Jake Dunwoody

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Jake Dunwoody
Personal information
Full name Jake Dunwoody [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Glossop, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester City
–2016 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Stoke City 0 (0)
2016Leek Town (loan)
2018Curzon Ashton (loan) 16 (3)
2020 Derry City 6 (0)
2021 HIFK 26 (1)
2022–2023 SJK 50 (5)
2024 AC Oulu 25 (1)
International career
2017–2020 Northern Ireland U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:13, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Jake Dunwoody (born 28 September 1998) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. Born in England, he has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level. [2]

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Club career

Born in Glossop, [3] Dunwoody joined the youth academy of Stoke City at the age of 16 from the youth academy of Manchester City. [4] In 2016, he was sent on loan to Leek Town in the English non-leagues. [5] He was recalled from his loan in November 2016. [6] Before the second half of 2017/18, he was sent on loan to National League North side Curzon Ashton. [7] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2019–20 season. [8]

In 2020, Dunwoody signed for Derry City. [9]

Finland

Before the 2021 season, he signed for Finnish team HIFK. [10] [11] [12]

In November 2021, Dunwoody signed for fellow Veikkausliiga side SJK. [13] [14] [15] [16]

In the early November 2023, it was reported that Dunwoody will transfer to fellow Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. [17] On 9 November 2023, AC Oulu confirmed his signing on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year. [18]

International career

Dunwoody made 15 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring once. [19]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Curzon Ashton (loan) 2017–18 National League North 163163
Derry City 2020 LOI Division 6010001 [c] 080
HIFK 2021 Veikkausliiga 26150311
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga25020514 [d] 0361
2023 Veikkausliiga2551130296
Total505318140657
AC Oulu 2024 Veikkausliiga2515200303
Career total12310143815015014

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. Katsaus pelaajasopimustilanteeseen, sjk.fi
  3. "Jake Dunwoody". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. Cope, Niall (23 December 2019). "U23s skipper eyes Potters progress". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. Leek Town F.C. [@leektown] (15 September 2016). "Midfielder Jake Dunwoody has signed on loan from Stoke City and goes straight into the squad for Saturday's game at Sheffield" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. Reynolds, Steve (15 November 2016). "Dunwoody returns to Stoke". Leek Towk F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021 via pitchero.com.
  7. Cope, Niall (9 September 2018). "Dunwoody feeling the benefits of loan move". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. Smith, Peter (7 July 2020). "Stoke City youth captain confirms departure". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. Collins, Simon (29 July 2020). "Stoke City star James McClean plays key role in bringing ex-Potters U23 skipper Jake Dunwoody to Derry City". Derry Journal. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. "Midfielder Jake Dunwoody hoping move to Finland will reignitecareer". newsletter.co.uk.
  11. Virtanen, Ari (30 January 2021). "Veikkausliiga-seura HIFK hankki seitsemännen ulkomaisen pelaajan joukkueeseensa – Stoken ja Manchester Cityn kasvatti on tuorein hankinta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  12. "Interview with Jake Dunwoody".
  13. "Jake Dunwoody HIFK:sta SJK-paitaan - "Veikkausliiga on hyvä ja kilpailukykyinen sarja"". veikkausliiga.com.
  14. "Tervetuloa Jake Dunwoody!" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. "SJK hankki keskikenttäpelaaja Jake Dunwoodyn HIFK:sta". futisfani.com.
  16. "Nottajoki EP24 - Jake Dunwoody". suomalaiset-podcastit.fi.
  17. Oululaisseura nappasi vahvan kauden pelanneen ulkomaalaispelaajan, MTV Oy, Timo Innanen, 2 November 2023
  18. JAKE DUNWOODY SIIRTYY AC OULUUN, AC Oulu, 9 November 2023
  19. "Jake Dunwoody » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.