Jake Hessenthaler Explained

Jake Hessenthaler
Fullname:Jakob Andrew Hessenthaler[1]
Birth Date:20 April 1994[2]
Birth Place:Gravesend, England[3]
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)[4]
Currentclub:Dagenham & Redbridge
Clubnumber:4
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2002–2009
Youthclubs1:Chelsea
Youthyears2:2009–2013
Youthclubs2:Gillingham
Years1:2013–2018
Clubs1:Gillingham
Caps1:159
Goals1:7
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Whitstable Town (loan)
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Merstham (loan)
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Lewes (loan)
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Tamworth (loan)
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2013
Clubs6:Margate (loan)
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2020
Clubs7:Grimsby Town
Caps7:72
Goals7:1
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Crawley Town
Caps8:99
Goals8:5
Years9:2023
Clubs9:Woking (loan)
Caps9:7
Goals9:0
Years10:2023–
Clubs10:Dagenham and Redbridge
Caps10:48
Goals10:1
Club-Update:17 August 2024

Jakob Andrew Hessenthaler (born 20 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Dagenham and Redbridge.

He initially came through the youth academy at Chelsea, before later turning professional with Gillingham. He went on to play 181 times over a five-year stay that also brought loan spells with non-league sides Merstham, Lewes, Tamworth and Margate. He joined Grimsby Town where he remained for several seasons before joining Crawley Town in 2020.

Career

Gillingham

Born in Gravesend, Kent, Hessenthaler began his career with Chelsea as an Under-8 in their youth system and was 15 when Chelsea released him after seven years with the club.[5]

He signed his first professional contract with Gillingham in February 2013. In February 2012, he joined Isthmian League Division One South side Whitstable Town on a work-experience loan, along with Josh Hare.[6] In January 2013, Hessenthaler signed for Merstham on loan.[7] After loan spells with non-League clubs Lewes,[8] Tamworth[9] and Margate,[10] he made his debut for Gillingham on 30 November 2013 as an 85th minute substitute in a 4–1 away league loss to Rotherham.[11]

On 7 February 2014, Hessenthaler signed a new long-term deal at Gillingham to keep him contracted until the end of the 2017–18 season.[12] He scored his first goal for Gillingham in a 4–2 win at home to Coventry City on 11 March 2014, with a 40-yard strike in the 90th minute.[13] [14] His goal against Coventry earned him Gillingham's 'Goal of the Season' award, whilst he also won the club's 'Young Player of the Year' award for the 2013–14 season.[15]

Grimsby Town

He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2017–18 season[16] and signed a two-year contract with Grimsby Town on 25 June 2018.[17] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win over Notts County on 4 September 2018.[18]

On 28 January 2020, he suffered a punctured lung, a broken rib, and ligament damage across the shoulder and collarbone as a result of a challenge by Simeon Jackson in the first minute of a 3–1 victory over Stevenage.[19] [20]

Crawley Town

Hessenthaler was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2019–20 season.[21] On 1 September 2020, he signed for fellow League Two side Crawley Town.[22] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 30 January 2021 in a 3–1 defeat against Cambridge United.[23]

On 31 January 2023, Hessenthaler joined National League club Woking on loan until the end of the season.[24]

Dagenham and Redbridge

On 21 July 2023, Hessenthaler signed a two-year deal with Dagenham and Redbridge.[25]

Personal life

Hessenthaler is the son of former Gillingham player and manager Andy Hessenthaler, the nephew of Darren Hare, who has worked as the club's youth team manager, and the cousin of former Gillingham teammate Josh Hare.[26]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham2012–13League Two0000000000
2013–14League One191000000191
2014–15League One371101060451
2015–16League One384102120435
2016–17League One281211020332
2017–18League One370201010410
Total159761511101819
Tamworth (loan)2012–13Conference Premier6060
Margate (loan)2013–14IL Premier Division6060
Grimsby Town2018–19League Two440301021501
2019–20League Two281203020351
Total721504041852
Crawley Town2020–21League Two461400010511
2021–22League Two324101010354
2022–23League Two210113020271
Total9956140401136
Woking (loan)2022–23National League7070
Dagenham & Redbridge2023–24National League4611010481
2024–25National League20000020
Total4811010501
Career total3971418213120144818

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf . 2 August 2014 . The Football League . 63.
  2. Web site: Jake Hessenthaler – Player Profile . 7 December 2013 . Sky Sports.
  3. Web site: Brown . Thomas . 16 August 2013 . Margate loan Gills midfielder Jake Hessenthaler . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155225/http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Margate-loan-Gills-midfielder-Jake-Hessenthaler/story-19669731-detail/story.html . 11 December 2013 . 7 December 2013 . Isle of Thanet Gazette.
  4. Web site: Jake Hessenthaler . 25 June 2018 . Gillingham F.C. . 25 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625155845/https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/teams/first-team/midfielder/jake-hessenthaler/ . dead .
  5. News: Hart . Simon . 11 September 2014 . Life beyond the Premier League: Jake Hessenthaler is flourishing with his dad in the Gills' dugout . The Independent . London . 25 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Gillingham youngsters preparing to find out professional futures. Kent Online . 24 February 2012 . 26 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Youngsters on the move . 14 March 2021 . gillinghamfootballclub.com . Gillingham F.C..
  8. Web site: Griggs . Howard . Lewes boss adds four to his squad . 14 March 2021 . The Argus. 16 February 2013 .
  9. Web site: Cawdell . Luke . 2013-02-20 . Gillingham's development squad player Jake Hessenthaler makes Tamworth debut at Stockport County . 2021-03-27 . Kent Online . en.
  10. Web site: 19 August 2013 . Margate Borrow Hessenthaler . 14 March 2021.
  11. Web site: 30 November 2013 . Rotherham United 4–1 Gillingham . 7 November 2013 . Gillingham F.C..
  12. Web site: 7 February 2014 . Jake Hessenthaler Signs New Deal . Gillingham F.C..
  13. News: 12 March 2014 . Gillingham 4–2 Coventry . BBC Sport . 25 June 2018.
  14. Web site: Hess delighted to bag first Gills goal . 4 December 2020 . gillinghamfootballclub.com . Gillingham F.C..
  15. Web site: Jake Hessenthaler bags two awards at Player of the Year event . 4 December 2020 . gillinghamfootballclub.com . Gillingham F.C..
  16. Web site: 18 May 2018 . Lee Martin: Gillingham release captain and Scott Wagstaff and Jake Hessenthaler . 21 May 2018 . BBC Sport.
  17. News: And Here's MIchael Jolley's sixth summer signing . 25 June 2018.
  18. News: 4 September 2018 . Grimsby Town 2–1 Notts County – recap the action & reaction as Magpies suffer defeat in Harry Kewell's first game . Nottingham Post . 10 September 2018.
  19. News: Grimsby's Hessenthaler punctures lung . 26 October 2020 . BBC Sport.
  20. News: 29 January 2020 . Grimsby Town's Jake Hessenthaler faces long lay-off . 26 October 2020 . Grimsby Telegraph.
  21. News: Green . Trevor . 21 May 2020 . Grimsby Town release NINE players . en-GB . Grimsby Telegraph . 27 June 2020 . 0307-1235.
  22. News: 1 September 2020 . Jake Hessenthaler: Crawley Town sign midfielder after Grimsby exit . BBC Sport . 1 September 2020.
  23. Web site: 30 January 2021 . Cambridge 3-1 Crawley . 31 January 2021 . BBC Sport.
  24. Web site: JAKE HESSENTHALER DEPARTS ON LOAN. www.crawleytownfc.com. 31 January 2023. 31 January 2023.
  25. Web site: Daggers sign Jake Hessenthaler . daggers.co.uk . Dagenham & Redbridge FC . 21 July 2023.
  26. Web site: Cawdell . Luke . 17 July 2012 . Gillingham youth boss Darren Hare believes third year scholars Jake Hessenthaler and Josh Hare have it all to prove . 20 January 2015 . Kent Online.