Jared Bird

Jared Bird
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)

Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.

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]

Non-league

In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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[a] 0 16 0
Ilkeston Town 2021–22[9] NPL Division One Midlands 23 1 — — 1[b] 0 13 1
Career total 46 1 2 0 1 0 8 0 37 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA 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. ^ a b "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. ^ Goodwin, James (23 October 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - October 23rd". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Jared Bird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Games played by Jared Bird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Games played by Jared Bird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.