Jacob Wakeling

Last updated

Jacob Wakeling
Personal information
Full name Jacob Andrew Wakeling [1]
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Redditch, England [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 28
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Alvechurch 7 (5)
2020–2022 Leicester City 0 (0)
2022 → Barrow (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 Swindon Town 47 (8)
2023– Peterborough United 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Jacob Andrew Wakeling (born 15 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Peterborough United, as a striker.

Contents

Career

Early career

Wakeling began his career with West Bromwich Albion, being released by them in 2020. [3] After playing in non-league football for Alvechurch, [4] Wakeling signed for Leicester City in November 2020, before moving on loan to Barrow in January 2022. [3] [5] Wakeling played four times for Barrow before returning to Leicester, from where he was released as a player in June 2022. [6]

Swindon Town

In July 2022 he signed for Swindon Town after previously being on trial at the club. [7] [8] After scoring 4 goals and making 3 assists in his first 10 league games, on 30 September 2022, [9] Wakeling signed a contract extension keeping him at Swindon Town until 2026. [10]

Peterborough United

On September 1, 2023, Wakeling signed with EFL League One club Peterborough United on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [11]

Related Research Articles

Jonson Scott Clarke-Harris is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One side Peterborough United. He set a new record during his first spell at Coventry City when, aged 16 years and 21 days, he made his debut becoming the youngest player ever to play for the Coventry first team. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Ball (footballer)</span> English footballer

David Michael Ball is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Men.

Nicholas Olushola Ajose is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ollie Banks</span> English footballer

Oliver Ian Banks is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Chesterfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Norris</span> English association football player

Luke Michael Norris is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Blyth</span> English footballer

Jacob Matthew Blyth is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford.

Louis Samuel Reed is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Mansfield Town.

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for EFL Championship club Birmingham City.

Stuart John Moore is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Morecambe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kayden Jackson</span> English footballer

Kayden Pastel Dunn Jackson is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for Ipswich Town.

Harry Roy Smith is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sutton United.

Harry McKirdy is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Swindon Town, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Yates</span> English footballer (born 1997)

Ryan James Yates is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Yates joined Nottingham Forest's youth academy in 2005, and has been signed professionally to the club since 2016.

Morgan Kendall Penfold is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker who recently played for Wisbech Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamed Eisa</span> Sudanese professional footballer

Mohamed Mamoun Eisa is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City on loan from EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons and the Sudan national team.

Joshua Luke Gordon is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Walsall on loan from League One club Burton Albion.

Steven-Andreas Benda is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.

The 2020–21 season was Wigan Athletic Football Club's 89th season in existence and their first back in League One since 2017–18. In addition to the domestic league, Wigan Athletic participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

Joseph William George Tomlinson is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Tyrese Shade is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Solihull Moors, on loan from EFL League Two club Swindon Town as a winger. Born in England, he represents Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level.

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Jacob Wakeling at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Barrow Sign Jacob Wakeling On Loan". www.barrowafc.com.
  4. ↑ "Jake Wakeling Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Barrow sign Leicester striker Wakeling" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Eldin Jakupović Among Six To Depart Leicester City". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Swindon Town sign striker Jacob Wakeling on one-year contract". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Swindon sign former Leicester striker Wakeling" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Wakeling hoping to rediscover early-season form after outrageous Salford goal". Swindon Advertiser.
  10. ↑ "Town talent Wakeling signs new long-term contract". Swindon Advertiser.
  11. ↑ "Peterborough sign Wakeling from Swindon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.