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Jared Bird
English footballer
Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jared Bird[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilkeston Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ilkeston Town | 27 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Non-league
In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.[8]
- As of match played 29 January 2022.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 2017–18[9] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[9] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ilkeston Town | 2021–22[9] | NPL Division One Midlands | 23 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "U23 Team - Midfielder - Jared Bird". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Barnsley 2-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- Wobschall, Leon (24 June 2020). "Barnsley FC confirm exit of out-of-contract quartet". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Jared Bird: Yeovil Town sign Barnsley midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- Goodwin, James (23 October 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - October 23rd". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Games played by Jared Bird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Games played by Jared Bird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Games played by Jared Bird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.