Danny Collinge

Daniele James Collinge (born 9 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Barnet.

Danny Collinge

Collinge in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Daniele James Collinge[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Haywards Heath, England[2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barnet
Number	4
Youth career
2009–2014	Milton Keynes Dons
2014–2017	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	VfB Stuttgart II	15	(0)
2019–2021	Colchester United	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	13	(1)
2020	→ A.F.C. Sudbury (loan)	5	(1)
2021–2022	Dover Athletic	38	(2)
2022–	Barnet	96	(13)
International career
2013–2014	England U16	11	(0)
2014–2015	England U17	21	(1)
2015–2016	England U18	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:24, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Collinge began his youth career with Milton Keynes Dons in 2009. He progressed through the youth ranks and was on the bench for the first team on three occasions in March 2014 as a 15 year old.^[2] That summer, he joined VfB Stuttgart where he began playing for the under-17s.^[3] Collinge later progressed onto the under-19s and then onto the VfB Stuttgart II side playing in the Regionalliga Südwest.^[4][5] In June 2018, Collinge was one of 100 nominees for the Golden Boy award.^[6] However, he struggled with injuries that season, and made no appearances in the first half of the following season before leaving Stuttgart by mutual consent in January 2019.

In June 2019, Collinge signed for Colchester United on a two-year deal.^[7] He was restricted to under-23 games during his time with the Us, though he did play first-team football out on loan at Isthmian League clubs Maldon & Tiptree and A.F.C. Sudbury.^[8] He left Colchester by mutual consent in February 2021.^[9]

Collinge returned to MK Dons for pre-season training in July 2021,^[10] before signing for Dover Athletic at the end of the month after a successful trial.^[11] After 40 appearances in the 2021-22 season, Collinge was offered a new deal by the Whites following their relegation but rejected this to remain in the National League when he signed for Barnet in June 2022.^[12]

International career

Collinge was capped by England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. With the under-17s, he played at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was part of the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, although did not play.^[2]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024-25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart II	2016–17[2]	Regionalliga Südwest	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18[2]	Regionalliga Südwest	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2018–19[2]	Regionalliga Südwest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Colchester United	2019–20[2]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[2]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2019–20[13]	Isthmian League North Division	13	1	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	16	1
A.F.C. Sudbury (loan)	2020–21[14]	Isthmian League North Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Dover Athletic	2021–22[2]	National League	38	2	2	0	—		0	0	40	2
Barnet	2022–23[2]	National League	36	1	4	0	—		4[b]	0	44	1
	2023–24[2]	National League	31	8	5	1	—		3[c]	0	39	9
	2024–25[2]	National League	29	4	1	0	—		1[d]	0	31	4
	Total		96	13	10	1	0	0	8	0	114	14
Career total			167	17	12	1	0	0	11	0	190	18

1. Appearance(s) in the Alan Turvey Trophy
2. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in the Middlesex Senior Cup, one in National League playoffs
4. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

Honours

Barnet

• National League: 2024–25^[15]

Individual

• National League Team of the Season: 2023–24,^[16] 2024–25^[17]