Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Abingdon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Staines Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011 | → Telstar (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2012 | North Leigh | ||
2012 | Oxford City | 7 | (0) |
2012–2014 | North Leigh | ||
2014–2015 | Banbury United | 43 | (7) |
International career | |||
2008 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | England U17 | 15 | (4) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jacob Walcott (born 29 June 1992) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Walcott began his career in the Academy at Reading, joining as a 13-year-old in 2006. [2] He signed scholarship forms in 2008 before turning professional in 2010. [3] [4] In September 2010 he joined Staines Town on loan, [5] extending the deal for a further month in October. [6] During his time with the club he made five league appearances in the league and played once in the FA Cup. [7] He soon moved out on loan again, joining Dutch side Telstar in January 2011. [8] He remained at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season scoring two goals in fourteen appearances in the Eerste Divisie. [7] In January 2012 he returned to the Netherlands to train with FC Utrecht but was not offered a contract. [9] [10] Four months later he moved to Stevenage on a similar arrangement and played for their reserves in a 6–1 defeat to Southend United reserves, [11] though he again did not secure a permanent deal. In May 2012 he was released by Reading without making a senior appearance for the club. [12]
He joined Southern League team North Leigh in summer 2012, though he remained there for just a few months before joining Conference North neighbours Oxford City in September 2012. [13] [14] His stay with Oxford was equally brief and in December, after only seven appearances, he moved back to North Leigh. [15]
In August 2014 he signed for Banbury United, [16] making 43 league appearances in the 2014–15 season. [17]
Walcott represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [18] [19] He made his debut for the under-16s against the Netherlands in February 2008, making three appearances in total. Later in the same year he played his first game for the under-17s against Finland and went on to win a further 14 caps, scoring four times. [20]
He is a cousin of fellow player Theo Walcott. [21]