| Jared Bird | |
| Fullname: | Jared Bird[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ilkeston Town |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Derby County |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Ilkeston Town |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC) |
Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.
In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.[3]
Bird signed his first professional deal in July 2016, and spent the majority of the 2016–17 season as captain of the Under-23s. He was named in the first team squad on a single occasion but didn't make an appearance.[4]
In June 2017, Bird signed a contract extension. On 15 August 2017, Bird made his debut in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest. He replaced George Moncur for a 24-minute cameo appearance from the bench.[5]
Bird was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barnsley | 2017–18 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | NPL Division One Midlands | 23 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||