Jay Stansfield
Jay Stansfield (born 24 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Premier League club Fulham. He began his football career with Exeter City, joined Fulham as a 16-year-old, and spent the 2022–23 season on loan at Exeter City. He has represented England at under-18 and under-20 levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Stansfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tiverton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Birmingham City (on loan from Fulham) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Exeter City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Fulham | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Exeter City (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2023– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 21 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Son of former Yeovil Town, Hereford United and Exeter City footballer Adam Stansfield, he began his footballing career in the academy of Exeter City. In August 2019, Stansfield signed for Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee.[3] On 4 January 2020, Stansfield made his debut for Fulham in an FA Cup third round match against Aston Villa, coming on in the 82nd minute for Josh Onomah.[4] Later that month, he made his league debut as an 88th-minute substitute in Fulham's EFL Championship match away at Charlton Athletic, again replacing Josh Onomah.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in the 26th minute of Fulham's EFL Cup tie against Birmingham City on 24 August 2021.[6]
On 2 September 2022, Stansfield returned to his boyhood club, Exeter City on a season-long loan.[7] Stansfield made his Exeter debut on 3 September as a 79th minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over MK Dons. He wore the no. 9 shirt, which had previously been retired after the previous holder, his father, Adam Stansfield, died of cancer in 2010.[8] A run of four goals and two assists saw Stansfield win the EFL Young Player of the Month award for October 2022.[9] Stansfield completed his first career hat-trick, whilst wearing his dad’s number 9 shirt, scoring all three goals in a 3-2 home victory for the Grecians against Morecambe in the final game of the EFL League One season.[10]
Stansfield signed for Championship club Birmingham City on 24 August 2023 on loan for the 2023–24 season.[11]
International career
Having represented England at under-18 level, Stansfield made his under-20 debut on 7 October 2021 during a 1–1 draw with Italy at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2019–20[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Fulham U23 | 2020–21[14] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Exeter City (loan) | 2022–23[16] | League One | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2023–24[17] | Championship | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| Career total | 50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- Jay Stansfield at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Club statement: Jay Stansfield". exetercityfc.co.uk. Exeter City F.C. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Fulham 2–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Jay Stansfield | Football Stats | Fulham U21 | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "Birmingham 0-2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "✍️ Jay Stansfield signs on loan from Fulham ". Exeter City F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "✍️ Emotional Debut For Jay". fulhamfc.com. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- "🏆 Jay Stansfield named EFL Young Player of the Month for October". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Exeter 3-2 Morecambe: Jay Stansfield hat-trick condemns Shrimps to relegation". Sky Sports. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Jay Stansfield joins Blues on loan". Birmingham City F.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Swoffer, Chris (7 October 2021). "England MU20s 1-1 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Games played by Jay Stansfield in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Games played by Jay Stansfield in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Games played by Jay Stansfield in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Games played by Jay Stansfield in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Games played by Jay Stansfield in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links
- Jay Stansfield profile at the Fulham F.C. website
- Jay Stansfield at Soccerbase