Darren Horrigan (born 2 June 1983) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City. A goalkeeper born in Middlesbrough, Horrigan began his career with Birmingham City, and went on to play non-League football for clubs including Stamford Town, Cambridge City, Ilkeston Town, Spennymoor United, Scarborough, Gateshead, Bishop Auckland and Tow Law Town.
Darren Horrigan, born in Middlesbrough, was Stamford Town, Cambridge City, and other lower division clubs' goalkeeper before he started playing professionally for Lincoln City.
My response is just a convoluted way of saying the same thing. He wasn't playing professional football before he was signed for Lincoln City and he was the goal keeper of several other non-league club.