Durrell Berry

Durrell Joel Berry (born 27 May 1992) is an English footballer who last played for Mickleover Sports in 2019.

He began his career with Notts County's centre of excellence and progressed through Aston Villa's academy to sign his first professional contract in 2010. Having joined Plymouth Argyle the following year, Berry made his debut in the Football League in August 2011. On 20 July 2017 Berry signed for Kettering Town, following his departure from Truro City.

Early life Berry was born in Derby. "They sent me home because they said my hair's too short and it represents a hooligan look," said Berry, who had his head shaved with grade one blades every few weeks. "I just feel like it's my human right really to have my hair at a grade one if I want to." Berry left in 2006 when the club cancelled their youth programmes as a cost-cutting measure. He had trials with Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa before joining the latter's academy. He began the 2009–10 season as a forward, but went on to play regularly as a right-sided full-back. Berry played in both legs of the 2010 FA Youth Cup Final, which Aston Villa lost 3–2 on aggregate to Chelsea. He signed his first professional contract later in the year and began playing for the club's reserves.

Berry joined Plymouth Argyle on a one-year contract in July 2011. He began his first season with the club as first-choice right-back, playing in their first 15 games, before losing his place in the team to Paul Bignot. He regained his starting position in December and played regularly for the rest of the campaign, making 35 appearances in the league and one in the FA Cup. and signed it two weeks later for an undisclosed period of time. Injuries limited his availability in 2012–13, but he did play in 32 games, including a Football League Trophy tie with Oxford United where he was sent off for two bookable offences. Berry made 25 league appearances in the 2013–14 season and left Plymouth Argyle on 10 June 2014 after declining a new contract.

Berry joined Torquay United in October 2014 and made 12 appearances before joining Cheltenham Town in January 2015. He made 12 appearances for Cheltenham during the remainder of the 2014–15 season, scoring twice. Berry subsequently joined Alfreton Town before returning to Torquay United in September 2015. He made 31 appearances during the 2015–16 season before joining Truro City in 2016. Berry made three appearances for Truro during the 2016–17 season and joined Kettering Town in July 2017.

Berry’s time at Kettering Town was interrupted by injuries. In March 2016, he suffered a double leg break that kept him out of action for eight months, and in November 2017 he ruptured his Achilles while playing for Kettering. He joined Mickleover Sports in December 2018, making his debut against Marine on 29 December. He subsequently remained with the club for the 2019–20 season.

Berry later played for Belper United, where he was listed in the club’s squad during the 2024–25 season. He subsequently joined AFC Borrowash Victoria, where he became club captain.

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