Rhys Lovett

Rhys Lovett (born 15 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maidenhead United.

He spent seven years in the academy at Walsall, from where he was loaned out to the youth teams at Aston Villa and Coventry City. He spent a season with Rochdale's youth-team, before signing with Cheltenham Town in August 2015. From there was loaned out to Tiverton Town, Shepton Mallet and Shortwood United, being named as Shortwood's Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season. He made his first-team debut for Cheltenham in August 2017, but only made a total of seven appearances for the club before he left in June 2020.

Club Career

Lovett spent seven years in Walsall's academy, where he had loan spells at Aston Villa and Coventry City, before joining Rochdale permanently in 2014. He played a pre-season game for Gloucester City in July 2015. Lovett moved on to join Cheltenham Town in August 2015, ahead of their National League campaign. Following this, Lovett immediately joined Southern League Division One South & West club Tiverton Town on a short-term loan deal. He made his competitive debut on the opening day of the 2015–16 season, a 2–0 defeat at North Leigh. He played the next three games for Martyn Rogers's "Yellows". He joined Shepton Mallet on a one-month loan on 19 December 2015. He remained Gary Johnson's third choice goalkeeper at Cheltenham for the title winning season of 2015–16, behind Dillon Phillips/Jonathan Flatt and Calum Kitscha. He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Southern League Division One South & West side Shortwood United, where he was named as the club's Player of the Year. He signed a new contract at Cheltenham in April 2018.

He made his first-team debut for Cheltenham on 15 August 2017, in am EFL Trophy tie against Swansea City U23s at Whaddon Road, which resulted in a 2–1 defeat. With regular custodian Scott Flinders undergoing surgery, Lovett made his League Two debut for Cheltenham on the final day of the 2017–18 season, a 2–1 defe