Iron sign Harvey Bunker on loan from Forest Green Rovers

Scunthorpe United is delighted to welcome highly-rated midfielder Harvey Bunker to the club, on loan from League One side Forest Green Rovers, where he has been getting regular first team experience this season.

The 19-year-old arrives at Glanford Park from the Sky Bet League One side until the end of the season as he looks to get games under his belt to aid his ongoing progression.

Born in Portsmouth in 2003, Bunker is a box-to-box midfielder first beginning his youth career at Southampton before moving to Forest Green. He made his debut in November 2019 in the EFL Trophy against Walsall at the age of 16.

In the following season, he appeared in the same competition twice more, playing a total of 102 minutes in games against Exeter City and West Bromwich Albion’s Under-21s side.

Bunker then spent time at Weymouth and Chippenham Town on loan in 2021-22, along with playing for Rovers in the EFL Trophy in between moves. His spell at Weymouth saw him gain experience of the National League, stepping up from the National League South with Chippenham, as he started in positive results against Chesterfield (D1-1), Eastleigh (W1-0) and Bromley (D2-2), amongst other appearances.

The current season has seen the midfielder break into the first team at the New Lawn, playing a total of 900 minutes across 15 appearances in league and cup. He made his league debut for Forest Green in September as a 75th minute substitute in the 2-1 home win over Accrington Stanley, scoring his first professional goal in only his second professional league start in a 1-1 away draw at Fleetwood Town.

Bunker last appeared for the side in mid-December and arrives at Glanford Park ready to hit the ground running, calling on his experience in the National League last season and his EFL experience from the current campaign.