Jared Bird

Jared Bird (born 21 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Championship side Barnsley as a midfielder.

Jared Bird
Personal information
Full name Jared Bird[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2016 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Barnsley 3 (0)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.[3]

Barnsley

Bird signed his first professional deal in July 2016, and spent the majority of the 2016–17 season as captain of the Under-23s. He was named in the first team squad on a single occasion but didn't make an appearance.[4]

In June 2017, Bird signed a contract extension. On 15 August 2017, Bird made his debut in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest. He replaced George Moncur for a 24-minute cameo appearance from the bench.[5]

Bird was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

Yeovil Town loan

On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 July 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2017–18[8] Championship 300010—40
2018–19[9] League One 0000004[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[10] Championship 000000—00
Total 3000104080
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[8] League Two 11020—3[lower-alpha 1]0160
Career total 140201070240
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "U23 Team - Midfielder - Jared Bird". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "Barnsley 2-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. Wobschall, Leon (24 June 2020). "Barnsley FC confirm exit of out-of-contract quartet". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Jared Bird: Yeovil Town sign Barnsley midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  10. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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