring three times.[1]
On 18 May 2024, Derby County confirmed that Weston was in talks to extend his contract at Derby with his deal expiring in June 2024.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 2019–20[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rangers | 2020–21[18] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[19] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rangers B | 2021–22[19] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2022–23[20] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Cove Rangers (loan) | 2022–23[20] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Derby County | 2023–24[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 2 | ||
References
External links
- Tony Weston at Soccerbase