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Joseph Michael "Joe" Partington (born 1 April 1990 in Portsmouth) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Eastleigh of the National League Premier. At under-21 level, Partington represented Wales on eight occasions between 2009 and 2012. ==Club career== Partington joined A.F.C. Bournemouth in June 2006 after being released by Portsmouth He made his first team debut for Bournemouth on 9 February 2008, against Luton Town. Bournemouth won the game 4–1. Partington came on as a late substitute for Marvin Bartley. On 5 April, Partington scored his first professional goal. This was a crucial goal at The Liberty Stadium in the 90th minute against top of the league side Swansea City. Moments after, Bournemouth scored another goal from Jo Kuffour to win the game 2–1. On 7 May, Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond announced he had offered Partington, along with youth team goalkeeper Ryan Pryce and winger Josh McQuoid a professional contract with the club. Partington made his full first team début against Bury on 20 December, scoring Bournemouth's second goal of the game in the 44th minute. On 29 October 2010, Partington joined Eastbourne Borough of the Conference National on an initial one-month's loan in order to gain some first team experience. The then AFC Bournemouth manager Lee Bradbury offered Partington a new and improved two-and-a-half year contract on 4 February 2011 which he accepted. This will keep him at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. Partingtons contract was extended by a further two years in June 2013 by current manager Eddie Howe who has stated that he is keen for Partington to covert to a centre half. To assist him in this on January 1, 2014 he signed for Conference Premier team Aldershot Town F.C. on a months loan after turning down two League clubs who wanted to sign him as a central midfielder. He fell foul of a terrible tackle during the Dartford F.C. match which saw him sidelined after an operation for eight months. Partington signed for Eastleigh F.C. in January 2015, after his recovery from his knee injury, on an initial one-month loan, this has now been extended until the end of the 2014-15 season. On 4 June 2015, Partington joined Eastleigh F.C. on a free transfer on a two-year deal after AFC Bournemouth released Partington when his contract ended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32611526 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Partington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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