Chris Regis

Christopher Ethan Regis (born 11 November 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Chris Regis

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Ethan Regis[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996[2]
Place of birth	Camden, London, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2012	Arsenal
2012–2015	Southampton
2015–2017	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Colchester United	0	(0)
2016	→ Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	5	(1)
2017	Sittingbourne
2017	Farnborough	5	(0)
2017–2018	Port Vale	1	(0)
2018	Torquay United	8	(0)
2018–2019	Wealdstone	1	(0)
2019	Truro City	5	(0)
National team
2012	England U17	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

A former England under-17 international, he spent his youth career with Arsenal and Southampton, before he joined Colchester United in 2015. He left Colchester in January 2017 without making first-team appearance for the club, though he did have a loan spell at Maldon & Tiptree. He enjoyed brief stays at Sittingbourne and Farnborough, before he signed a six-month contract with Port Vale in November 2017. He returned to non-league football with Torquay United in July 2018, before moving on to Truro City via Wealdstone in the 2018–19 season.

Club career

Early career

Born in Camden, London,[1] Regis was on the books at Arsenal until his release in 2012.[4] He completed his two-year scholarship with Southampton in 2015, before being released.[5] He signed a development contract with Colchester United after a successful trial spell in August 2015.[6] He joined Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree on a month-long loan deal on 23 February 2016.[7] He made his debut that same day, and scored within just three minutes of a 2–2 draw with Dereham Town.[8] He went on to make a total of five appearances for Steve Ball's "Jammers".[9] Regis signed a one-year contract extension with Colchester in May 2016, but left the Colchester Community Stadium by mutual consent in January 2017 without making a first-team appearance.[10][11]

Regis joined Isthmian League Division One South side Sittingbourne in March 2017.[3] He started 2017–18 season with Farnborough, making his debut in the opening day 1–0 victory at St Neots Town on 14 August.[12] He played a total of five Southern League Premier Division matches and one FA Cup game for the "Yellows", before he departed Cherrywood Road in September.[13][14] He had a trial at Bolton Wanderers the following month.[15]

Port Vale

On 7 November 2017, Regis signed for League Two side Port Vale until the end of the 2017–18 season, having impressed on a trial basis.[16] He scored on his debut the same day in the club's EFL Trophy game, just four minutes into a 4–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra at Vale Park.[17] He had been scouted by the club's football advisor John Rudge, who had spotted him during his unsuccessful trial spell at Bolton Wanderers.[18] However manager Neil Aspin soon criticized the player's attitude, saying that Regis failed to warrant even a place on the bench "because his attitude and everything outside of the football has not been good enough".[19] Aspin allowed Regis to leave and find a new club in April 2018.[20]

Non-league

On 31 July 2018, Regis joined newly-relegated National League South side Torquay United.[21] However he left the club for National League South rivals Wealdstone on 6 November after "Gulls" manager Gary Johnson told him he was not in his first-team plans at Plainmoor.[22] However he featured just once for the "Stones". He signed with Truro City on 22 March 2019.[23] The "White Tigers" were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season.

International career

Regis was selected to play for the England under-17 team in a friendly tournament in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in August 2012. He played four matches, and scored one goal against Finland.[24]

Style of play

Regis is a tough tackling box-to-box midfielder.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colchester United	2015–16[25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[26]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2015–16[9]	Isthmian League Division One North	5	1	0	0	–		0	0	5	1
Farnborough	2017–18[13]	Southern League Premier Division	5	0	1	0	–		0	0	6	0
Port Vale	2017–18[27]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
Torquay United	2018–19[28]	National League South	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Wealdstone	2018–19[28]	National League South	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Truro City	2018–19[28]	National League South	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total[lower-alpha 2]			25	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	27	2

1. Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy
2. Statistics for Sittingbourne not known.

References

1. "Results for Britain records". FindMyPast. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
2. Chris Regis at Soccerbase
3. Tucker, Craig (22 March 2017). "Midfielder Chris Regis switches to Sittingbourne after release by League 2 Colchester". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
4. Bird, Jeorge (9 December 2012). "Arsenal Sign Four Players To Scholarships But Release Boadu, Barnes And Regis". Jeorge Bird's Arsenal Youth. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
5. "Morgan Schneiderlin sets sights on Champions League". Sky Sports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
6. Hudson, Matt (7 August 2015). "Duo Join U's U21s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
7. Hudson, Matt (23 February 2016). "Regis Goes To Maldon". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
8. Garwood, Dave. "Maldon & Tiptree 2 vs. 2 Dereham Town - 23 February 2016 - 1st Team - Maldon & Tiptree". www.maldontiptreefc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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11. Hudson, Matt (30 January 2017). "Regis Moves On". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
12. "Report: St Neots Town 0-1 Farnborough | Farnborough Football Club". www.farnboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
13. "Chris Regis Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
14. "Squad update – September 2017 | Farnborough Football Club". www.farnboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
15. Iles, Marc (10 October 2017). "Wanderers hand trial to ex-Southampton and Arsenal midfielder". The Bolton News. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
16. Baggaley, Michael (7 November 2017). "Port Vale sign midfielder Chris Regis". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
17. "Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra". Sky Sports. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
18. Baggaley, Michael (8 November 2017). "Chris Regis excited about his chance at Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
19. Baggaley, Michael (13 January 2018). "Aspin tells Regis to improve his attitude if he wants to play for Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
20. Baggaley, Michael (12 April 2018). "Port Vale midfielder Chris Regis given permission to look for a new club". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
21. "Chris Regis Signs For TUFC - Torquay United". Torquay United. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
22. Thomas, David; James, Stuart (6 November 2018). "Chris Regis leaves Torquay United for National South rivals". devonlive. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
23. "NEW SIGNING: White Tigers snap up Regis - News - Truro City Football Club". www.trurocityfc.net. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
24. "Chris Regis - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
25. "Games played by Chris Regis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
26. "Games played by Chris Regis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Chris Regis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
28. Chris Regis at Soccerway