The Fleet this evening welcome Tyler Cordner to the Kuflink Stadium for a second spell at the club as he joins on a season-long loan from York City.
The 25-year-old centre-back made 24 appearances in all competitions in an earlier loan spell here from AFC Bournemouth during the first half of the 2019/20 season, impressing home fans as he helped bolster the Fleet’s defence.
Born on the South Coast, Cordner came through Bournemouth’s academy and played for the Cherries’ U23s while also gaining a first taste of National League football with a season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.
The Fleet was his next port of call in September 2019 and he was virtually ever-present in the side until returning to his parent club in the New Year.
Since his first spell at the Fleet, Cordner has gone on to amass plenty of experience in both League Two and the National League. He played for both Scunthorpe United and Southend United on loan in the EFL before a permanent transfer to newly promoted Weymouth in 2021 returned him to the National League.
A standout season with Aldershot Town in 2022/23 saw Cordner captain the England C side, score nine times from defence and become the Shots’ player of the season amongst numerous other awards, making way for a move north to York City who paid a fee for his services last summer.
The Fleet’s new signing played in both games against us for York last season and now returns south to familiar surroundings to continue his National League experience.
Speaking to Fleet TV on his return (interview to follow), Cordner said: “I’m still young, only 25, but I’ve had a lot of experience in this league and the EFL. Being here previously made my decision easier but I’ve been speaking to the manager a lot during the summer and the ambition has driven me to coming back. I’ve got the whole pre-season ahead of me now and I’m looking forward to it.”
