Jake Forster-Caskey

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Jake Forster-Caskey
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Forster-Caskey playing for Milton Keynes Dons in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jake Dane Forster-Caskey [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stevenage
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2012 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 67 (5)
2012–2013Oxford United (loan) 16 (3)
2015Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 5 (0)
2016Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (1)
2016–2017Rotherham United (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2023 Charlton Athletic 109 (13)
2023– Stevenage 50 (2)
International career
2010 England U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 England U17 17 (1)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2014 England U20 5 (1)
2014–2015 England U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:14, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Jake Dane Forster-Caskey (born 25 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Stevenage.

Contents

He is the son of former professional player Darren Caskey and is the stepson of the former striker Nicky Forster. [3] [4] Forster-Caskey has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level.

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Forster-Caskey joined Brighton's youth team in 2007. On 30 April 2010, he was offered a scholarship deal with Brighton & Hove Albion. [5] It was later revealed that Forster-Caskey rejected interest from Premier League clubs Arsenal and Aston Villa before signing with Brighton. [6]

The following day, Forster-Caskey was named as an unused substitute during the 0–0 draw away to Milton Keynes Dons. [7] After a man-of-the-match performance during the Sussex Senior Cup final, whilst scoring twice during a 4–0 victory over Bognor Regis Town, [8] [9] Forster-Caskey was once again named as a substitute for Brighton's final game of the 2009–10 season against Yeovil Town. [10] During the match, he became the youngest player to feature in the Brighton first team when he made his debut as a substitute in the 76th minute. [3] [11] Forster-Caskey made his second substitute appearance for Brighton during the 3–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 5th round of the FA Cup on 19 February 2011. [12] He made his full first-team debut, and scored his first Brighton goal, during the Seagulls' 3–0 win over Southampton on 2 January 2012. He scored the opening goal for Brighton, and was named Man of the Match. [13] In his next game, Forster-Caskey again scored and received Man of the Match in an FA Cup tie with Wrexham. [14] In all, Forster-Caskey made 6 appearances during the 2011–12 season, scoring 2 goals. On 21 June 2012, Forster-Caskey signed a new deal, keeping him at the club until 2015. [15]

Oxford United (loan)

In July 2012, Forster-Caskey signed a six-month loan deal with League Two club Oxford United. [16] He scored on his debut, a 20-yard left-footed strike, in a 2–0 win over Bristol Rovers. [17] He scored his second goal on 8 September, in a 4–2 defeat at home to Exeter City. His third and final goal for Oxford came against Wimbledon, a 20-yard free kick into the top corner. [18] In total he made 16 league appearances for Oxford before his loan spell concluded on 1 January 2013.

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 22 September 2015, Forster-Caskey joined Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on an initial five-week emergency loan deal. [19] On 26 September 2015 he made his debut for the club in the 1–3 home defeat to Derby County.

On 8 January 2016, Forster-Caskey rejoined the club on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. [20] On 13 February 2016, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring direct from a free-kick in a 0–1 away win against Derby County. [21]

Rotherham United (loan)

He joined Rotherham United on 20 July 2016 on a season-long loan deal. [22] The deal was mutually terminated by Rotherham and parent club Brighton on 5 January 2017, after he had made seven appearances for the Millers. [23]

Charlton Athletic

On 5 January 2017, Forster-Caskey joined Charlton Athletic, signing a 2+12-year contract. [24]

He was out of the squad for most of the 2018–19 season with an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury. He was offered a new contract by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season. [25] He signed a new one-year contract in June 2019. [26]

On 5 July 2021, Forster-Caskey signed a new one-year deal with the club ahead of the 2021–22 season. [27]

Stevenage

On 3 January 2023, Forster-Caskey signed for League Two club Stevenage. [28] [29]

International career

Forster-Caskey has represented the England under-16s, England under-17s, England under-18s and England under-20s national sides. He was announced as a member of the squad to feature in the annual Nordic under-17s tournament, commencing during August 2010. Forster-Caskey captained the England side as they recorded a 5–0 success over Finland in the first game of the tournament where he also scored his first international goal. [30] He was also involved in the FA International Tournament, where he started in a 4–0 win over Australia, before substitute appearances in the 2–2 draw against Turkey and a 3–1 victory against Portugal.

During April 2011, Forster-Caskey was announced in the 18-man squad to represent England at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Serbia, commencing on 3 May. [31] He made three appearances in the tournament for England before they were defeated 1–0 by Holland in the semi-final. [32]

Forster-Caskey was also selected to represent England under-17s at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. [33] England won their group and reached the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to Germany. [34]

During October 2011, Forster-Caskey was selected for the England under-18 national side for a friendly against Slovakia, [35] where he played 45 minutes before being substituted for Jordan Lussey at half-time. [36]

Forster-Caskey was named in the initial 35-man squad for the 2013 Fifa Under 20 World Cup on 17 May 2013 by manager Peter Taylor, [37] but failed to make the final 21-man squad selected on 28 May.

During May 2014, Jake and fellow Brighton teammate Solomon March were called up to the under-21 squad for the U21 qualifier versus Wales and the 2014 Toulon Tournament. [38] Jake made his debut for the U21s coming on as a late substitute in the 3–1 victory against Wales. [39]

Personal life

Until February 2011, Forster-Caskey was simply known as Jake Caskey before altering his surname to Forster-Caskey in homage to his stepfather Nicky Forster. In a brief explanation, Forster-Caskey stated "I did it out of respect for my stepdad – because he has been a great role model and parent to me. I have lived with him for the last ten years and he has been a huge influence on me." [40]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2009–10 [41] League One 1000000010
2010–11 [42] 0010000010
2011–12 [43] Championship 4121000062
2012–13 [44] 3000000030
2013–14 [45] 28340101 [lower-alpha 1] 0343
2014–15 [46] 291103200333
2015–16 [47] 2000210041
2016–17 [48] 0000000000
Brighton & Hove Albion total675816310829
Oxford United (loan) 2012–13 [44] League Two 16300103 [lower-alpha 2] 0203
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2015–16 [47] Championship 201300000231
Rotherham United (loan) 2016–17 [48] Championship 6000100070
Charlton Athletic 2016–17 [48] League One 152000000152
2017–18 [49] 41520002 [lower-alpha 3] 0455
2018–19 [50] 1000000010
2019–20 [51] Championship 110001000120
2020–21 [52] League One 34610102 [lower-alpha 4] 0386
2021–22 [53] 4000000040
2022–23 [54] 3020404 [lower-alpha 5] 0130
Charlton Athletic total1091350608012813
Stevenage 2022–23 [54] League Two 200000000200
2023–24 [55] League One 30210103 [lower-alpha 6] 1353
2024–25 [56] 0000000000
Stevenage total502101031553
Career Total2682417115315131529
  1. One appearance in the Championship play-offs
  2. Three appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. Two appearances in the League One play-offs
  4. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy
  5. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  6. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Charlton Athletic

Individual

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