Zane Banton
FullnameZane Banton[1]
Birth date23 May 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeStevenage, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
PositionStriker
CurrentclubSt Albans City
Clubnumber11
Youthclubs 1Watford
Youthyears 2–2013
Youthclubs 2Luton Town
Years 12013–2017
Clubs 1Luton Town
Caps 15
Goals 10
Years 22014
Clubs 2→ Concord Rangers (loan)
Caps 23
Goals 20
Years 32014
Clubs 3→ Biggleswade Town (loan)
Caps 316
Goals 34
Years 42014
Clubs 4→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
Caps 44
Goals 40
Years 52015
Clubs 5→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
Caps 519
Goals 53
Years 62015
Clubs 6→ Boreham Wood (loan)
Caps 62
Goals 60
Years 72015–2016
Clubs 7→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
Caps 75
Goals 70
Years 82017
Clubs 8→ St Albans City (loan)
Caps 86
Goals 82
Years 92017–
Clubs 9St Albans City
Caps 9317
Goals 967
Club-update11:40, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Zane Banton (born 23 May 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for club St Albans City.

Career

Luton Town

Born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire,[2] Banton became a first-year scholar at Luton Town in July 2012,[3] having previously been at Watford.[4] During his first year as a scholar, he scored 16 goals for the under-18 team as they finished third in the Youth Alliance South East Conference.[4] The following season, Banton signed a professional contract on 19 September 2013 until May 2015.[4] He made his first-team debut five days later aged 17 as an 85th-minute substitute for Andre Gray in a 4–0 win over Woking.[5][6] His first start came on 30 November in a 0–0 draw with Staines Town in the FA Trophy first round, before being substituted in the 60th minute.[5] Banton joined Conference South club Concord Rangers on a one-month loan on 5 March 2014.[7] At the time, Luton manager John Still said he hoped Banton's loan spell would help to aid his development and "might push him on a little bit".[8] He debuted two days later in a 3–2 win over Eastleigh and completed the loan spell with three appearances.[9]

On 8 August 2014, Banton joined Southern League Premier Division club Biggleswade Town on a three-month loan.[10] He made his debut a day later as a 69th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Chippenham Town.[9] Banton scored his first goal for Biggleswade in a 4–1 win over Dorchester Town on 23 August.[9] He added a second goal to his Biggleswade tally in a 1–0 win over Burnham on 9 September.[9] Banton scored in three consecutive matches in all competitions from September to October and made his final appearance for Biggleswade in a 3–3 draw with Slough Town on 28 October.[9] He finished the loan spell with six goals from 21 appearances.[9] Banton was recalled from his loan at Biggleswade on 31 October,[11] and joined Conference South club Hemel Hempstead Town later that day on loan until 29 November.[12] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Bromley on 11 November.[9] Banton made four further appearances in all competitions and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Truro City in the FA Trophy third qualifying round on 29 November.[9][13] He rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town on loan until the end of the season at the beginning of January 2015.[14]

On 21 September 2015, Banton joined National League club Boreham Wood on a one-month loan.[15] He debuted in a 2–1 win away to Torquay United and completed the loan spell with two appearances.[5] Banton later rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month youth loan until 9 January 2016,[16] starting in a 2–1 defeat at home to Ebbsfleet United on 5 December.[17] In the following match, Banton scored in a 7–4 defeat away to Eastbourne Borough in the FA Trophy on 12 December.[18] Banton's loan was extended for a second month on 13 January 2016 until 14 February, with an immediate recall option.[19] Luton exercised the option to recall Banton on 30 January with immediate effect to allow him to be named on the bench for the match at home to Notts County, which finished as a 2–0 defeat.[20][21] Banton made his Football League debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Jonathan Smith in a 2–0 defeat at home to Accrington Stanley on 9 April.[22] This was followed up with three further substitute appearances, and finished 2015–16 with four appearances for Luton.[23] Banton signed a new one-year contract after the end of the season, with the option of a one-year extension.[24]

St Albans City

On 24 March 2017, Banton joined National League South club St Albans City on loan until the end of 2016–17.[25] He debuted a day later in a 1–0 win at home to Dartford.[26] Banton scored his first goal for St Albans on 15 April in a 1–1 draw with Whitehawk, and this was followed up with a goal in the following match, a 3–0 victory at home to Weston-super-Mare.[5] He was recalled by Luton on 27 April, having scored twice in six appearances for St Albans.[27] Banton was released by Luton when his contract expired at the end of 2016–17.[28]

Banton joined St Albans permanently on a one-year contract on 2 June 2017.[29][30] He signed a new contract for 2018–19 in May 2018.[31]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town2013–14[9]Conference Premier1010—7[a]393
2014–15[32]League Two00—000000
2015–16[23]League Two4000000040
2016–17[33]League Two0000004[b]040
Total501000113173
Concord Rangers (loan)2013–14[5]Conference South30———30
Biggleswade Town (loan)2014–15[9]Southern League Premier Division16442—1[c]0216
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)2014–15[5][34]Conference South233——5[d]2285
Boreham Wood (loan)2015–16[5]National League20———20
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)2015–16[5]National League South50——1[e]161
St Albans City (loan)2016–17[5]National League South62———62
St Albans City2017–18[35]National League South38942—5[f]34714
2018–19[36]National League South29710—6[g]1368
2019–20[37]National League South26531—4[h]1337
2020–21[38]National League South0011—0011
Total992394—15512332
Career total1533014600331120047
  1. ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in St Mary's Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  6. ^ One appearance and one goal in Herts Charity Cup, two appearances and one goal in Herts Senior Cup, two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  7. ^ One appearance and one goal in Herts Charity Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Herts Senior Cup
  8. ^ One appearance in Herts Charity Cup, two in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in FA Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

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