Jake Dunwoody
Jake Dunwoody (born 28 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK. Born in England, he has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Dunwoody[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Glossop, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| –2016 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Leek Town (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Curzon Ashton (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | Derry City | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | HIFK | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | SJK | 50 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2020 | Northern Ireland U21 | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:13, 4 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Glossop,[2] Dunwoody joined the youth academy of Stoke City at the age of 16 from the youth academy of Manchester City.[3] In 2016, he was sent on loan to Leek Town in the English non-leagues.[4] He was recalled from his loan in November 2016.[5] Before the second half of 2017/18, he was sent on loan to National League North side Curzon Ashton.[6] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]
In 2020, Dunwoody signed for Derry City.[8]
Before the 2021 season, he signed for Finnish team HIFK.[9][10][11]
In November 2021, Dunwoody signed for fellow Veikkausliiga side SJK.[12][13][14][15]
International career
Dunwoody made 15 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring once.[16]
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Jake Dunwoody". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Cope, Niall (23 December 2019). "U23s skipper eyes Potters progress". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Leek Town F.C. [@leektown] (15 September 2016). "Midfielder Jake Dunwoody has signed on loan from Stoke City and goes straight into the squad for Saturday's game at Sheffield" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Reynolds, Steve (15 November 2016). "Dunwoody returns to Stoke". Leek Towk F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via pitchero.com.
- Cope, Niall (9 September 2018). "Dunwoody feeling the benefits of loan move". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Smith, Peter (7 July 2020). "Stoke City youth captain confirms departure". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Collins, Simon (29 July 2020). "Stoke City star James McClean plays key role in bringing ex-Potters U23 skipper Jake Dunwoody to Derry City". Derry Journal. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Midfielder Jake Dunwoody hoping move to Finland will reignitecareer". newsletter.co.uk.
- Virtanen, Ari (30 January 2021). "Veikkausliiga-seura HIFK hankki seitsemännen ulkomaisen pelaajan joukkueeseensa – Stoken ja Manchester Cityn kasvatti on tuorein hankinta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Interview with Jake Dunwoody".
- "Jake Dunwoody HIFK:sta SJK-paitaan - "Veikkausliiga on hyvä ja kilpailukykyinen sarja"". veikkausliiga.com.
- "Tervetuloa Jake Dunwoody!" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "SJK hankki keskikenttäpelaaja Jake Dunwoodyn HIFK:sta". futisfani.com.
- "Nottajoki EP24 - Jake Dunwoody". suomalaiset-podcastit.fi.
- "Jake Dunwoody » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.