The
now 35-year-old helped Dartford to fourth place in the Vanarama National League
South last season after joining in the summer of 2021 following one of several
spells with Billericay Town.
He
originally joined Billericay from Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2017 for an
undisclosed fee.
A
product of Brighton & Hove Albion’s youth system, he made his debut in 2003
against Middlesbrough in a League Cup tie and became Brighton’s youngest-ever
scorer (aged 16) three weeks later in a cup match against Forest Green Rovers.
In
2006, he scored his first hat-trick in a League One game against Huddersfield
Town and he scored a second hat-trick in the FA Cup against Northwich Victoria.
In
2009 he agreed to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract
and in January 2011, he joined Torquay United for the remainder of the season.
After
two years of playing for Northampton Town in League Two, helping them to the
play-off final at Wembley, he headed back to Brighton to play for Whitehawk.
In
May 2015, he was named the Hawks` supporters` player of the year at after a run
which saw him net 17 goals in the regular season.
He
signed for Hemel in 2016 and after 42 goals in 46 games in his first spell with
Ricay, moved to Maidstone United in December 2018, only to return again to
Essex in March 2019.
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