Archie Collins
Personal information
Full name Archie Finn Collins[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999
Place of birth Taunton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Exeter City 191 (10)
2017 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2018 → Dorchester Town (loan) 14 (2)
2023– Peterborough United 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Archie Finn Collins (born 31 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Peterborough United as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Collins was born in Taunton,[3] and grew up in Bridgwater.[2]

Career

Collins began his career with Exeter City, turning professional in April 2017.[2]

He joined Weston-super-Mare on loan in August 2017,[4] making 8 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.[5] He joined Dorchester Town on loan in December 2017,[6] which was extended in January 2018,[7] and again in February 2018.[8] For Dorchester he scored 2 goals in 14 league appearances.[5]

He made his debut for Exeter City on 28 November 2017, in the Football League Cup.[9]

In June 2023 he signed for Peterborough United for a six-figure transfer fee, on a three-year contract.[10]

Playing style

Collins has been described by Exeter City as a "versatile player who can play up front, just behind the striker, wide right, wide left or in central midfield".[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2024
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2017–18[9] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[11] 26110204[lower-alpha 1]0331
2019–20[12] 36140104[lower-alpha 2]0451
2020–21[13] 464201000494
2021–22[14] 38040002[lower-alpha 1]2442
2022–23[15] League One 454212100496
Total 191101316111222114
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2017–18[5] National League South 8100—0081
Dorchester Town (loan) 2017–18[5] SFL - Premier Division South 14200—00142
Peterborough United 2023–24[16] League One 242412010313
Career total 237151628112227420
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs

Honours

Exeter City

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Archie Collins at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Alan Collins (8 August 2017). "LATEST LOAN SIGNING ANNOUNCED AT THE WOODSPRING". Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Archie Collins joins Dorchester Town on one-month loan deal". Exeter City F.C. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Neil Walton (18 January 2018). "Magpies: Dorchester striker Archie Collins extends deal". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Neil Walton (15 February 2018). "Magpies: Dorchester extend Archie Collins' loan to end of season". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Archie Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Peterborough sign Exeter midfielder Collins" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Archie Collins in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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