Jake Vokins

Jake Vokins (born 17 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Jake Vokins
Personal information
Full name Jake Vokins[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000[2]
Place of birth Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Southampton 2 (0)
2021 → Sunderland (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Ross County (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023 → Woking (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2017 England U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 7 (0)
2018 England U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2019

Club career

Southampton

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]

Sunderland (loan)

On 29 January 2021, he joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[11][12] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[13] Vokins tested positive for COVID-19 during his spell with Sunderland, and an ECD discovered that he had a slight heart flicker.[14] Vokins did not make another appearance for Sunderland afterwards.[15]

Ross County (loan)

On 2 July 2021, Vokins joined Ross County on loan for the 2021–22 season.[16] On 21 July 2021, Vokins 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]

Woking (loan)

On 1 September 2022, Vokins joined Woking on a season-long loan.[19] On 12 January 2023, he was recalled by Southampton.[20]

International career

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.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2019–20[22] Premier League 101110—31
2020–21[15] Premier League 101000—20
2021–22[23] Premier League 000000—00
2022–23[24] Premier League 000000—00
Total 2021100051
Sunderland (loan) 2020–21[15] League One 40———40
Ross County (loan) 2021–22[23] Scottish Premiership 2001020—230
Woking (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 15010—00160
Career total 410413000481

Honours

England U17

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Jake Vokins". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "FOOTBALL: Jake Vokins gets call-up for England Under 17s". Oxford Mail. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "Vokins pens new deal". Southampton FC. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Manchester City 3 Southampton 1". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. "Southampton 1–1 Brighton". Sky Sports. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. "New deal for Vokins". www.southamptonfc.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. "Southampton 1-3 Arsenal". Southampton FC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. "Jake Vokins joins on loan". Sunderland A.F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. "Jake Vokins: Southampton loan defender to Sunderland for rest of season". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. "These four youngsters are part of Sunderland's squad for the Papa John's Trophy Final against Tranmere Rovers". shieldsgazette.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. Colman, Jonty (1 April 2021). "Southampton defender set for scan after COVID-19 bout caused worrying heart flicker". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  15. "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. "Vokins joins Ross County on loan". Southampton FC. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  17. "Brora Rangers 0–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  18. Rose, Dan (1 August 2021). "'Gutted' Jake Vokins set for operation back at Southampton". Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  19. "Vokins heads to Woking on loan". Southampton FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  20. "Jake Vokins recalled from loan". Southampton F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  21. "Young Lions beaten on penalties in UEFA Euro U17 Championship final". Football Association. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  23. "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  24. "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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