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Jack Sparkes
Personal information
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[edit]

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[edit]

As of match played 28 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours[edit]

Exeter City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "First team – Midfielder – Jack Sparkes". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "J. Sparkes: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ Strange, Ben (12 August 2017). "Swindon Town 1 City 1". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "City 1 Lincoln City 0". Exeter City FC official website. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Loan deals for Jack Sparkes, Ben Seymour and Max Smallcombe". Exeter City F.C. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  8. ^ Jack Sparkes joins Salisbury on loan deal, evostikleaguesouthern.co.uk, 21 December 2018
  9. ^ Jack Sparkes extends loan deal with Salisbury, exetercityfc.co.uk, 23 January 2019
  10. ^ "Jack Sparkes: Exeter City midfielder out for the season with knee injury". BBC Sport. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Jack Sparkes joins Torquay United on loan". Exeter City FC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Jack Sparkes Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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