Jason Puncheon

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Jason Puncheon
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Puncheon playing for Crystal Palace in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jason David Ian Puncheon [1]
Date of birth (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 37) [2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AEZ Zakakiou (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Wimbledon 8 (0)
2004–2006 Milton Keynes Dons 26 (1)
2006 Fisher Athletic 1 (0)
2006 Lewes 1 (0)
2006–2008 Barnet 78 (15)
2008–2010 Plymouth Argyle 6 (0)
2008Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 9 (1)
2009Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 18 (3)
2009–2010Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 24 (7)
2010–2014 Southampton 74 (9)
2010–2011Millwall (loan) 7 (5)
2011Blackpool (loan) 11 (3)
2011Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014Crystal Palace (loan) 20 (3)
2014–2019 Crystal Palace 133 (12)
2019Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2022 Pafos 65 (5)
2022–2023 Anorthosis Famagusta 16 (0)
Total508(64)
Managerial career
2023–2024 Peyia 2014
2024– AEZ Zakakiou
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Jason David Ian Puncheon (born 18 June 1986) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach of Cypriot First Division club AEZ Zakakiou.

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Following his goal against Everton on his Blackpool debut, he has scored in all of the top four divisions of English league football, scoring for Barnet in League Two, Milton Keynes Dons and Southampton in League One, Millwall in the Championship and Blackpool, Southampton and Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Club career

Early career

Born in Croydon, Greater London, Puncheon began his career with Wimbledon, and moved with the team to Milton Keynes, where the club became Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. He was released in January 2006. He moved to Barnet in June of the same year, after brief spells with Fisher Athletic and Lewes. [3] He was named FA Cup Player of the Third Round in 2007 and the following season after scoring a succession of brilliant goals (including a last minute 35-yard free kick versus Bradford) was named in the PFA Team of the Season. [4]

Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle signed Puncheon from Barnet for £250,000 in 2008. He endured an unsuccessful 18-month spell at the club, making six league appearances. He was loaned to former club MK Dons three times in two years, where he scored 12 goals in 61 appearances.

Southampton

On 30 January 2010, Puncheon joined Southampton which then led to his loan deal at MK Dons to be cut short. [5] He scored his first goal in a 5–1 victory over Walsall, and scored again a few days later, in a 5–0 victory over Huddersfield.

At the start of the 2010–11 season, he was a regular in the first team. However, when Alan Pardew lost his job just days after a 4–0 win away to Bristol Rovers, Southampton hired Nigel Adkins as manager. Under Adkins, he stayed in the first team, but found himself under increasing pressure from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his place. Eventually Adkins lost patience with Puncheon's erratic performances, and dropped him to the bench in favour of 17-year-old Chamberlain, who was later sold to Arsenal for a reported £15m. On 16 November 2010, Puncheon moved on an emergency loan deal to Millwall. [6] He scored his first goal on his first game for Millwall in their 1–0 victory over Middlesbrough. [7] On 1 January 2011, Puncheon scored a hat-trick in the 3–0 victory over Crystal Palace. [8]

On 31 January 2011, Puncheon joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the season. [9] He made his debut, scoring a goal, at Everton on 5 February. [10] He scored his second goal against Chelsea on 7 March at Bloomfield Road. Puncheon re-joined the Saints after Blackpool's failed attempt to fight off relegation. [11] On 31 August 2011, Puncheon joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until 2 January 2012. [12] [13]

He returned to the Saints after his unsuccessful loan spell at QPR, [14] but on 21 January 2012, he publicly criticised Executive chairman Nicola Cortese. [15] However just days later, it was revealed that Puncheon had apologised to Cortese and would be available for selection in the first team. [16] He then started the next two matches: a 1–1 draw in the FA Cup at Millwall [17] and a 1–1 draw in the Championship against Cardiff City. [18]

He scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season with a 30-yard volley in a league cup win at Stevenage. He scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton in a 4–1 home victory against Aston Villa. His second came when Southampton won 3–1 away to Queens Park Rangers. He scored his third Premier League goal in the 61st minute against Reading to secure Southampton a vital 1–0 victory and move them out of the relegation zone. His fourth was scored to give Southampton a 2–2 draw away to the Champions of Europe Chelsea. On 9 February 2013, he scored his fifth in Southampton's 3–1 home win against 2011–12 champions Manchester City.

On 1 March 2013, Puncheon signed a new contract with Southampton, expiring in 2016. [19]

Crystal Palace

On 21 August 2013, Puncheon signed a one-year loan with Crystal Palace. [20] He missed a penalty as Palace lost 2–0 away to Tottenham Hotspur on 11 January 2014, [21] but made up for his miss by scoring the only goal of their 1–0 win against Stoke City the following weekend. [22] On 31 January 2014, Puncheon made his loan spell into a permanent move, for a fee of around £1.75m. [23] Puncheon's three goals in January and a further three in back-to-back wins in April that lifted Palace away from the relegation zone, led boss Tony Pulis to issue a 'hands off' warning to other clubs interesting in signing Puncheon. [24]

On 16 August 2014, in Palace's first match of the new season away to Arsenal, Puncheon took a corner which was headed in by Brede Hangeland for the first goal of the game. He was sent off for his second booking in the 89th minute, after which Arsenal scored their winning goal. [25] On 17 January 2015, Puncheon scored his third goal of the season and second in as many games against Burnley in a 3–2 away win. Crystal Palace had come from 2 goals down to claim victory to boost their survival hopes. Palace manager Alan Pardew praised Puncheon's performance, describing him as "the best player on the pitch by a country mile". [26]

On 6 April 2015, Puncheon scored the winning goal for Crystal Palace against Manchester City. Puncheon's goal came from a freekick which went past Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart. [27] He opened the scoring in the 2016 FA Cup Final against Manchester United with a goal in the 78th minute, but Palace went on to lose the match 2–1 after extra time. [28]

On 18 July 2017, Puncheon replaced Scott Dann as captain. [29] In January 2018, manager Roy Hodgson announced that Puncheon would play no further part in the 2017–18 season following a cruciate ligament injury sustained while playing against Manchester City. [30]

In May 2019, Crystal Palace issued a statement that Puncheon would leave the club at the end of the 2018–19 season after having made 169 appearances and scored 16 goals. [31]

Loan to Huddersfield Town

On 4 January 2019, Puncheon signed for Premier League club Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season. [32]

Cyprus

In August 2019, Puncheon completed a move to Cypriot football with First Division side Pafos. [33] After three seasons with the club, he moved to Anorthosis Famagusta, where he spent one season before retiring.

Managerial career

Peyia 2014

Puncheon was appointed head coach of Cypriot Second Division club Peyia 2014 ahead of the 2023-24 season. [34] He left the role at the end of January in his first season.

AEZ Zakakiou

On 10 February 2024, Puncheon was appointed head coach of Cypriot First Division club AEZ Zakakiou. [35]

Personal life

Puncheon is of Jamaican descent and is eligible for the Jamaica national football team. [36]

In December 2017, Puncheon was arrested and charged with possession of an offensive weapon, common assault, and a public order offence of "causing fear or provocation of violence" after a fight outside a nightclub in Reigate. [37] [38] On 5 January 2018, Puncheon appeared in court where he denied the charge of assault. The charge of possessing an offensive weapon was withdrawn and he was bailed to appear again in court on 4 June. [39] He later changed his plea to guilty and was given a community order requiring him to carry out 210 hours of unpaid work, and pay the doorman involved £250 compensation. [40]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022-23 season [41] [42] [43]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Other [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wimbledon 2003–04 First Division 8000000080
Milton Keynes Dons 2004–05 League One 251202020311
2005–06 League One1000101030
Total261203030341
Fisher Athletic 2005–06 Isthmian League Premier 100010
Lewes 2005–06 Conference South 100010
Barnet 2006–07 League Two 375412020456
2007–08 League Two41105011104811
Total78159131309317
Plymouth Argyle 2008–09 Championship 6000100070
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2008–09 League One2740020294
2009–10 League One247301041328
Total51113010616112
Southampton 2009–10 League One193193
2010–11 League One150102010190
2011–12 Championship80100090
2012–13 Premier League 3261011347
Total7493031108110
Millwall (loan) 2010–11 Championship7575
Blackpool (loan) 2010–11 Premier League113113
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2011–12 Premier League2020
Crystal Palace (loan) 2013–14 Premier League2032000223
Crystal Palace2013–14Premier League1440000144
2014–15 Premier League3762000396
2015–16 Premier League3124100353
2016–17 Premier League3601020390
2017–18 Premier League1000020120
2018–19 Premier League503080
Total1531591700016916
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2018–19 Premier League601070
Pafos 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 16000160
2020–21 Cypriot First Division29410304
2021–22 Cypriot First Division23110241
Total685200000805
Anorthosis 2022–23 Cypriot First Division16010170
Career total5086430218213156969
  1. Includes appearances in the FA Cup and the Cypriot Cup.
  2. Includes appearances in the Football League Cup/EFL Cup.
  3. Includes appearances in the Football League Trophy and the Football League play-offs.

Managerial

As of 3 March 2024
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDW%
Peyia 2014 1 July 202330 January 2024188372518+7044.4
AEZ Zakakiou 10 February 2024Present6015411−7000.0
Total2484122929+0033.3

Honours

Southampton

Crystal Palace

Individual

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