18 year old first year professional has joined Ives on a loan to the end of the season from League One Stevenage. The youngster has worked his way through the Academy at Boro to earn his first contract and was the club’s leading scorer in the EFL Youth Alliance League last season. He has already enjoyed a successful loan spell at Isthmian Premier League Cheshunt earlier this season and will be looking to score goals at quattro tech Westwood Road.
Powerful striker Torin has joined the Ives on an initial one month loan from Peterborough United. The youngster is a regular for Posh Under 21’s and has been named on the bench for the first team. He initially came to the attention of manager Ricky Marheineke when he grabbed an impressive brace in Peterborough’s pre-season visit to Quattro-tech Westwood Road.
25 year old centre forward Khris has joined the Ives from Corby Town where he has scored nine goals in sixteen appearances for the Steelmen this season. The powerfully built striker has always had an eye for goal throughout his career which started at Colchester United and has seen him move on to Brackley Town, Brightlingsea Regent, Saffron Walden Town, Coggeshall Town and Whitehawk before his move to Steels Park. He brings an exciting addition to Ives already potent front line.
Powerful striker Brandon is another first year professional that has joined the Ives on an initial one month loan from League One Cambridge United. He earned his pro contract with some impressive performances and important goals for the U’s during his two year scholarship at the Abbey Stadium. He joined Cambridge after a spell at West Ham United and was another of the integral parts of United’s FA Youth Cup run last season. Brandon enjoyed successful work experience loans at St Neots Town and Cheshunt last season and sees the Ives as a step up on his football journey.
Lewis is a striker/winger who was formerly with Wolves, but last season played for Chester-Le-Street United. Lewis has also played for Harlow Town Reserves in the Essex Senior League and joins the Ives ahead of the 2022/23 season.
Aged 26, Jonny is a striker who started his career at Peterborough United, and was in the same Posh squad as former Ives player, Conor Washington. After several loan spells in non-league, he joined Hull City after a successful trial with their under 21 squad. A move to Accrington Stanley followed before returning to non-league playing for FC Halifax, Maidstone United, Royston Town and most recently, FC Romania. Always a man with an eye for goal and a real handful for any defender Jonny ended last season as Ives leading goal scorer.
Joined Royston Town in October 2022
Ethan is a 20-year-old centre forward who came through the Northampton Town Football & Education Programme and their academy to earn a professional contract with the club in February 2020. At the beginning of last season, he signed for eventual Premier Division Central Champions, Banbury United before switching to the Quattro-Tech Westwood Road Stadium last November.
Nabil is a 30-year-old prolific striker who began his career as a scholar at the now defunct Rushden & Diamonds during their conference days. Since his departure when the club disbanded in summer 2011, he has moved around a number of clubs at National League and Southern League level scoring goals wherever he has gone. He has rattled in 42 goals in 73 appearances over two seasons for AFC Rushden & Diamonds prior to that he had registered 14 goals in half a season at St Neots Town and can also list Alfreton Town, Kettering Town, Oxford City, Banbury United, Tamworth and Stratford Town amongst his former clubs.