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The other sports Connal considers he's   Dan Strugnell
       good at are long distance / cross country   Position: Defence
       running, and fishing ("although I’m not   Date of birth:   11.11.1985 - Poole
       too sure it counts as a sport").      Debut:         12 Sept 2020 vs AFC
                                             Portchester
       Ben Scorey                            Previous Club:   Gosport Borough
       Position: Defender                    Dan was at AFC Bournemouth from age
       Date of Birth:   21.12.2000 -Hythe    12 to 20. He then spent 7 years at Havant
       Signed:        June 2021              & Waterlooville achieving back to back
       Previous Club:   Eastleigh            promotions from the Ryman Premier and
       Ben played for AFC Bournemouth        National League South, playing in the
       U9’s-16’s, before doing a scholarship with   National League in 2018-19. Last season
       Eastleigh and earning a professional   he was at Dorchester for a brief spell
       contract there. He was released at the   before joining Gosport. While at AFCB Dan
       end of last season and joined The     had his first taste of senior football in loan
       Magpies.                              at Wimborne in 2011.
       Ben says that the biggest game he's   Dan’s most memorable football moment
       played in was in the National League for   was making his debut for AFCB as a
       Eastleigh when he made his debut against   substitute. “I came on after about 15
       Boreham Wood.                         minutes. It was away at Rochdale and I’ve
       The professional footballer Ben most   never been so nervous, but it was an
       admires is Kimmich from Bayern Munich   amazing experience.”
       "as he is so versatile and is an intelligent
       player who reads the game well".      Billy Terrell
       Off the pitch, Ben enjoys playing      Position: Goalkeeper
       basketball and cooking Italian-style    Date of birth:   31.08/2003 -
       meals.                                Southampton
                                             Signed:        August 2020, on work
       Jake Sinclair                         experience from AFC Bournemouth
       Position: Striker
       Date of birth:   29.11.1994 -         Curtis Young
       Bournemouth                           Position: Forward
       Signed:        August 2020            Date of birth:   11.12.98 - Poole
       Previous Club:   Odd Down             Debut:         11 Aug 2018 vs
                                             Farnborough
       Aidan Shepherd                        Previous Club:   AFC Totton
       Position: Forward                     Curtis was at AFC Bournemouth from
       Date of birth:   15.04.01 -           2007 to 2017. He then had a season at
       Bournemouth                           AFC Totton before joining The Magpies in
       Debut:         January 2018 when 16   2018.
       years old                             He says the best goal he has scored was
       Aidan joined Wimborne’s Under 13s in   for Totton against Bideford. “I got the ball
       2013, progressing through the age     on the right wing, cut onto my left, an
       groups.
       He says the best game he played in was
       against Andover Town in the 2019
       Hampshire Cup Under 18 final. “I scored
       our first goal, assisted the second, and
       received man-of the-match – it was my
       final youth game.”

       Cameron Smith
       Position: Midfield
       Date of birth:   13.09.2001 -
       Bournemouth
       Signed:        August 2020
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