Connor Bell (born 15 July 1996) is an English professional
footballer
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Preston Lions FC
Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional association football, soccer club from Preston, Victoria, Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The club ...
in the
National Premier Leagues Victoria
The National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria or NPL VIC) is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer league syst ...
.
Career
In the summer of 2017, Bell joined
Scottish Championship
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side
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...
after a spell in Switzerland playing for
Servette
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's under-21 side in the fifth-tier of Swiss football where he scored six goals in 16 matches.
Bell then joined
Greenock Morton
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in the summer of 2018 and scored on his debut against Albion Rovers.
In February 2019, having been released by Greenock Morton in the previous month, Bell signed for Evo-Stik Northern Premier League side South Shields. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 over
Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...
In June 2019, Bell moved to Australia, signing for
Victorian State League Division 1
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side
Preston Lions FC
Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional association football, soccer club from Preston, Victoria, Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The club ...
. In his first half-season at the club, Bell won the championship with Preston, scoring 3 goals in 8 games.
Having joined Whitby Town in October 2019, he moved back to Preston in December, before linking up with Dunston UTS in October 2020.
With the season being cut short, Bell bagged one goal in three games, with his sole strike winning Dunston three points in a 4-3 victory against Brighouse Town.
He moved to
Northern Premier League
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East Division rivals, Hebburn Town, in July 2021.
In January 2022, He moved to Australia for his old club
Preston Lions
Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matche ...