Doug Loft
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Loft playing for Port Vale in April 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas James Loft | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2006 | Hastings United | ||
| 2006–2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Port Vale | 174 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Gillingham | 62 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Colchester United | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Billericay Town | 28 | (2) |
| 2021 | Margate | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Tonbridge Angels | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 374 | (28) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas James Loft (born 25 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 430 league and cup appearances in an 18-year career, scoring 32 goals.
A non-League player at Hastings United, Loft moved to Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2006. He remained on the fringes of the first team throughout his stay and was loaned out to Dagenham & Redbridge in February 2009. He signed with Port Vale in June 2009, where he found regular first-team football. Voted as the club's Player of the Year in 2012, Loft helped the club secure promotion to League One the following season. He signed for Gillingham in June 2014 before moving to Colchester United in July 2016. He signed with Shrewsbury Town in July 2018 and in January 2019 rejoined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan. He signed with non-League side Billericay Town in July 2019 and moved to Tonbridge Angels in June 2021.