Corey Milton Whitely (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Bromley.
Whitely began his senior career at Boreham Wood, where he played a handful of games in the 2008–09 season.[3] After three seasons playing in the non-pyramid TTFF League for Yalova, in which he was top scorer,[4] Whitely joined Isthmian League side Waltham Forest for the 2012–13 season.[5] Whitely joined Cheshunt in January 2013,[6] before moving up a division to join Enfield Town that summer. He scored 46 goals for Town over three seasons before moving up to the National League to join Dagenham & Redbridge in summer 2016. He won the Daggers' player of the season award the following summer before joining Ebbsfleet United in February 2018.[7]
On 25 June 2019 Whitely joined Newport County on a two-year deal.[8] He made his EFL League Two debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season against Mansfield Town.[9] On 4 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Newport in the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E.[9] On 10 January 2020 Whitely joined Bromley on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[10] On 20 August 2020 Whitely rejoined Boreham Wood on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Newport County at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[12] Whitely joined Bromley permanently in July 2021.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2012–13[14] | Isthmian League Division One North | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| Enfield Town | 2013–14[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2014–15[16] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | ||
| 2015–16[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 3 | 42 | 23 | ||
| Total | 120 | 46 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | 128 | 49 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17[18] | National League | 39 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 16 | |
| 2017–18[18] | National League | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 24 | |||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2017–18[18] | National League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[18] | National League | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Total | 59 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 63 | 11 | |||
| Newport County | 2019–20[9] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Bromley (loan) | 2019–20[18] | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2020–21[18] | National League | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| Bromley | 2021–22[18] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 328 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 358 | 109 | ||
