Jay Foulston

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Jay Foulston
Personal information
Full name Jay K. Edward Foulston [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2017 Newport County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Newport County 4 (0)
2019 → Merthyr Town (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020 → Chippenham Town (loan) 31 (1)
2020–2024 Taunton Town 82 (7)
2021 → Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2023-2024 → Yeovil Town (loan) 20 (1)
2024– Torquay United 19 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Wales U19 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Jay K. Edward Foulston (born 27 November 2000) is a Welsh professional football player who plays as a defender for National League South club Torquay United.

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Club career

Foulston was a product of the Newport County academy, and was promoted to the first team squad in July 2017 following appearances in Newport's pre-season friendly matches. [2]

He made his senior debut at 16 years old for Newport County on 8 August 2017 in a Football League Cup first round match versus Southend United, during which he entered into play as a late second-half substitute. Newport won the game 2–0. [3] His debut aged 16 years 8 months and 12 days made him the third youngest ever County player, behind Regan Poole and Steve Aizlewood [4]

On 16 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract at Newport until June 2020. [5] On 10 January 2019, he joined Merthyr Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [6] On 11 July 2019, he joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. [7]

He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season. [8] On 24 August 2020, he was signed on free transfer from Newport County to Taunton Town, where as of 20 November 2023 he has made 53 appearances, scoring 4 goals, and was part of the squad that won the 2021–22 Southern Football League Premier Division South. [9] [10] He won the club's Goal of the Season award for both the 2019–20 [11] and 2022–23 seasons. [12]

On 15 December 2023, Foulston joined fellow National League South side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season with a view to a permanent move. [13]

International career

In March 2018, Foulston was called up to the Wales under 19 squad for two friendly international matches against Croatia. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18 [15] League Two 0000102 [a] 030
2018–19 [16] League Two0000002 [a] 020
2019–20 [17] League Two0000000000
Total0000104050
Merthyr Town (loan) 2018–19 [18] Southern League
Premier Division South		71———71
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20 [19] National League South 31151—3 [b] 0392
Taunton Town 2020–21 [20] Southern League
Premier Division South		6040—1 [c] 1111
2021–22 [20] Southern League
Premier Division South		34400—6 [d] 1405
2022–23 [19] National League South34250—4 [e] 1433
2023–24 [19] National League South8110—3 [f] 0121
Total827100—14310610
Chippenham Town (loan) 2020–21 [19] National League South10———10
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24 [19] National League South201———201
Torquay United 2024–25 [19] National League South14100—00141
Career total155111511021319215
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup
  5. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup

Honours

Taunton Town

Yeovil Town

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Andrew Penman (27 July 2017). "Defender Jay Foulston, 16, aims to match Regan Poole's success". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Southend United 0–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Foulston debut
  5. ↑ Foulston signs
  6. ↑ Foulston Merthyr Town loan
  7. ↑ "Foulston joins Chippenham". The South Wales Argus.
  8. ↑ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". Newport County AFC.
  9. ↑ "Jay Foulston :: Taunton Town :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 "WATCH: Taunton Town win the Pitching In Southern League". Somerset County Gazette. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Ellis, Callum (24 June 2020). "The free agents who JD Cymru Premier clubs could swoop for". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Players, volunteers and fans honoured at Taunton Town FC Awards". Somerset County Gazette. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jay On His Way". Taunton Town F.C. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Academy Star Jay Foulston Gets First International Call-Up". Newport County AFC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Jay Foulston: 2018/2019 Biog & Stats". Southern Football League. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "J. Foulston: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Jay Foulston Profile". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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