| Jake Vokins | |
| Fullname: | Jake Vokins[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England[3] |
| Height: | 1.64abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Position: | Left-back, Left Wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Eastleigh |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Southampton |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Sunderland (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Ross County (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Eastleigh (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Eastleigh |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:06, 28 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 October 2019 |
Jake Vokins (born 17 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Eastleigh.
On 19 September 2018, Vokins signed a professional contract with Southampton.[4] He made his professional debut for Southampton, coming on as a substitute in the dying seconds of a 3–1 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City, on 29 October 2019.[5]
Vokins made his first professional start for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the second goal.[6] On 16 July 2020, he made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton.[7] On 4 August 2020, Vokins signed a new four-year deal with the club.[8]
He made his first appearance for Southampton in the 2020–21 season in a 2–0 FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury Town.[9] A week later, Vokins made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[10]
On 24 June 2024, Southampton announced that Vokins would not be offered a new contract on the expiry of the present contract on 30 June.[11]
On 29 January 2021, he joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[12] [13] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[14] Vokins tested positive for COVID-19 during his spell with Sunderland, and an ECG discovered that he had a slight heart flicker.[15] He did not make another appearance for Sunderland afterwards.
On 2 July 2021, Vokins joined Ross County on loan for the 2021–22 season.[16] On 21 July 2021, he made his first appearance for Ross County in a 1–0 victory over Brora Rangers in the Scottish League Cup and assisted the only goal of the game.[17] On 1 August 2021, Ross County manager Malkay Mackay revealed that Vokins had suffered a stress fracture on his fifth metatarsal and had to have an operation back at Southampton.[18]
On 1 September 2022, he joined Woking on a season-long loan.[19] On 12 January 2023, Vokins was recalled by Southampton.[20]
On 29 March 2024, he joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[21] The same day, Vokins made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 victory against Woking.[22] On 2 August 2024, he joined Eastleigh on a permanent contract.[23]
Vokins was a member of the England under-17 team that finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was a second-half substitute in the final against Spain.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton | 2019–20 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Eastleigh | 2024–25 | National League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 2 | |||
England U17