| Jake Turner | |
| Fullname: | Jake Edward Turner[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Wilmslow, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Gillingham |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Frickley Athletic (loan) |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Darlington (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Newcastle United |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Colchester United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | Gillingham |
| Caps9: | 46 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–17 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:23, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jake Edward Turner (born 25 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Gillingham.
Turner was born in Wilmslow,[2] and grew up with older sister Millie, who is also a footballer.[3]
Turner began his career as an outfield player, and was suggested by Rene Meulensteen — who was a personal friend with the Turner family — to try being a goalkeeper due to his size. He spent the next few weeks training as a goalkeeper with Meulensteen and when first playing the position in a Sunday league football match he was spotted by Bolton Wanderers scouts who were impressed with what they saw which lead to Bolton signing him for their academy.[4]
He moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in December 2017,[5] but was recalled without making a first-team appearance.[6] He then moved on loan to Frickley Athletic in March 2018.[7] He returned on loan to Stalybridge in August 2018,[8] making 11 league and 1 cup appearances.[6] He moved on loan to Darlington in March 2019.[9]
He signed for Newcastle United in July 2019,[10] saying he was persuaded to do so by former Bolton teammate Sammy Ameobi, who had begun his career at Newcastle.[11] In August 2020 he moved on a season-long loan to Morecambe.[12] [13] He was recalled by Newcastle in January 2021.[14] [15]
On 7 August 2021, he joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until January 2022.[16] [17] He made his club debut on 7 September in Colchester's 1–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham.[18] He became first-choice goalkeeper after an injury to Shamal George, and was praised by local media for his performances.[19] [20] The loan ended in January 2022.[21]
On 30 June 2022, Turner signed for League Two side Gillingham.[22] [23] Initially a back up to first choice goalkeeper Glenn Morris, Turner made his league debut as a 41st minute substitute in a 0–2 home loss to Northampton Town.[24] Turner was limited to 7 league appearances in his first season with the club, but started the 2023–24 season as Neil Harris' first choice goalkeeper.[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Morecambe (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Gillingham | 2022–23 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 0 | |||
Turner was first called up to the England under-18 team in September 2016 ahead of two fixtures against Sweden.[26] He made his debut in November 2016, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with France, a win which helped the Three Lions secure the International Trophy.[27] [28] He made his second and final appearance at this level in a 2–1 friendly win over Qatar under-19s in Doha.[29]
Turner graduated to the England under-19 squad in August 2017, making his only appearance as a 46th minute substitute in a 7–1 win over Poland in September 2017.[30] [31]