Conrad Whitby
Conrad Robert Whitby is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wivenhoe Town of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division in the UK. He is a former CAPS United Football Club midfielder.
Background
Conrad Robert Whitby was born in Harare on May 8, 1984. He grew up in Thanet, Kent as a child and has a British passport.
Football career
Whitby started his career with English Club Margate, having trialed with them in summer of 2003 before signing for the club in January 2004. He didn't stay long at Margate after making only three appearances and then found himselfjoining Ramsgate where he made only one appearance in the Kent Football League. He played for other small teams in the UK lower leagues like Almondsbury, Mangotsfield United, Bitton and Keynsham Town before returning to Zimbabwe to join Motor Action in 2008 for two seasons. He later on joined Eagles, a Chitungwiza based side in 2010, and then Kiglon in 2011 before rejoining Motor Action that same year. After impressing during his second stint with Motor Action, Conrad was signed by CAPS United in 2012 but the marriage wasn't long. He tracked his way to Botswana and joined Township Rollers and later on Polokwane City of South Africa. Before his return to UK he was playing for FC Cape Town. Upon his return to UK in 2014 he joined Wivenhoe Town.
National Team Caps
Whitby has 1 cap for the Warriors in a friendly match against Botswana in 2012 in which he came on as a substitute.
Teams Played For
- Margate
- Ramsgate
- Almondsbury
- Mangotsfield United
- Bitton
- Keynsham Town
- Motor Action Football Club
- Eagles
- Kiglon
- CAPS United Football Club[1]
- Township Rollers
- Polokwane City
- FC Cape Town