| Jesse Starkey | |
| Fullname: | Jesse Aaron Starkey |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Worthing |
| Youthyears1: | –2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portsmouth |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Swindon Town |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Gillingham |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Worthing (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018– |
| Clubs4: | Worthing |
| Caps4: | 127 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:59, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 21:59, 16 January 2018 (UTC) |
Jesse Aaron Starkey (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing.
After a spell with Portsmouth, Starkey joined Chelsea in 2006 and began his scholarship in 2012.[1] Although Starkey was a regular for the under-18 side, Chelsea decided against offering the player a professional contract as Jesse Starkey opted not to remain at the club on 13 June.[1] A couple of months later, Starkey joined his hometown club Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, on a two-year deal.[2]
After a four-year spell at Brighton, Starkey joined League One side Swindon Town on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[3] On the final day of the 2016–17 campaign, Starkey made his Swindon debut in their 3–0 away defeat against Charlton Athletic.[4] He was taken off after 69 minutes having been booked just after half-time. On 5 September 2017, it was announced that Starkey had left Swindon, following the termination of his contract.[5]
He returned to League One in joining Gillingham on 15 September 2017.[6] Just over a week later, he made his debut during Gillingham's 0–0 draw with Scunthorpe United, replacing Sean Clare at half-time.[7] In November 2017, Starkey moved on loan to Worthing, of the Isthmian League Premier Division.[8] He went onto feature eight times before returning to Gillingham in January 2018. Following his return, it was announced that Starkey would leave Gillingham following the expiration of his short-term contract.[9]
On 27 January 2018, following his release from Gillingham, Starkey returned to Worthing.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swindon Town | 2016–17[11] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gillingham | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Worthing (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Worthing | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[14] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Total | 118 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 137 | 12 | ||||
| Career total | 128 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 12 | |||