Jack Sparkes

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Jack Sparkes
Personal information
Full name Jack Sparkes [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Exmouth, England [2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [3]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2017 Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024 Portsmouth 38 (0)
2024– Peterborough United 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Jack Sparkes (born 29 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL League One club Peterborough United.

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Career

Exeter City and loans

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]

League One

Sparkes signed a two-year contract with League One side Portsmouth in June 2023. [12] On 26 July 2024, Sparkes joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. [13]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2017–18 [14] EFL League Two 3000003 [a] 161
2018–19 [15] 0000203 [a] 050
2019–20 [16] 17030104 [b] 0250
2020–21 [17] 42330104 [a] 1504
2021–22 [18] 21210101 [a] 0242
2022–23 [19] EFL League One 35120112 [a] 0402
Total118690611721509
Chippenham Town (loan) 2018–19 [3] National League South 3000—1 [c] 040
Salisbury (loan) 2018–19 [20] Southern Premier South 21200—3 [d] 0242
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21 [3] National League 31——1 [e] 041
Portsmouth 2023–24 [21] League One38000202 [a] 0420
Career total1839908124222412
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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

Exeter City

Portsmouth

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "First team – Midfielder – Jack Sparkes". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Jack Sparkes signs for Portsmouth after Exeter City release". devonlive.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Posh Add Sparkes Into The Mix". www.theposh.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "Jack Sparkes Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Sparkes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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