The 23-year-old had only joined Avenue in late August.

He was originally part of the Aston Villa under-19’s team which won the 2012/13 NextGen Series, beating Chelsea in the final of the competition.

Whilst on Villa`s books he had loan spells with Dundee, Doncaster Rovers where, in two spells he made 23 appearances, and Lincoln City.

Upon his release from Villa Park, the 4-times capped England under-17 international joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, for whom he played 32 times, scoring one goal before being released in May 2018 to serve a prison sentence.