Elliott Ricardo Wignal-List(born 12 May 1997) is an English professionalfootballerwho plays as awingerforEFL League OneclubStevenage.

Elliott List
Personal information
Full name Elliott Ricardo Wignal-List[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-12)12 May 1997(age 27)[2]
Place of birth Camberwell,England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Stevenage
Number 17
Youth career
2013–2015 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Gillingham 85 (7)
2015Braintree Town(loan) 0 (0)
2019– Stevenage 138 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

List started his career in the youth academy atCrystal Palace.He was released by Palace and subsequently earned his first professional contract atGillinghamin May 2015. Prior to making any first-team appearances for Gillingham, he was loaned out for a month toNational LeagueclubBraintree Townin October 2015. List made over 100 appearances for Gillingham over the next four years. He signed for League Two club Stevenage in August 2019.

Career

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Gillingham

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List began his career in theCrystal Palaceyouth academy.[3]He was released by Crystal Palace at the end of the2014–15 season.[3]List subsequently went on trial withGillinghamand played in a number of development matches, earning a one-year professional contract with the club in May 2015.[3]Having made no appearances for the first team during the opening months of the2015–16 season,[4]List was loaned toNational LeagueclubBraintree Townon 30 October 2015.[5]He made his debut for Braintree in a 2–0 victory againstHarlow Townin theFA Cupfourth qualifying round.[5]Both of List's appearances during the one-month loan agreement for Braintree came in the FA Cup.[6]On his return to his parent club, List made his first-team debut on 26 December 2015,[4]coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 victory againstSwindon Townat theCounty Ground.[7]He made six first-team appearances for Gillingham inLeague Onethroughout the remainder of the season, all of which were from the substitute's bench.[4]List signed a further one-year contract extension with Gillingham in June 2016.[8]

List featured predominantly as a substitute during the2016–17 season,making 19 appearances in all competitions, of which 14 were as a substitute.[9]He remained at Gillingham for the2017–18 season,playing 28 times during a season that saw Gillingham finish in 17th place in League One.[10][11]The season also marked his first professional goal as he came on as a second-half substitute to score astoppage-timeequaliser in a 1–1 draw away atBristol Roverson 28 April 2018.[10][12]He signed a two-year contract extension with Gillingham on 7 June 2018.[13]The2018–19 seasonwould serve as a breakthrough season for List in terms of regular starting appearances.[14]He scored his first goal of the season courtesy of a "stunning solo goal" in a 1–1 draw againstCoventry Cityon 25 August 2018.[15]List scored the only goal of the game as Gillingham secured a 1–0 home victory overPremier LeagueclubCardiff Cityin the FA Cup third round on 5 January 2019.[16]He made 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals, as Gillingham finished the season in mid-table in League One.[14][17]

Stevenage

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List signed forStevenageofLeague Twoon 31 August 2019,[18]joining the club for an undisclosed fee.[18]He debuted on the same day as his signing was announced, playing the first 63 minutes in a 2–2 draw at home toMacclesfield Town.[19]Having scored 11 goals during the2020–21 season,finishing as the club's top goalscorer for the season, List was named Stevenage's Player of the Year in May 2021.[20]List signed a contract extension with Stevenage on 28 April 2021, keeping him at the club for a further two seasons.[21]He scored 13 goals in 45 appearances during the2021–22 season.[22]List suffered a knee injury in Stevenage's opening match of the2022–23 seasonagainstTranmere Roverson 30 July 2022, ultimately ruling him out for the season.[23][24]Following the club's promotion into League One, List signed a contract extension on 24 May 2023, a one-year agreement with the option of a further year.[25]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2015–16[4] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2016–17[9] League One 15 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 19 0
2017–18[10] League One 23 2 2 0 0 0 3[a] 0 28 2
2018–19[14] League One 37 5 5 2 0 0 3[a] 1 45 8
2019–20[26] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 85 7 8 2 1 0 8 1 102 10
Braintree Town(loan) 2015–16[4] National League 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Stevenage 2019–20[26] League Two 21 2 2 1 0 0 4[a] 0 27 3
2020–21[27] League Two 44 9 2 1 1 1 1[a] 0 48 11
2021–22[22] League Two 37 9 3 1 2 2 3[a] 1 45 13
2022–23[23] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24[28] League One 29 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 36 4
Total 132 24 10 3 4 3 11 1 157 31
Career total 217 31 20 5 5 3 19 2 261 41
  1. ^abcdefAppearance(s) and goal(s) inEFL Trophy

Honours

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Stevenage

Individual

References

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  1. ^"Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage"(PDF).English Football League. p. 68.Retrieved27 October2019.
  2. ^ab"Elliott List".11v11.Retrieved16 April2016.
  3. ^abc"Gillingham – Elliott List".Gillingham F.C.Retrieved31 August2019.
  4. ^abcde"Games played by Elliott List in 2015/2016".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved7 July2017.
  5. ^ab"Loan Watch".Gillingham F.C. 30 October 2015.Retrieved31 August2019.
  6. ^"Soccerway – Elliott List".Soccerway.Retrieved31 August2019.
  7. ^"Swindon Town 1–3 Gillingham".BBC Sport.26 December 2015.Retrieved31 August2019.
  8. ^"Young pros sign new deals".Gillingham F.C. 24 June 2016.Retrieved31 August2019.
  9. ^ab"Games played by Elliott List in 2016/2017".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved7 July2017.
  10. ^abc"Games played by Elliott List in 2017/2018".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved7 January2019.
  11. ^"Soccerway – League One League Table – 2017–18".Soccerway.Retrieved31 August2019.
  12. ^"Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham".BBC Sport.28 April 2018.Retrieved31 August2019.
  13. ^"Gabriel Zakuani and Elliott List sign new two-year Gillingham contracts".BBC Sport.7 June 2018.Retrieved31 August2019.
  14. ^abc"Games played by Elliott List in 2018/2019".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved7 January2019.
  15. ^"Gillingham 1–1 Coventry City".BBC Sport.25 August 2018.Retrieved31 August2019.
  16. ^"Gillingham 1–0 Cardiff City".BBC Sport.5 January 2019.Retrieved31 August2019.
  17. ^"Soccerway – League One League Table – 2018–19".Soccerway.Retrieved31 August2019.
  18. ^ab"Elliott List: Stevenage sign Gillingham midfielder for undisclosed fee".BBC Sport.31 August 2019.Retrieved31 August2019.
  19. ^"Stevenage 2–2 Macclesfield Town".BBC Sport.31 August 2019.Retrieved31 August2019.
  20. ^ab"Elliott List wins Player of the Year Award 2020–21".Stevenage F.C. 13 May 2021.Retrieved13 May2021.
  21. ^"Stevenage strike force sign for next season".Stevenage F.C. 28 April 2022.Retrieved30 July2022.
  22. ^ab"Games played by Elliott List in 2021/2022".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved15 May2021.
  23. ^ab"Games played by Elliott List in 2022/2023".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved5 July2022.
  24. ^Metcalfe, Neil (2 January 2023)."Stevenage planning February return for Elliott List".The Comet.Retrieved8 May2023.
  25. ^"Elliott List extends Stevenage stay".Stevenage F.C. 24 May 2023.Retrieved24 May2023.
  26. ^ab"Games played by Elliott List in 2019/2020".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved31 August2019.
  27. ^"Games played by Elliott List in 2020/2021".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 August2020.
  28. ^"Games played by Elliott List in 2023/2024".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved4 June2023.
  29. ^"Reeves goal secures Stevenage second spot".BBC Sport.8 May 2023.Retrieved10 May2023.
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