| Jack Sparkes | |
| Fullname: | Jack Sparkes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2000 9, df=yes[2] |
| Birth Place: | Exmouth, England |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet)[3] |
| Position: | Left-back, left wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Peterborough United |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Exeter City |
| Years1: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Exeter City |
| Caps1: | 118 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Chippenham Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Salisbury (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Torquay United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Portsmouth |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Peterborough United |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:14, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jack Sparkes (born 29 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for club Peterborough United.
Sparkes began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw at Swindon Town.[4] He then made his first appearance at Exeter's home ground St James Park the following week in a 1–0 win over Lincoln City.[5] He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Yeovil Town on 29 August 2017.[6]
In October 2018, Sparkes joined National League South side Chippenham Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 21 December, he was loaned out again, this time to Salisbury for one month.[8] The deal was later extended until the end of the season.[9]
Sparkes broke into the Exeter City first team in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 17 first-team appearances in League Two before being ruled out for the rest of the campaign with a knee injury sustained against Newport County.[10]
Following his recovery from a shoulder injury suffered early on in the 2021–22 season, Sparkes joined National League side Torquay United on loan on 9 December 2021, with the deal lasting until 8 January 2022.[11]
Sparkes signed a two-year contract with League One side Portsmouth in June 2023.[12] On 26 July 2024, Sparkes joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[13]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Exeter City | 2017–18 | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | EFL League One | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 118 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 150 | 9 | |||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury (loan) | 2018–19[14] | Southern Premier South | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | League One | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 224 | 12 | |||
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