![]() Meade warming up for Arsenal Reserves at Underhill Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jernade Ronnel Meade [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2] [3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Ives Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Bramingham | ||
2004–2012 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Luton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Hadley | 33 | (9) |
2015–2016 | St Albans City | 11 | (1) |
2016–2017 | AFC Eskilstuna | 48 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Aalesund | 13 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Dartford | 19 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 17 | (0) |
2023 | Dartford | 13 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Tonbridge Angels | 30 | (1) |
2024– | St Ives Town | 36 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Montserrat | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 4 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:57, 17 November 2024 (UTC) |
Jernade Ronnel Meade (born 25 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for St Ives Town. Born in England, he represents the Montserrat national team.
Meade is a left back, but can also be utilised as a left winger.
Meade was born in Luton, England, and started his career with Sunday league side Bramingham FC. [4] He joined Arsenal in August 2004 at the age of eleven. He started off initially as a left winger before moving into a more defensive role as a left back. [5] During the 2011–12 season he made nineteen appearances for the reserve side, with only Oğuzhan Özyakup and Martin Angha appearing more. [6] In the same season he also appeared on the bench as an unused substitute for Arsenal's first team against Bolton Wanderers in a League Cup fixture. [7]
Meade featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the 2012–13 season, including a game against Premier League opposition Southampton. [8] After eight years with the club, he made his first team debut in a dramatic 7–5 extra time victory against Reading in the League Cup fourth round. [9] Meade entered the match as a substitute, replacing the injured Ignasi Miquel in the 105th minute. [9] In the process, he became the 811th player to have played for Arsenal. [10] On 4 December 2012, Meade made his first start for Arsenal in a Champions League game against Olympiacos, where he was deployed at left back. [11] The match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Arsenal with Meade being replaced late on by Martin Angha. [12] His contract with Arsenal expired at the end of 2012–13 season and, on 20 May 2013, it was announced that Meade would not be offered a new contract and would be released to find another club. [13]
On 16 July 2013, he agreed a deal to join Premier League side Swansea City on a one-year contract. [5] He played regularly for Swansea's Under-21 side in the Professional Development League during the first half of the 2013–14 season. [14]
On 28 January 2014, Meade joined his hometown club Luton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. [14] He did not feature for Luton's first-team during his time at the club, appearing only in development squad games, with manager John Still stating that he "would have liked to have seen [Meade] do a bit better". [15]
Meade was released by Swansea in May 2014. [16]
He then moved to St Albans City, being signed from Spartan South Midlands Football League side Hadley in November 2015. [17]
On 9 February 2016, Meade joined Swedish Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna. [18]
He signed for Aalesund of Norwegian 1. divisjon on 26 March 2018, after being out of contract since the turn of the year. [19]
On 15 December 2020, Meade joined Dartford. On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Meade had left Dartford and was seeking a club at a higher level. [20]
On 15 July 2022, Meade joined Hemel Hempstead Town. [21]
On 16 July 2023, Meade joined Tonbridge Angels. [23]
Meade was called up to the Montserrat squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in March 2021. [24] He made his debut against Grenada on 8 June 2021. [25]
Meade, who is a former Barnfield West Academy pupil, grew up on a council estate in Lewsey Farm with his brothers Kyle and Kahmal in a single parent family. [26] [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swansea City | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luton Town (loan) | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |