Riley Harbottle
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Riley Harbottle
| image = File:Riley Harbottle 150202025 (1).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ryan Harbottle in 2025.
| fullname = Riley-Jay Harbottlehttps://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nottingham, England
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = AFC Wimbledon
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2007–2021
| youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Wealdstone (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Mansfield Town (loan)
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Hibernian
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → Colchester United (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = AFC Wimbledon
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 09:00, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Riley-Jay Harbottle (born 26 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|AFCWimbl}} club AFC Wimbledon.
Career
=Nottingham Forest=
Harbottle joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the foundation stage, staying with the team before signing his first professional contract in October 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/nottingham-forest-hand-teenager-first-595871|title=Nottingham Forest hand teenager first professional deal|first=James|last=Pallatt|date=8 October 2017|website=NottinghamshireLive}} He made his first team debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting against Bradford City in the EFL Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/|title=Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}{{Cite news|title=Carvalho shines as Forest beat Bantams|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58081631|access-date=2021-08-13}} On 20 June 2022, Harbottle signed a two-year extension to his deal with Forest, keeping him at the City Ground until the summer of 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/june/20/harbottle-signs-new-deal/|title=Harbottle signs new deal|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=20 June 2022 }}
==Loan to Wealdstone==
On 19 March 2021, Harbottle joined National League side Wealdstone on an initial one-month loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/stones-sign-harbottle-on-loan|title=Stones sign Harbottle on loan|date=19 March 2021|website=Wealdstone FC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/march/riley-harbottle-joins-wealdstone-on-loan/|title=Harbottle joins Wealdstone on loan|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=19 March 2021 }} He remained with the club for the rest of the season, making 11 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/riley-harbottle/529965/|title=England - R. Harbottle - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}
==Loan to Mansfield Town==
On 16 July 2022, Harbottle moved on a season-long loan to EFL League Two side Mansfield Town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/16/harbottle-mansfield-loan/|title=Harbottle in Mansfield loan move|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=16 July 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2022/july/stags-land-forest-defender-on-loan/|title=Stags land Forest defender on loan|website=www.mansfieldtown.net}}
=Hibernian=
On 18 July 2023, Harbottle joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on a three-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/riley-harbottle-signs-for-hibs|title=Riley Harbottle Signs For Hibs!|website=Hibernian FC}}
=<small>Loan to Colchester United</small>=
On 23 January 2024, Harbottle joined EFL League Two club Colchester United for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68067921 | title=Riley Harbottle: Hibernian defender joins Colchester United on loan | work=BBC Sport | date=23 January 2024 }}
=AFC Wimbledon=
On 15 August 2024, Harbottle joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crmw3znl2gro|title=Wimbledon sign defender Harbottle from Hibs|publisher=BBC|date=15 August 2024|accessdate=16 August 2024}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 7 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+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 |
| rowspan="4"|Nottingham Forest
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|138595|2020|access-date=5 March 2023}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|138595|2021|access-date=5 March 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|138595|2022|access-date=5 June 2023}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone (loan)
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town (loan)
|32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| Hibernian
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|138595|2023|access-date=10 September 2023}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon
|2024-25{{Cite web |title=Riley Harbottle {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} AFC Wimbledon {{!}} Age 24 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=138595 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.soccerbase.com}} |League Two |20 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} |0 |27 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!64 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 6 |
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References
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Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Nottingham
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Wealdstone F.C. players
Category:Hibernian F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Colchester United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players