Corey Milton Whitely (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bromley.
.jpg) Whitely in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey Milton Whitely[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield Town, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Boreham Wood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Boreham Wood | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Yalova | ||
| 2012 | Waltham Forest | 15 | (7) |
| 2013 | Cheshunt | 22 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Enfield Town | 120 | (46) |
| 2016–2018 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 56 | (23) |
| 2018–2019 | Ebbsfleet United | 59 | (11) |
| 2019–2021 | Newport County | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bromley (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2021– | Bromley | 212 | (23) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:34, 3 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editWhitely began his senior career at Boreham Wood, where he played a handful of games in the 2008–09 season.[3] After three seasons playing in the non-pyramid TTFF League for Yalova, in which he was top scorer,[4] Whitely joined Isthmian League side Waltham Forest for the 2012–13 season.[5] Whitely joined Cheshunt in January 2013,[6] before moving up a division to join Enfield Town that summer. He scored 46 goals for Town over three seasons before moving up to the National League to join Dagenham & Redbridge in summer 2016. He won the Daggers' player of the season award the following summer before joining Ebbsfleet United in February 2018.[7]
On 25 June 2019 Whitely joined Newport County on a two-year deal.[8] He made his EFL League Two debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season against Mansfield Town.[9] On 4 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Newport in the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E.[9] On 10 January 2020 Whitely joined Bromley on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[10] On 20 August 2020 Whitely rejoined Boreham Wood on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Newport County at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[12] Whitely joined Bromley permanently in July 2021.[13] He signed a new contract with Bromley in October 2022.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2012–13[15] | Isthmian League Division One North | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| Enfield Town | 2013–14[16] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2014–15[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | ||
| 2015–16[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 3 | 42 | 23 | ||
| Total | 120 | 46 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | 128 | 49 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17[19] | National League | 39 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 16 | |
| 2017–18[19] | National League | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 24 | |||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2017–18[19] | National League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[19] | National League | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Total | 59 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 63 | 11 | |||
| Newport County | 2019–20[9] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Bromley (loan) | 2019–20[19] | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2020–21[19] | National League | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| Bromley | 2021–22[19] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 328 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 358 | 109 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Alan Turvey Trophy.
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Premier Division Goal scorers – The BetVictor Isthmian League". betvictoristhmian.co.uk.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely Bromley Forward, Profile & Stats". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ Elliott, Sam (6 April 2018). "The Pain Game! But Fleet's Corey Wants Another Crack". thenationalleague.org.uk.
- ↑ "Waltham Forest v Grays Athletic (18–8–12)". Issuu.
- ↑ "Summer Moves (Part Eleven)..." 19 August 2012.
- ↑ "January 2013 Moves (Part One)..." 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely: Ebbsfleet United sign Dagenham & Redbridge forward". BBC Sport. 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely: Newport County sign forward from Ebbsfleet". BBC Sport. 25 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Corey Whitely in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Newport County winger joins National League hopefuls on loan". South Wales Argus. 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Newport County sign Ryan Taylor and David Longe-King". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Newport County AFC retained list confirmed". newport-county.co.uk.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely returns". 1 July 2021.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely pens new contract". Bromley F.C. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Corey Whitely Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- ↑ https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/18904[permanent dead link]
- ↑ https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/26339[permanent dead link]
- ↑ https://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/corey-whitely-1007332/33609[permanent dead link]
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "England – C. Whitely – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Bromley beat Wrexham to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.