Jared Bird

Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.

Jared Bird
Personal information
Full name Jared Bird[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ilkeston Town
Youth career
2014–2016 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Barnsley 3 (0)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 11 (0)
2021– Ilkeston Town 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.[3]

Barnsley

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]

Yeovil Town loan

On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Non-league

In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2017–18[9] Championship 300010—40
2018–19[10] League One 0000004[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[11] Championship 000000—00
Total 3000104080
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[9] League Two 20020—3[lower-alpha 1]0160
Ilkeston Town 2021–22[9] NPL Division One Midlands 231——1[lower-alpha 2]0131
Career total 461201080371
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Jared Bird". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "U23 Team - Midfielder - Jared Bird". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "Barnsley 2-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. Wobschall, Leon (24 June 2020). "Barnsley FC confirm exit of out-of-contract quartet". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Jared Bird: Yeovil Town sign Barnsley midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. Goodwin, James (23 October 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - October 23rd". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. "Games played by Jared Bird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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