Jake Tony Sinclair (born 29 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Mangotsfield United. He has played professionally for Southampton and Hibernian.

Jake Sinclair
Personal information
Full name Jake Tony Sinclair[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bath, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Mangotsfield United
Youth career
2003–2013 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Southampton 0 (0)
2014–2015Hibernian (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Frome Town 4 (4)
2016–2017 Hereford
2017 Frome Town
2017– Mangotsfield United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Career

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Sinclair joined Southampton at the academy level at the age of eight years.[2] He made his professional debut for Southampton's first-team on 27 August 2013 against Barnsley at Oakwell Stadium in the Football League Cup in which he came on in the 90th minute for Emmanuel Mayuka as Southampton won the match 5–1.[3]

On 1 September 2014, Sinclair joined Scottish Championship club Hibernian on a season-long loan.[4] He returned to Southampton on 12 January.[5]

On 30 June 2015, Southampton opted against offering Sinclair a new contract and therefore he was released with five other players.[6]

On 7 December 2015, Sinclair joined Southern Premier League side Frome Town.[7] Five days later, he made his debut in the 60th minute of a 1–0 defeat to King's Lynn Town.[8]

On 29 August 2016, Sinclair joined Hereford.[9] On 12 May 2017, it was announced that he would leave upon the expiry of his contract.[10]

Personal life

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Jake Sinclair is the younger brother of former Celtic player Scott Sinclair and also the brother of Martin Sinclair, a British Paralympic 7-a-side player.[2]

Honours

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Southampton

References

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  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". The Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Jake Sinclair". The Saints Hub. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Southampton moved into the third round of the Capital One Cup with a comfortable win away at Barnsley". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ^ "DUO TO JOIN HIBERNIAN ON LOAN". Hibernian F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. ^ "SINCLAIR RETURNS TO SOUTHAMPTON". Hibernian F.C. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Saints release six". Southampton F.C. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. ^ "News - Frome Town FC". Frome Town F.C. 7 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Kings Lynn Away". Frome Town F.C. 12 December 2015.
  9. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Sinclair Joins Bulls | Hereford FC - the Official website of Hereford FC".
  10. ^ "Joel Edwards released from Hereford FC". Hereford FC Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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