Jernade Meade

Jernade Meade
Meade warming up for Arsenal Reserves at Underhill Stadium
Personal information
Full name Jernade Ronnel Meade[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 St Ives Town
Youth career
2002–2004 Bramingham
2004–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2013–2014 Swansea City 0 (0)
2014 → Luton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Hadley 33 (9)
2015–2016 St Albans City 11 (1)
2016–2017 AFC Eskilstuna 48 (1)
2018–2019 Aalesund 13 (1)
2020–2022 Dartford 19 (0)
2022–2023 Hemel Hempstead Town 17 (0)
2023 Dartford 13 (1)
2023–2024 Tonbridge Angels 30 (1)
2024– St Ives Town 6 (0)
International career‡
2021– Montserrat 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:57, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Jernade Ronnel Meade (born 25 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for St Ives Town. Born in England, he represents the Montserrat national team.

Meade is a left back, but can also be utilised as a left winger.

Club career

Arsenal

Meade was born in Luton, England, and started his career with Sunday league side Bramingham FC.[4] He joined Arsenal in August 2004 at the age of eleven. He started off initially as a left winger before moving into a more defensive role as a left back.[5] During the 2011–12 season he made nineteen appearances for the reserve side, with only Oğuzhan Özyakup and Martin Angha appearing more.[6] In the same season he also appeared on the bench as an unused substitute for Arsenal's first team against Bolton Wanderers in a League Cup fixture.[7]

Meade featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the 2012–13 season, including a game against Premier League opposition Southampton.[8] After eight years with the club, he made his first team debut in a dramatic 7–5 extra time victory against Reading in the League Cup fourth round.[9] Meade entered the match as a substitute, replacing the injured Ignasi Miquel in the 105th minute.[9] In the process, he became the 811th player to have played for Arsenal.[10] On 4 December 2012, Meade made his first start for Arsenal in a Champions League game against Olympiacos, where he was deployed at left back.[11] The match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Arsenal with Meade being replaced late on by Martin Angha.[12] His contract with Arsenal expired at the end of 2012–13 season and, on 20 May 2013, it was announced that Meade would not be offered a new contract and would be released to find another club.[13]

Swansea

On 16 July 2013, he agreed a deal to join Premier League side Swansea City on a one-year contract.[5] He played regularly for Swansea's Under-21 side in the Professional Development League during the first half of the 2013–14 season.[14]

On 28 January 2014, Meade joined his hometown club Luton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[14] He did not feature for Luton's first-team during his time at the club, appearing only in development squad games, with manager John Still stating that he "would have liked to have seen [Meade] do a bit better".[15]

Meade was released by Swansea in May 2014.[16]

He then moved to St Albans City, being signed from Spartan South Midlands Football League side Hadley in November 2015.[17]

Scandinavia

On 9 February 2016, Meade joined Swedish Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna.[18]

He signed for Aalesund of Norwegian 1. divisjon on 26 March 2018, after being out of contract since the turn of the year.[19]

Dartford (first spell)

On 15 December 2020, Meade joined Dartford. On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Meade had left Dartford and was seeking a club at a higher level.[20]

Hemel Hempstead Town

On 15 July 2022, Meade joined Hemel Hempstead Town.[21]

Dartford (second spell)

On 20 January 2023, Meade re-joined Dartford.[22]

Tonbridge Angels

On 16 July 2023, Meade joined Tonbridge Angels.[23]

International career

Meade was called up to the Montserrat squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in March 2021.[24] He made his debut against Grenada on 8 June 2021.[25]

Personal life

Meade, who is a former Barnfield West Academy pupil, grew up on a council estate in Lewsey Farm with his brothers Kyle and Kahmal in a single parent family.[26][27]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2014[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2012–13 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Swansea City 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luton Town (loan) 2013–14 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

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  7. ^ "Arsenal showed character and class to come from behind and beat Bolton in the Carling Cup". arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Southampton 1–1 Arsenal". arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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  21. ^ "LEFT BACK JOINS FROM DARTFORD!". Hemel Hempstead Town Official Site. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  22. ^ "New Signing : Jernade Meade". Dartford F.C. Official Site. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Jernade Meade signs for Angels". Dartford F.C. Official Site. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  24. ^ @dartfordfc (21 March 2021). "𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙪𝙥𝙨👏Jernade Meade and Craig Braham-Barrett will be representing Montserrat against Antigua and…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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