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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jenson Metcalfe [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2024 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024–2025 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2025– | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:12, 3 May 2025 (UTC) |
Jenson Metcalfe (born 6 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bradford City.
He was born in Wigan. [2] He joined the Everton youth academy at the age of five years-old and signed his first professional contract shortly after his seventeenth birthday. [3] He suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in early 2022 but later that year signed a new four-year contract with the club. Whilst still a teenager, he became a regular player for the club's U21 side and featured in the Premier League 2 during the 2023-24 season 18 times, contributing two goals and four assists. [4] [5]
He was named among the match-day substitutes for Everton on the opening day of the 2024–25 Premier League season at home against Brighton and Hove Albion on 17 August 2024. [6]
On 30 August 2024, Metcalfe joined EFL League Two club Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal. [7]
On 24 July 2025, Metcalfe signed for newly promoted EFL League One club Bradford City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [8] [9]