Olly Sully
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Notability|Sports|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Olly Sully
| full_name =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|8|df=y}}{{soccerway|olly-sully/928302|accessdate=21 November 2023}}
| birth_place =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Bristol Manor Farm
(on loan from Taunton Town)
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2023–2024
| clubs1 = Forest Green Rovers
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Bitton (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Stratford Town (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = → Paulton Rovers (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Taunton Town
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = → Willand Rovers (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = → Bristol Manor Farm (loan)
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 1
| club-update = 12:40, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Olly Sully (born 8 September 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol Manor Farm on loan from {{English football updater|TauntonT}} club Taunton Town.
Career
Sully started his career with Forest Green Rovers. He made his senior debut in an EFL Trophy victory over Shrewsbury Town in September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/report-forest-green-rovers-3-0-shrewsbury-town|title=Report: Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Shrewsbury Town|website=www.fgr.co.uk|date=6 September 2023|accessdate=21 November 2023}} Having impressed earlier in the week with a hat-trick in an FA Youth Cup victory over Thame United,{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/rovers-complete-epic-comeback-in-fa-youth-cup|title=Rovers complete epic comeback in FA Youth Cup|website=www.fgr.co.uk|date=30 October 2023|accessdate=21 November 2023}} he was called up to the senior squad once again for an FA Cup First Round tie with Scarborough Athletic, scoring an injury-time equaliser.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67279085|title=Scarborough Athletic 1–1 Forest Green Rovers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 November 2023|accessdate=21 November 2023}} With the club having fielded an ineligible player, the tie had to be replayed.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/dec/06/emirates-fa-cup-update-on-forest-green-rovers-20230612|title=EMIRATES FA CUP UPDATE ON FOREST GREEN ROVERS|website=www.thefa.com|date=6 December 2023|accessdate=17 January 2024}} In January 2024, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Stratford Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/loan-moves-sully-joins-stratford-mckenzie-heads-to-cribbs|title=LOAN MOVES: Sully joins Stratford, McKenzie heads to Cribbs|website=www.fgr.co.uk|date=16 January 2024|accessdate=17 January 2024}}
In July 2024, Sully joined Taunton Town following his release from Forest Green Rovers.{{cite web|url=https://tauntontown.com/featured-news/sully-signs|title=Sully Signs On|website=tauntontown.com|date=10 July 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024}} In August 2024, he joined Willand Rovers on a two-month loan deal, before later joining Bristol Manor Farm on loan until January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://tauntontown.com/featured-news/squad-update/|title=Squad Update|website=tauntontown.com|date=22 August 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://bristolmanorfarm.com/welcome-olly-sully/|title=welcome Olly Sully|website=bristolmanorfarm.com|date=7 October 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 14 November 2023}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Forest Green Rovers
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|183211|2023|accessdate=21 November 2023}} |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Bitton A.F.C. players
Category:Stratford Town F.C. players
Category:Paulton Rovers F.C. players
Category:Taunton Town F.C. players
Category:Willand Rovers F.C. players
Category:Bristol Manor Farm F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players