Jazzi Barnum-Bobb

Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (born 15 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Wrexham.

Jazzi Barnum-Bobb

Personal information
Full name	Jazzi Barnum-Bobb[1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Wrexham
Number	2
Youth career
2012–2014	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Cardiff City	0	(0)
2015	→ Newport County (loan)	12	(0)
2016–2018	Newport County	27	(1)
2017–2018	→ Torquay United (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2019	Chelmsford City	31	(0)
2019–	Wrexham	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Enfield, London, Barnum-Bobb was signed for Watford's academy, spending two years there before being released in 2014. During his time at Watford, he achieved 11 A* GCSE passes from the highly rated Harefield Academy in Uxbridge.[2]

Cardiff City

After being released from Watford, Barnum-Bobb was signed by Cardiff City on a one-year junior contact by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the summer of 2014. Barnum-Bobb made his debut for the club against Coventry City in the League Cup in August 2014. He started the match and played 66 minutes before being substituted for Mats Møller Dæhli; Cardiff won 2–1.[3] On 13 October 2015 he joined Newport County on an initial one-month loan, subsequently extended until 7 January 2016. He made his Football League debut for Newport on 17 October 2015 in a League Two match versus Portsmouth. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Barnum-Bobb was not offered a new contract by Cardiff and was subsequently released.[4]

Newport County

On 23 June 2016, it was announced that Barnum-Bobb would rejoin Newport County on a one-year contract.[5] He scored his first senior career goal on 29 October 2016 for Newport County in a 3–1 win against Accrington Stanley.[6] At the end of the 2016–17 season his contract was extended for a further year.[7]

On 8 November 2017, Barnum-Bobb joined Torquay United on loan until January 2018.[8] He was released by Newport on 21 February 2018.[9]

Chelmsford City

On 5 March 2018, Barnum-Bobb joined Chelmsford City.[10]

Wrexham

In June 2019 he went on trial with Welsh club Wrexham.[11] On 22 July 2019, Barnum-Bobb signed for Wrexham on a one-year deal.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	2014–15[13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16[14]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Newport County (loan)	2015–16[14]	League Two	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Newport County	2016–17[15]		26	1	4	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	34	3
	2017–18[16]		1	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	Total		39	1	6	1	1	0	5	1	51	3
Torquay United (loan)	2017–18[16]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		1	0	8	0
Chelmsford City	2017–18[16]	National League South	11	0	0	0	–		0	0	11	0
	2018–19[17]	National League South	20	0	0	0	–		0	0	20	0
	Total		31	0	0	0	–		0	0	31	0
Wrexham	2019–20[18]	National League	10	0	0	0	–		3	0	13	0
Career total			80	1	6	1	3	0	9	1	98	3

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
2. "Who is Jazzi Barnum-Bobb?". Wales Online. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
3. "Coventry 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
4. "Cardiff Cidy release Kenwyne Jones and Ben Turner in clearout". BBC Sport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
5. "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb: Former Cardiff City defender joins Newport County". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
6. "Accrington Stanley 1–3 Newport County". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
7. "Newport County: Strikers Craig Reid and Ryan Bird the latest to depart club". Bbc.co.uk. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
8. Andrew Penman (8 November 2017). "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb moves to Gulls until January". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
9. "Newport County AFC and Jazzi Barnum-Bobb part company". Newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
10. "Clarets announce Jazzi signing". Chelmsford City F.C. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
11. "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb: Ex-Cardiff and Newport player to continue trial at Wrexham". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019.
12. "New signing Jazzi Barnum-Bobb delighted Wrexham AFC boss Bryan Hughes has shown faith in him". The Leader. 22 July 2019.
13. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
14. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
15. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
16. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
17. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
18. "Games played by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links

• Jazzi Barnum-Bobb at Soccerbase