Jake Hesketh

Jake Alexander Hesketh (born 27 March 1996)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Crawley Town, on loan from Premier League club Southampton.

Jake Hesketh
Personal information
Full name Jake Alexander Hesketh[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
(on loan from Southampton)
Number 29
Youth career
2006–2014 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Southampton 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Burton Albion (loan) 16 (1)
2019 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 20 (1)
2020– → Crawley Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:44, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Southampton

Hesketh was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, but his family moved to Whiteley, near Fareham, Hampshire when he was six months old.[4]

Hesketh joined Southampton's academy as an under-nine after being scouted at a local tournament playing for Crofton Saints Football Club. He studied at Whiteley Primary School before moving onto Swanmore College.[5] He completed a two-year scholarship with the club and after finishing as the Under-18 team's top scorer was awarded the 2013–14 Scholar of the Season accolade at the Southampton club awards ceremony. The same day Hesketh signed a three-year professional contract to keep him at the club until 2017.[6][7]

He was promoted into the first team by coach Ronald Koeman due to injury problems among the squad.[8] He made his debut for the club on 8 December 2014 in a Premier League match against Manchester United, being brought in as a substitute for Dušan Tadić in the 70th minute of the 2–1 home defeat.[9] Five days later Hesketh made his first Premier League start as Southampton lost 1–0 away to Burnley.[10]

Hesketh made 22 appearances for Martin Hunter's Under-21s in 2014–15, scoring two goals and lifting the 2015 U21 Premier League Cup.[11]

He scored his first senior goal on 22 September 2016, in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[12][13]

Burton Albion (loan)

On 30 August 2018, Hesketh signed for Burton Albion on a loan deal until 2 January 2019.[14][15] He scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw at Portsmouth on 23 October 2018.[16] He appeared 23 times for Burton, scoring three goals.[17]

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Hesketh joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[18] Hem ade his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Exeter City on 2 February 2019, before scoring his first goal for the club on 9 February in a 3–2 defeat to Swindon Town.[17][19] He amassed 16 appearances in total across his loan spell, and scored twice.[17]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 2 September 2019, he joined League One club Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[20] He appeared in 24 matches and scored one goal across the 2019–20 season.[21]

Crawley Town (loan)

He joined League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan on 16 October 2020.[22] He made his debut for the club on 20 October 2020 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Exeter City in League Two.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2014–15[24] Premier League 200000—20
2016–17[25] Premier League 0000111[lower-alpha 1]021
Total 2000111041
Southampton U23 2016–17[25] ———1[lower-alpha 2]010
2017–18[26] ———1[lower-alpha 2]212
2020–21[27] ———2[lower-alpha 2]020
Total 0000004242
Burton Albion (loan) 2018–19[17] League One 16110323[lower-alpha 2]0233
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 162000000162
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[21] League One 20120002[lower-alpha 2]0241
Crawley Town (loan) 2020–21[27] League Two 6000000060
Career total 6043043102779
  1. Appearance(s) in Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Southampton

Milton Keynes Dons

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Jake Hesketh". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. "J. Hesketh profile". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. Walter, Simon (10 December 2014). "St Mary's debut v Manchester United caps meteoric rise of Southampton FC teenager Jake Hesketh". Southampton: Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "Development Squad Profiles". Southampton FC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. "Jake Hesketh vows to push on after being crowned 2013/14 Scholar of the Season". Southampton FC. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. Urquhart-Cannon, Alex (6 May 2014). "Hesketh pens professional deal". Southampton FC. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. Lucas, Jim (8 December 2014). "Saints could give youth a chance for Utd game". Southampton FC. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. Burnton, Simon (8 December 2014). "Southampton 1–2 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  10. "Burnley 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. "Southampton v Blackburn Rovers report | Under-21 Premier League Cup final". Premierleague.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  12. "Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  13. Leitch, Adam (22 September 2016). "Jake Hesketh scored his first senior goal as Southampton beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at St Mary's". Daily Echo. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  14. "Brewers Sign Saints Duo on Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. "Burton Albion sign Jake Hesketh, Jake Flannigan and Devante Cole on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. "Portsmouth 2–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  18. "Hesketh heads to MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  19. Roper, Matty; Murray, Josh (11 February 2019). "Jake Hesketh off the mark for MK Dons after loan move". DerbyshireLive. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  20. "Saints midfielder arrives at the Bank". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  22. Rose, Dan (16 October 2020). "Hesketh completes season-long loan move to Crawley". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  23. Dunford, Mark (20 October 2020). "Exeter City 2, Crawley Town 1: Reds denied point by late fluke from Grecians". Crawley & Horley Observer. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  24. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  25. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  26. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  27. "Games played by Jake Hesketh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  28. "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  29. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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