Jack Stacey Explained

Jack Stacey
Full Name:Jack William Stacey
Birth Date:6 April 1996[1]
Birth Place:Ascot, England
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Position:Right-back, defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Norwich City
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2004–2013
Youthclubs1:Reading
Years1:2013–2017
Clubs1:Reading
Caps1:6
Goals1:0
Years2:2015
Clubs2:Barnet (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2016
Clubs3:Carlisle United (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:2
Years4:2016–2017
Clubs4:Exeter City (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:0
Years5:2017–2019
Clubs5:Luton Town
Caps5:86
Goals5:5
Years6:2019–2023
Clubs6:AFC Bournemouth
Caps6:83
Goals6:1
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Norwich City
Caps7:41
Goals7:1
Club-Update:5 March 2024 (UTC)

Jack William Stacey (born 6 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a defensive midfielder for club Norwich City.

Career

Reading

Born in Bracknell, Berkshire,[1] Stacey began his career with the youth system at Reading as an eight-year-old in 2004,[2] before signing his first professional contract with the club on 10 December 2013 until the end of 2015–16.[3] He made his professional debut as a 90th-minute substitute for Jake Taylor in a 1–0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on 16 August 2014 and finished 2014–15 with six appearances. Stacey signed a new contract with Reading on 19 October 2015 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2019.[4] [5]

On 23 November 2015, Stacey joined League Two club Barnet on a short-term loan until 26 December.[6] He debuted a day later in a 4–2 defeat away to Notts County and completed the loan spell with only two appearances. On 24 March 2016, Stacey joined League Two club Carlisle United on loan until the end of 2015–16.[7] He made his debut a day later in a 0–0 draw away to Yeovil Town and scored his first goal in the following match, a 3–2 victory at home to Bristol Rovers. His second goal for Carlisle came on 19 April against Luton Town, when he scored a consolation goal in the 61st minute to make the score 2–1 and completed the loan spell with nine appearances and two goals.

On 31 August 2016, Stacey joined League Two club Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017.[8] He debuted three days later in a 3–2 victory away to Colchester United. His loan was extended until the end of 2016–17 on 23 January 2017, having made 19 appearances for Exeter up to that point in the season.[9] He played in both legs of the play-off semi-final victory over his former loan club Carlisle United, scoring a stoppage time winner in the second leg to make the score 6–5 on aggregate.[10] [11] The goal was voted Exeter's Goal of the Decade at the end of 2019.[12] Stacey started in the 2017 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2017, in which Exeter lost 2–1 to Blackpool.[13] He completed the loan spell with 38 appearances and one goal.

Luton Town

On 26 June 2017, Stacey signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[14]

His contract was extended by a further year at the end of the 2017–18 season after a promotion clause was triggered as a result of Luton's promotion to League One.[15]

AFC Bournemouth

Stacey signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on 8 July 2019 on a four-year contract for a reported £4 million.[16] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.[17]

Norwich City

Stacey signed on a three-year deal for EFL Championship club Norwich City on 31 May 2023.[18]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading2014–15Championship60000060
2015–16Championship00000000
2016–17Championship000000
Total60000060
Barnet (loan)2015–16League Two2020
Carlisle United (loan)2015–16League Two9292
Reading U232016–171111
Exeter City (loan)2016–17League Two3401031381
Luton Town2017–18League Two411201010451
2018–19League One454401000504
Total865602010955
AFC Bournemouth2019–20Premier League1900010200
2020–21Championship301401020371
2021–22Championship250101000270
2022–23Premier League100103000140
Total831606020971
Norwich City2023–24[19] Championship351201000381
Career total2479150907227811

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

Reading

2013–14[21]

Luton Town

2018–19[23]

Individual

2017–18[24]

2018–19[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Stacey . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 27 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Stacey and Kuhl sign . Reading F.C. . 10 December 2013 . 27 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Kuhl and Stacey sign . Reading F.C. . 10 December 2013 . 27 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Stacey signs new Royals deal . Reading F.C. . 19 October 2015 . 27 June 2017.
  5. News: Anthony . Smith . Reading FC news: Jack Stacey signs new contract; Reading FC Women win the title . Reading Chronicle . 22 October 2015 . 27 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Stacey links up with Bees . Reading F.C. . 23 November 2015 . 27 June 2017.
  7. News: Jack Stacey leaves Reading for Carlisle United loan spell . Sky Sports . 24 March 2016 . 27 June 2017.
  8. News: Peter . Gilbert . Reading loan Jack Stacey to Exeter City . Sky Sports . 31 August 2016 . 27 June 2017.
  9. News: Jack Stacey: Reading midfielder extends Exeter City loan until end of season . BBC Sport . 23 January 2017 . 27 June 2017.
  10. News: James . Law . Carlisle United 3–3 Exeter City . BBC Sport . 14 May 2017 . 27 June 2017.
  11. News: James . Law . Exeter City 3–2 Carlisle United (agg: 6–5) . BBC Sport . 18 May 2017 . 27 June 2017.
  12. Web site: Goals of the decade 2010–20 . Exeter City F.C. . 31 December 2019 . 26 April 2020.
  13. News: James . Law . Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City . BBC Sport . 28 May 2017 . 27 June 2017.
  14. News: Jack Stacey: Luton Town sign Reading full-back on two-year contract . BBC Sport . 26 June 2017 . 27 June 2017.
  15. News: Mike . Simmonds . Luton confirm new contracts for Potts and Sheehan . Luton Today . 16 May 2018 . 16 May 2018.
  16. News: Tom . Crocker . Jack Stacey completes switch from Luton to AFC Bournemouth . Bournemouth Daily Echo . 8 July 2019 . 8 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn . 12 September 2020 . BBC Sport . 16 September 2020.
  18. Web site: Jack Stacey signs on three-year deal . 2023-05-31 . Norwich City . en.
  19. Web site: Jack Stacy. WhoScored.com. 4 March 2024.
  20. News: AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest. BBC Sport . 3 May 2022 . 6 June 2022.
  21. Web site: Cup winners! . Reading F.C. . 19 April 2014 . 27 June 2017.
  22. Book: John . Anderson . Football Yearbook 2018–2019 . 2018 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-1-4722-6106-9 . 214–215.
  23. Web site: League One: 2018/19: Current table . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 5 May 2019.
    Web site: Luton: Squad details: 2018/19 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 5 May 2019.
  24. News: Mike . Simmonds . Sheehan picks up two awards at end of season bash . Luton Today . 23 April 2018 . 23 April 2018.
  25. News: Mike . Simmonds . Player of the Year Stacey cleans up at Hatters awards night . Luton Today . 29 April 2019 . 1 May 2019.