Nathaniel Jarvis

Nat Jarvis

Jarvis playing for Cardiff City
Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Stephen Jarvis [1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Newport City
Youth career
1999–2010	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Cardiff City	0	(0)
2010	→ Southend United (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2012	→ Newport County (loan)	31	(6)
2012–2013	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	1	(0)
2013	Brackley Town	14	(0)
2013–2014	Bath City	2	(0)
2014	Gloucester City	16	(1)
2014	→ Cirencester Town (loan)	6	(4)
2014–2015	Cirencester Town	27	(19)
2015–2017	Hungerford Town	79	(29)
2017	Bath City	36	(6)
2018–2020	Chippenham Town	62	(20)
2020–2022	Barry Town United	54	(5)
2022–2024	Taunton Town	72	(5)
2024	Newport City	10	(5)
2024–2025	Tiverton Town	15	(1)
2025–	Newport City	0	(0)
International career‡
2014–	Antigua and Barbuda	13	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:23, 13 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:53, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Nathaniel 'Nat' Stephen Jarvis (born 20 October 1991) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Newport City. Born in Wales, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Early life

As a teenager, Jarvis grew up in Culverhouse Cross area of Cardiff and attended Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr. ^[2]

Club career

Cardiff City

Born in Cardiff, Jarvis began his career with his home town side Cardiff City, joining their academy at an early age of 8. Alongside Ibrahim Farah he signed schoolboy forms at the start of the 2008–09 season. ^[3] Having finished as top scorer for the under-18 side during the 2009–10 season, he was named as a first team substitute in several matches at the start of the following year.

Southend United

On 24 September 2010, Jarvis joined Football League Two side Southend United on a one-month loan deal after impressing in a reserve match, ^[4] making his professional debut as a substitute in place of Blair Sturrock during a 3–1 win over Hereford United. ^[5] He went on to make a total of seven appearances in all competitions before returning to Cardiff.

Back to Cardiff

On 23 May 2011, Jarvis was offered his first professional contract by Cardiff City alongside Alex Evans and Ibrahim Farah. ^[6] Jarvis scored his first professional goal in his competitive debut against Oxford United on 10 August 2011 in the League Cup by a 20-yard lobbed header. ^[7]

On 9 September, Jarvis joined Conference National neighbours Newport County initially on a month-long loan. ^[8] He made his debut the following day against Mansfield Town which County lost 5–0. ^[9] Jarvis scored his first goal for Newport, against Barrow on 24 September. ^[10] In January 2012 Jarvis rejoined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. On 12 May 2012 he played for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City. ^[11]

On 20 November 2012, Jarvis joined Forest Green Rovers on loan until 5 January. ^[12] He made his Forest Green debut on 8 December 2012, in a 1–1 draw with Macclesfield Town. ^[13]

On 31 January 2013, 21-year-old Jarvis joined Kidderminster Harriers from Championship Leaders Cardiff City until the end of the season., ^[14] the Harriers failed to gain promotion despite being top for most of Jarvis' loan spell. Following his return to Cardiff, the club told him he would not be offered a new contract. ^[15]

Brackley Town

He signed for Brackley Town following his departure from Cardiff.

Bath City

In December 2013, he joined Bath City on a non-contract deal. ^[16]

Gloucester City

Just a month later however, in January 2014, he joined Gloucester City. After a period on loan at Cirencester Town, he joined them in September 2014 on a permanent deal.

Chippenham Town

In June 2018, he joined National League South side Chippenham Town. ^[17]

Barry Town United

In June 2020 Jarvis joined Barry Town United. ^[18]

Taunton Town

In June 2022, Jarvis signed for newly promoted National League South Side Taunton Town. ^[19]

Newport City

In June 2024, Jarvis joined Cymru South side Newport City. ^[20]

Tiverton Town

In November 2024, Jarvis joined Southern League Premier Division South side Tiverton Town, the first signing following the appointment of Rob Dray whom managed Jarvis at Taunton Town. ^[21]

In March 2025, Jarvis left Tiverton Town following the departure of Rob Dray.

Return to Newport City

In July 2025, Jarvis returned to Cymru South side Newport City. ^[22]

International career

Jarvis was asked to link up with the Antigua and Barbuda senior team on 1 September 2011 to play Curaçao and US Virgin Islands, who he qualifies for because of his grandfather. ^[23] He was one of eight overseas based players who committed to represent the country in the summer of 2014. ^[24] making his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda during 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification. He scored his first international goal on 5 September 2014 against the Dominican Republic. ^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2024–25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	2010–11 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011–12 [27]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
	2012–13 [28]	Championship	0	0	1	1	1	0	—		2	1
	Total		0	0	1	1	2	1	—		3	2
Southend United (loan)	2010–11 [26]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	7	0
Newport County (loan)	2011–12 [29]	Conference Premier	31	6	2	1	—		6 [d]	2	39	9
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2012–13 [29]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2012–13 [29]	Conference Premier	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Brackley Town	2013–14 [29]	Conference North	4	0	6	0	—		1 [d]	0	11	0
Bath City	2013–14 [29]	Conference South	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Gloucester City	2013–14 [29]	Conference North	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	2014–15 [29]	Conference North	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		16	1	0	0	—		0	0	16	1
Cirencester Town (loan)	2014–15 [30]	Southern League Premier Division	6	4	—		—		—		6	4
Cirencester Town	2014–15 [30]	Southern League Premier Division	27	19	—		—		4 [e]	1	31	20
Hungerford Town	2015–16 [30]	Southern League Premier Division	41	18	2	0	—		9 [f]	1	52	19
	2016–17 [29]	National League South	38	11	2	0	—		1 [d]	0	41	11
	Total		79	29	4	0	—		10	1	93	30
Bath City	2017–18 [29]	National League South	36	6	4	3	—		4 [g]	0	44	9
Chippenham Town	2018–19 [29]	National League South	42	17	5	4	—		3 [h]	1	50	22
	2019–20 [29]	National League South	20	3	6	2	—		1 [d]	0	27	5
	Total		62	20	11	6	—		4	1	77	27
Barry Town United	2020–21 [29]	Cymru Premier	27	5	—		—		—		27	5
	2021–22 [29]	Cymru Premier	27	0	2	0	3	3	—		32	3
	Total		54	5	2	0	3	3	—		59	8
Taunton Town	2022–23 [29]	National League South	33	2	5	0	—		4 [i]	1	42	3
	2023–24 [29]	National League South	39	3	2	1	—		3 [j]	0	44	4
	Total		72	5	7	1	—		7	1	86	7
Newport City	2024–25	Cymru South	10	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	5
Tiverton Town	2024–25 [30]	Southern League Premier Division South	15	1	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
Career total			423	101	37	12	6	4	37	6	510	123

1. Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
2. Includes League Cup, Welsh League Cup
3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
6. Six appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, two appearances in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
7. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
8. Two appearances and goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Senior Cup
9. Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
10. One appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup

International

As of match played 14 October 2019 ^[31]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Antigua and Barbuda	2014	8	2
	2015	0	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	2	1
Total		13	3

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jarvis goal.

List of international goals scored by Nathaniel Jarvis

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 September 2014	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2	Dominican Republic	2–1	2–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	[32]
2	7 September 2014	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–1	2–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	[33]
3	14 October 2019	Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana	13	Guyana	1–2	1–5	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B	[34]

Honours

Newport County

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2011–12

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2013 and 31/01/2013". The Football Association. p. 14. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
2. "The annual report of the governing body 2007–08" (PDF). Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
3. "Finns are looking good for City star". South Wales Echo. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
4. "Cardiff City's Nathaniel Jarvis in Southend United loan". BBC Sport. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
5. "Hereford 1–3 Southend". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
6. "CONFIRMATION: 2011 RETAINED LIST". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City Football Club. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
7. "Oxford Utd 1 – 3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
8. "Cardiff City striker Nat Jarvis to sign for Newport County on loan". South Wales Echo. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
9. "Mansfield Town 5–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
10. "Newport County 2 – 2 Barrow". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
11. "FA Trophy: Newport County 0–2 York City". BBC Sport. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
12. "Forest Green sign Cardiff's Nathaniel Jarvis as injury cover". BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
13. "Forest Green 1–1 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012.
14. "Kiddy sign Morgan-Smith & Jarvis". BBC Sport.
15. "Cardiff City: McPhail departs, McNaughton offered new deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2013.
16. "Jarvis makes a City move". Non League Daily. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
17. "Jarvis signs for Chippenham Town". Gazette and Herald. 14 June 2018.
18. Jarvis joins Barry Town
19. https://www.https Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine ://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/20219475.taunton-town-new-signings-national-league-south/
20. @NewportCity_FC (19 June 2024). "Signing #4 A huge welcome to Striker @N_Jarvis who signs from @TauntonTownFC (pending international clearance). 13 international appearances, 31 games for our neighbours @NewportCounty, 54 games for @BarryTownUnited are just a few achievements to mention 🔥 Big, strong, athletic and plenty of experience to bring to the squad. We can't wait to see Nat back at Newport Stadium (Spytty) for the season ahead 🩵🫡 @SedKing1 Elite XI Media doing some serious things 🎬🤌 #upthecity" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2024– via Twitter.
21. "Nat's a Wrap". www.tivertontownfc.co.uk. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
22. @NewportCity_FC (7 July 2025). "🚨 HE'S BACK! 🚨 We're buzzing to announce the return of Nat Jarvis to Newport City for the 2025/26 season. Goals. Experience. Passion. You know what he brings. Let's go 🩵 Sponsored by @njhomerenovations" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 July 2025– via Twitter.
23. "Record City Call-ups set for action". Cardiff City. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
24. "Antigua strengthens Caribbean Cup roster" . Retrieved 12 October 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
25. "Mens Caribbean Cup Results Sept 6". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
26. "Games played by Nathaniel Jarvis in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
27. "Games played by Nathaniel Jarvis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
28. "Games played by Nathaniel Jarvis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
29. "N. Jarvis: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
30. "Nat Jarvis Profile". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
31. "Nathaniel Jarvis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
32. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Antigua and Barbuda vs. Dominican Republic". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
33. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
34. "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

External links

• Nathaniel Jarvis at Soccerbase
• Nathaniel Jarvis at Soccerway