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.

Jake Dunwoody
Personal information
Full name Jake Dunwoody[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 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
0000–2016 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)
*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
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. "Jake Dunwoody". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. Cope, Niall (23 December 2019). "U23s skipper eyes Potters progress". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Reynolds, Steve (15 November 2016). "Dunwoody returns to Stoke". Leek Towk F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via pitchero.com.
  6. Cope, Niall (9 September 2018). "Dunwoody feeling the benefits of loan move". stokecityfc.com. Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. Smith, Peter (7 July 2020). "Stoke City youth captain confirms departure". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. "Midfielder Jake Dunwoody hoping move to Finland will reignitecareer". newsletter.co.uk.
  10. 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.
  11. "Interview with Jake Dunwoody".
  12. "Jake Dunwoody HIFK:sta SJK-paitaan - "Veikkausliiga on hyvä ja kilpailukykyinen sarja"". veikkausliiga.com.
  13. "Tervetuloa Jake Dunwoody!" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. "SJK hankki keskikenttäpelaaja Jake Dunwoodyn HIFK:sta". futisfani.com.
  15. "Nottajoki EP24 - Jake Dunwoody". suomalaiset-podcastit.fi.
  16. "Jake Dunwoody » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.


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