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Vaughn Covil
Personal information
Full name Vaughn Patrick Covil[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-26) July 26, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 41
Youth career
2011-2013 Amesbury Town
2013–2014 Salisbury
2014–2019 Southampton
2019 Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Forest Green Rovers 2 (0)
2020 → Salisbury (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Melksham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2024 Hull City 6 (0)
2024– Las Vegas Lights 7 (0)
International career
2023– United States U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Vaughn Patrick Covil (born July 26, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or forward for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship.

Club career

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Covil was born in San Diego, California, to an English father and a Canadian mother.[3] He attended Bishop Wordsworth's School while playing youth soccer for Amesbury Town[4] and Salisbury. In 2014, Covil joined the academy at Southampton, staying with the club for five years. In June 2019, he signed for EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.[5] On October 8, 2019, Covil made his debut for Forest Green at 16 years old, in a 0–0 EFL Trophy draw against Coventry City, scoring a penalty in an 8–7 penalty shoot-out win.[6] During the 2020–21 season, he was loaned out to Salisbury. The following season, Covil went out on loan to Melksham Town.[7]

On July 6, 2022, Covil signed a one-year deal with Hull City, with the club holding an option of a further year.[8] He featured in the 60th minute in a pre-season friendly against Fenerbache in Istanbul; started against Brighton and came on in the 65th minute against Malaga during first team pre-season tour in Marbella, Spain. Covil was named on the bench in the inaugural Corendon Cup which Hull City lost 0–4 to Leicester City F.C. The final pre-season friendly saw Covil start and help City win 1–2 against League 1 side Cambridge United. Covil made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on July 30, 2022, in the home match against Bristol City.[9]

On 19 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[10]

Covil signed with Las Vegas Lights on August 9, 2024.[11]

International career

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Covil holds dual American and British nationality and has been called up for England under-15s and the United States under-16s.[12] He was called up to play for the United States U23s for the 2023 Pan American Games.[13]

Career statistics

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As of August 8, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20[15] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 4 0
2020–21[16] 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
Total 2 0 — — 5 0 7 0
Hull City 2022–23[17] Championship 6 0 — 1 0 — 7 0
2023–24[18] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 15 0
  1. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Vaughn Covil". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hull City's Vaughn Covil: 'The U.S. have been with me all the time. I'll be loyal to them'". The Athletic. November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Salisbury teenager scores on debut as a professional footballer". Salisbury Journal. October 12, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Who is Vaughn Covil? The former Southampton youngster who made his Forest Green Rovers debut aged 16". Gloucestershire Live. October 9, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Forest Green Rovers vs. Coventry City 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Vaughn Covil". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Vaughn Covil signs for Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Greg Docherty to leave as Hull City release seven players". BBC Sport. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Las Vegas Lights FC adds winger Vaughn Covil". Lights FC Communications. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Vaughn Covil at Forest Green". BigSoccer. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Eighteen Players Selected to Represent USA at 2023 Pan American Games in First Appearance Since 2007". U.S. Soccer Official Website. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  14. ^ Vaughn Covil at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Vaughn Covil in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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