Playing position Apps (Gls) Height 1.8 m | Years Team 7 (0) Weight 68 kg | |
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Date of birth (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 18) Place of birth Stone, Staffordshire, England Current team Port Vale F.C. (#18 / Forward) Date joined 2016 (Kidsgrove Athletic F.C., Port Vale F.C.) | ||
Dan Turner (born 23 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Worcester City, on loan from EFL League One side Port Vale. He turned professional at Port Vale in April 2016, and played on loan at Kidsgrove Athletic and Worcester City during the 2016–17 season.
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Playing career
Turner began his carer as a youth team scholar at Port Vale, and played for the youth team in the 2014 Staffordshire Senior Cup final defeat to Rushall Olympic. He made his debut in the Football League on 23 April 2016, coming on for Theo Robinson as a late substitute in a 4–1 victory over Rochdale at Vale Park. He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2015–16 season.
On 9 September 2016, he joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Kidsgrove Athletic on a one-month loan. The following day he scored two goals on his debut for the "Grove" in a 5–0 home win over Chasetown. He scored another two goals in his next league appearance, a 4–3 home defeat to Bedworth United. On 16 January 2017, he joined National League North side Worcester City on a one-month loan, and made his debut later that night in a 1–1 draw at Curzon Ashton.
Style of play
Speaking in April 2016, Port Vale teammate Louis Dodds, described Turner as "a clever player with good vision and a very good finisher. He's very much a modern-day forward."