Jamie Coombes

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Jamie Coombes
Personal information
Full name James Timothy Barry Coombes
Date of birth (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
FCB Magpies
Number 19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 College Europa 9 (1)
2015–2016 Manchester 62 11 (4)
2017 Undy Athletic 6 (0)
2017–2021 Lincoln Red Imps 21 (3)
2017–2018Undy Athletic (loan) 3 (1)
2018–2019West Didsbury & Chorlton (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2024 Bruno's Magpies 49 (9)
2024 Rydalmere Lions 7 (0)
2024– FCB Magpies 1 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Gibraltar U-19 6 (1)
2017–2018 Gibraltar U-21 4 (0)
2015– Gibraltar 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

James Timothy Barry Coombes (born 27 May 1996) is a Gibraltarian footballer who most recently played for FCB Magpies and the Gibraltar national team. Mainly a striker, he can also play as an attacking midfielder. His cousin is FCB Magpies defender Lee Coombes.

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Club career

Coombes began his career with cousin Lee at Europa, playing for them in their first season in the UEFA Europa League. Despite attracting the attention of several clubs from England and France, Coombes opted to sign for Manchester 62 in 2015, scoring four goals in an ultimately unsuccessful season at the club. He left in summer 2016 to study in Cardiff, and in February 2017 signed for Welsh Football League Division One team Undy Athletic while continuing his studies. On 17 August 2017, he signed for Lincoln Red Imps, and was immediately loaned back to Undy for the coming season. After a stop-start season plagued by injury, he scored his first Undy goal on 16 December, the winner in a 3–2 victory against Pen-y-Bont.

In August 2018, he moved to West Didsbury & Chorlton, joining up with compatriot Jack Sergeant, [1] with whom he shared a house in Hulme while studying business management at Manchester Metropolitan University. [2] Although he signed in August, he did not receive clearance until October. [3] He scored his first goal for West on 15 December 2018, at Whitchurch Alport to give his side the lead in a 2–0 win. [4] He re-joined Lincoln Red Imps on 20 June 2019. [5] He scored his first goal for the club in an 8–0 win over a depleted Glacis United side on 22 August. [6]

In summer 2021 he signed for Bruno's Magpies, scoring his first goal on 20 November, the decisive goal in a 3–2 win over Lions Gibraltar. [7] However, he left the club in January 2024 to pursue opportunities outside Gibraltar.

International career

Coombes was first called up to the Gibraltar senior team in May 2015 for matches against Croatia and Germany. [8] He made his international début with Gibraltar on 7 June 2015 in a 4–0 loss to Croatia. He returned to the senior team in March 2017 against Bosnia, yet did not play, however he remained in the squad in June 2017 against Cyprus, while simultaneously receiving his first call up for the newly formed Gibraltar national under-21 football team.

Career statistics

As of 21 November 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gibraltar 201530
201620
201740
201820
201950
202020
202140
202240
202360
Total320

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References

  1. Interview with West Didsbury & Chorlton assistant manager Steve Brockley Twitter. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. From semi-professional football to facing Kroos and Lewandowski UCLan Live. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. International clearance for Jack Sergeant and Jamie Coombes West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. MATCH REPORT | Whitchurch Alport 0–2 West Didsbury & Chorlton Wet Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. New Signings: Seventh Heaven Lincoln Red Imps. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. Lincoln Red Imps put eight past Glacis Utd Gibraltar Chronicle. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Bruno's Magpies Gibraltar FA. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. "Gibraltar Squad for Internationals v Croatia & Germany". GFA Official Site. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015.
  9. Jamie Coombes at Soccerway