Jack Sparkes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack Sparkes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Exmouth, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2023 | Exeter City | 118 | (6) |
2018 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Salisbury (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2023– | Portsmouth | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 28 October 2023 (UTC) |
Jack Sparkes (born 29 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Portsmouth.
Career
Sparkes began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw at Swindon Town.[4] He then made his first appearance at Exeter's home ground St James Park the following week in a 1–0 win over Lincoln City.[5] He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Yeovil Town on 29 August 2017.[6]
In October 2018, Sparkes joined National League South side Chippenham Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 21 December, he was loaned out again, this time to Salisbury for one month.[8] The deal was later extended until the end of the season.[9]
Sparkes broke into the Exeter City first team in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 17 first-team appearances in League Two before being ruled out for the rest of the campaign with a knee injury sustained against Newport County.[10]
Following his recovery from a shoulder injury suffered early on in the 2021–22 season, Sparkes joined National League side Torquay United on loan on 9 December 2021, with the deal lasting until 8 January 2022.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 October 2023
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Exeter City | 2017–18[12] | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
2018–19[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2019–20[14] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2020–21[15] | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 50 | 4 | ||
2021–22[16] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2022–23[17] | EFL League One | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
Total | 118 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 150 | 9 | ||
Chippenham Town (loan) | 2018–19[3] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Salisbury (loan) | 2018–19[18] | Southern Premier South | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21[3] | National League | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Portsmouth | 2023–24 | EFL League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Career total | 160 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 201 | 12 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
Honours
Exeter City
- League Two runner-up: 2021–22[19]
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ a b "First team – Midfielder – Jack Sparkes". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "J. Sparkes: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Strange, Ben (12 August 2017). "Swindon Town 1 City 1". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "City 1 Lincoln City 0". Exeter City FC official website. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Yeovil Town beat Exeter City 3-1 in Checkatrade Trophy but injury to Southampton youngster clouds win". somersetlive.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Loan deals for Jack Sparkes, Ben Seymour and Max Smallcombe". Exeter City F.C. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Jack Sparkes joins Salisbury on loan deal, evostikleaguesouthern.co.uk, 21 December 2018
- ^ Jack Sparkes extends loan deal with Salisbury, exetercityfc.co.uk, 23 January 2019
- ^ "Jack Sparkes: Exeter City midfielder out for the season with knee injury". BBC Sport. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Jack Sparkes joins Torquay United on loan". Exeter City FC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Sparkes Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
External links
- Jack Sparkes at the Exeter City official website
- Jack Sparkes at Soccerbase
- Jack Sparkes at Soccerway
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