Connor Riley-Lowe
{{short description|English footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Connor Riley-Lowe
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paignton, England
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| position = Left back
| currentclub = Truro City
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| youthyears1 = 2007–2014
| youthclubs1 = Exeter City
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Exeter City
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Weymouth (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Truro City (loan)
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = → Truro City (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = Truro City
| caps5 = 81
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Bath City
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–
| clubs7 = Truro City
| caps7 = 171
| goals7 = 11
| club-update = 21:24, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
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Connor Riley-Lowe (born 10 January 1996) is an English former professional footballer who plays for Truro City as a left back or left wing back.
Club career
=Exeter City=
Riley-Lowe joined Exeter City's youth setup in 2007, aged 11.{{cite news |url=http://www.veooz.com/news/yHPnIA1.html |title=Connor: "It was a pleasure" |publisher=Veooz |date=13 August 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140818004557/http://www.veooz.com/news/yHPnIA1.html |archive-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=dead }} He then progressed through the Academy team, being captain in numerous occasions.{{cite web|url=http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Connor-Riley-Lowe-Jason-Pope-keen-impress-Exeter/story-21317531-detail/story.html|title=Connor Riley-Lowe and Jason Pope keen to impress Exeter City boss in pre-season|publisher=Express and Echo|date=2 July 2014|accessdate=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919050945/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Connor-Riley-Lowe-Jason-Pope-keen-impress-Exeter/story-21317531-detail/story.html|archive-date=19 September 2014|url-status=dead}}
Riley-Lowe signed a professional deal with the Grecians on 14 April 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/three-academy-graduates-offered-deals-1488894.aspx |title=Three Academy graduates offered deals |publisher=Exeter City FC |date=14 April 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2014}} He made his first-team debut on 12 August, replacing Craig Woodman in a 0–2 Football League Cup home loss against Bournemouth.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28652470|title=Exeter City 0–2 Bournemouth|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2014|accessdate=17 August 2014}}
He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season due to a need to play first-team football. Craig Woodman and Luke Croll were favoured over Riley-Lowe for the left-back position that season by manager Paul Tisdale.{{cite web|title=Retained list announced|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/retained-list-announced/|website=Exeter City FC|accessdate=7 June 2017}}
=Truro City=
On 21 July 2015, Riley-Lowe joined National League South side Truro City on a six-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33613708|title=Connor Riley-Lowe: Truro City sign Exeter defender on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} On 8 August he made his debut for Truro in a 1–1 draw against Margate.{{cite web|url=http://www.trurocityfc.net/teams/83206/match-centre/1-1587777|title='Gate Held in Season Opener By Gareth Anstice plus Rhod Mitchell report|publisher=Truro City|date=8 August 2015|accessdate=14 September 2015}} He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over St Albans City on 12 September.{{cite web|url=http://www.trurocityfc.net/photos/610642/15897180.html|title=Truro City ease to second league win of the season with vital home victory|publisher=Truro City|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=14 September 2015}}
Following his release by Exeter City, Riley-Lowe joined Truro City on a permanent basis on 4 August 2017.{{cite news|last1=Brumpton|first1=Terry|title=Eve of season signing for City|url=http://www.trurocityfc.net/news/eve-of-season-signing-for-city-1907657.html|accessdate=6 August 2017|publisher=Truro City FC|date=4 August 2017}}
=Bath City=
On 21 June 2019, Riley-Lowe joined Bath City.[https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bath-city-bring-exeter-city-3002931 Bath City bring in Exeter City defender as their Summer recruitment continues], somersetlive.co.uk, 21 June 2019 Riley-Lowe made 30 appearances for Bath before departing the following summer.
=Return to Truro City=
Riley-Lowe spent a solitary season with Bath before returning to former club Truro City in 2020. He went on to win the clubs' player of the season award in consecutive seasons in the seventh tier in 2021/22 & 2022/23, the latter season saw him score the winner in injury time the 2022–23 Southern Football League play-off final against Bracknell Town.{{cite news|title=Truro City: Connor Riley-Lowe's late goal earns promotion|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65450707|accessdate=28 April 2025|publisher=BBC|date=1 May 2023}} Riley-Lowe made 43 appearances and captained the Cornish side on their return to Truro in a 2024/25 campaign which saw them crowned National League South winners.{{cite news|title=Truro City win historic National League South title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c20x3ly6p1xo|accessdate=28 April 2025|publisher=BBC|date=26 April 2025}}
Career statistics
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References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Paignton
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Devon
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Weymouth F.C. players
Category:Truro City F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players