Elliot Bonds

Elliot Bonds
Bonds with Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Elliot Michael Bonds
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salford City
Number 16
Youth career
Reading
Brentford
2016–2018 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Farnborough (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2021 Hull City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2024 Cheltenham Town 98 (5)
2021 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 7 (0)
2024–2026 Fleetwood Town 43 (2)
2026– Salford City 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Guyana 27 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:16, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:54, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Elliot Michael Bonds (born 23 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

Club career

Bonds originates from Kensal Rise, London and attended Oakington Manor School in Wembley. He has represented Middlesex and the Brent Schools' FA at various levels and was scouted by Eamonn Dolan for Reading. He also had a spell in the youth team of Brentford. In the summer of 2016 he signed a two-year scholarship with Dagenham & Redbridge. He was a part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup fourth-round in the 2017–18 season.

He was rewarded with his first team debut in February 2018 when he replaced Fejiri Okenabirhie as a substitute in the 3–0 win over Torquay United, becoming the club's youngest ever senior player, aged 18. He made his first senior start in the 5–3 away win at Guiseley in April 2018. He made five first team appearances that season despite being a second-year scholar. In June 2018 he signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal until 2020. In December 2018, he was sent out on loan to Southern Football League Premier Division side Farnborough.

On 20 August 2019, Bonds joined Hull City on a one-year deal, with the club holding the option of a further year and initially joined up with the under-23 squad.

On 20 August 2020, Bonds joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan.

Bonds returned to Hull after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament that put at end to his Cheltenham loan.

On 29 June 2021, Bonds signed a two-year contract with Cheltenham Town. On 20 October 2021, Bonds joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on loan until December. On 3 December 2021, the loan was extended by a further month until January 2022. In July 2022, Bonds signed a contract extension with Cheltenham until 2025.

On 28 June 2024, Bonds signed a three-year deal with Fleetwood Town.

Salford City

On July 14, 2026, Bonds joined fellow EFL League Two club Salford City for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Bonds received his first call-up to the Guyana national team in November 2018 for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana. He played the full ninety-minutes in the 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2017–18 National League5000—0050
2018–19 National League1000—0010
Total 6000—0060
Farnborough (loan) 2018–19 SL Premier Division 18100—00181
Hull City 2019–20 Championship 000000—00
2020–21 League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2020–21 League Two 5000102080
Cheltenham Town 2021–22 League One 2310 01020261
2022–23 League One 37 2 — 1 0 4 0 42 2
2023–24 League One 38 2 — — — 38 2
Total 10350030801145
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2021–22 National League North 7020—20110
Fleetwood Town 2024–25 League Two 330103000370
Career total 167630601001866
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 201810
201960
202380
202460
202520
2026 4 2
Total230

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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  5. 1 2 3 Wylie, Jack (17 June 2018). "Bonds Pens First Pro Deal With Daggers". League Football Education. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Elliot Bonds profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "BONDS PENS ONE-YEAR DEAL TO JOIN U23S". Hull City A.F.C. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bonds Joins Cheltenham On Loan". Hull City A.F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "Elliot Bonds: Cheltenham Town's on-loan Hull City midfielder out for season". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bonds Signs For Cheltenham". Hull City A.F.C. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bonds heads out on loan to build fitness". Cheltenham Town FC. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bonds loan spell extended". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Elliot Bonds signs contract extension until 2025". www.ctfc.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Midfielder Bonds joins Fleetwood from Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Guyana captain Bonds joins Salford from Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "21-member Golden Jags squad announced". Guyana Times. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  17. 1 2 "Elliot Bonds NFT". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  25. ↑ "E. Bonds: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Bonds in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2024.