Jack Sparkes

Jack Sparkes (born 29 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a midfielder.

Jack Sparkes
Personal information
Full name Jack Sparkes[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000[2]
Place of birth Exmouth, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Exeter City 20 (0)
2018 → Chippenham Town (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Salisbury (loan) 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2019

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 FC 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]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "First team – Midfielder – Jack Sparkes". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. Jack Sparkes at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  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.
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