

Kavan Cotter
Introduction
Kavan John Cotter (born 3 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division club Hitchin Town, on loan from League Two club Luton Town.
Career
Born in Brent, Greater London, Cotter started his career with Arsenal's youth system, before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He then joined Luton Town at under-13 level, with whom he started his scholarship. Cotter was a member of the under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance South East title and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2015–16, and also reached the quarter-finals of the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup, in which they lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers. He captained the under-18 team the following season and made his first-team debut in a 2–1 victory away to Gillingham in an EFL Trophy group stage match on 30 August 2016. Cotter signed a professional contract with Luton on 23 May 2017. After signing, manager Nathan Jones said "It will be a big year for him as it's going to be a year when he can see if he can bridge that gap and we'll give him every opportunity to do that".
On 11 August 2017, Cotter joined Southern League Premier Division club Hitchin Town on a one-month youth loan. He returned to Luton having completed the loan spell with six league appearances, before he rejoined Hitchin on a one-month youth loan on 22 September 2017.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hitchin Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||