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Tariq Issa

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Tariq Issa
Personal information
Full name Tariq Ahmed Issa[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 29)[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Kings Park Rangers
Youth career
Trinity
2009–2016 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Colchester United 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Needham Market (loan) 13 (3)
2019 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 4 (0)
2021 Needham Market 5 (0)
2021–2022 Coggeshall Town 20 (2)
2022 Stanway Pegasus 5 (2)
2023 Hullbridge Sports 14 (0)
2023 Stanway Pegasus 9 (1)
2023 Kings Park Rangers 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Tariq Ahmed Issa (born 2 September 1997) is an English footballer who last played as a forward for Kings Park Rangers.

Issa joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of 12 from Trinity Football Club based in Southend-on-Sea. He made his professional debut for the club in 2016. In August 2018, he joined Needham Market on loan. He also had a loan spell at Maldon & Tiptree in 2019. He was released by Colchester in July 2020. Issa rejoined Needham on a permanent basis in 2021.

Career

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Issa joined the Colchester United Academy at the age of 12 from Trinity Football Club in Southend-on-Sea. He broke into Colchester's under-18 side while still an under-16 player,[4] and was the first Colchester Academy player to come through the educational system associated with Thurstable School in Tiptree.[5] He and teammate Cameron James signed four-year contracts with the club in July 2015,[6] before agreeing a new four-year deal in July 2016.[7]

Issa made his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy on 4 October 2016, replacing Dion Sembie-Ferris at half-time in Colchester's 2–1 defeat to Southampton U23.[8] He made his English Football League debut on 19 August 2017 as a substitute for Drey Wright in Colchester's 3–0 defeat against Luton Town.[9]

On 30 August 2018, Issa signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market on loan until January 2019.[10][11] He made his debut on 1 September as a half-time substitute in Needham's 3–0 defeat at Alvechurch.[12]

In August and September 2019, Issa made seven appearances on loan for Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree.[13] However, in October 2019 it was reported he had suffered a knee injury that would require surgery.[14]

Issa was one of 16 players to be released by Colchester United in summer 2020.[15]

In July 2021, Issa signed for Needham Market on a permanent basis.[16]

In October 2021, Issa signed for Coggeshall Town.[17]

In January 2023, following a spell at Stanway Pegasus,[18] Issa signed for Hullbridge Sports.[19]

Issa rejoined Stanway Pegasus for the 2023–24 season,[20] before signing for Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division One side Kings Park Rangers in December 2023.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2016–17[22] League Two 0000001[a]010
2017–18[23] League Two 2000001[a]030
2018–19[24] League Two 00–000000
2019–20[25] League Two 00–000000
Total 2000002040
Needham Market (loan) 2018–19[26] SL Premier Division Central 13320–3[b][c][d]0183
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2019–20[13] Isthmian League North Division 4020–1[e]070
Career total 193400060293
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Suffolk Premier Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Tariq Issa at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads - Colchester United - 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Hudson, Matt (15 July 2015). "Youngsters Sign Contract". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (7 April 2014). "Meet Our New Scholars". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cameron James & Tariq Issa sign Colchester United deals". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (4 July 2016). "Colchester United pair Cameron James and Tariq Issa pen new contracts". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Colchester United 1–2 Southampton U23". Sky Sports. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Luton Town 3–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Needham Market sign Colchester United forward Tariq Issa on loan". Bury Free Press. Bury St Edmunds. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Hudson, Matt (30 August 2018). "Issa Heads To Needham". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Kendall, Drew (1 September 2018). "Alvechurch 0–3 Needham Market [sic]". Needham Market FC. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Tariq Issa". Maldon & Tiptree. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (8 October 2019). "Colchester United winger Callum Harriott in final stages of injury recovery". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. ↑ Gregory, David (28 April 2020). "Young U's Set To Depart". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Claydon, Russell (7 July 2021). "Former Colchester United professional Tariq Issa and AFC Sudbury attacking midfielder Tom Maycock sign for Needham Market". SuffolkNews. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Coggeshall Town – Appearances – Tariq Issa – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Tariq Issa Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Hullbridge Sports – Appearances – Tariq Issa – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Tariq Issa Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Kings Park Rangers F.C. [@KingsParkRFC] (23 December 2023). "Tariq Issa shines on his debut, capping off an exceptional performance with a memorable goal! #KPR" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  22. ↑ "Games played by Tariq Issa in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Tariq Issa in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Tariq Issa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Tariq Issa in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  26. ↑ "Tariq Issa". Needham Market FC. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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