| Teddy Jenks | |
| Fullname: | Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, England |
| Height: | 1.91m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Crawley Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Ross County (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:18, 18 March 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:15, 25 February 2020 (UTC) |
Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks (born 12 March 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ross County on loan from club Forest Green Rovers.
Jenks made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 starting in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup despite playing well.[2] He came on as a substitute in the 2–0 away win over Preston in the EFL Cup on 23 September 2020, Jenks' first appearance in almost a year for the senior side.[3]
On 16 June 2023, Jenks was released from his contract with Brighton.[4]
On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Jenks would join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his debut on 22 July, coming on as a 90+6 minute substitute for fellow debutant Christian Ramirez in a 5–1 home victory over BK Häcken in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[6] A week later he came on for Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in the 50th minute in the second leg away at Häcken where The Dons lost 2–0, however they progressed into the Europa Conference main draw after winning 5–3 on aggregate.[7] On 8 August, he made his first league appearance of his career starting in the Scottish Premiership away fixture at Livingston and scoring the equaliser in the eventual 2–1 victory.[8] Jenks was sent off on his eighth Aberdeen appearance after being shown a second yellow card in an eventual 3–2 away loss against St Mirren on 26 September.[9] He scored his second goal for The Dons on 11 December, striking late to score the winner and only goal of the game in the 1–0 away victory over St Johnstone.[10]
On 29 July 2022, Jenks joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.[11]
On 23 June 2023, it was confirmed that Jenks had signed for League Two side Forest Green Rovers after being released by Brighton.[12]
In January 2024, he joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]
Jenks was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored against Sweden as they were eliminated at the group stage.[14]
Jenks' younger brother, Eliot, plays for Brighton U18s, becoming a first-year professional for the 2021–22 season.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2023–24 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 3 | |||