Jack Sparkes
English footballer (born 2000)
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Jack Sparkes (born 29 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL League Two club Bristol Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Sparkes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Exmouth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Exeter City | 118 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Salisbury (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portsmouth | 38 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Peterborough United | 21 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bristol Rovers | 22 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 27 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Exeter City and loans
Sparkes began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw at Swindon Town.[4] He then made his first appearance at Exeter's home ground St James Park the following week in a 1–0 win over Lincoln City.[5] He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Yeovil Town on 29 August 2017.[6]
In October 2018, Sparkes joined National League South side Chippenham Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 21 December, he was loaned out again, this time to Salisbury for one month.[8] The deal was later extended until the end of the season.[9]
Sparkes broke into the Exeter City first team in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 17 first-team appearances in League Two before being ruled out for the rest of the campaign with a knee injury sustained against Newport County.[10]
Following his recovery from a shoulder injury suffered early on in the 2021–22 season, Sparkes joined National League side Torquay United on loan on 9 December 2021, with the deal lasting until 8 January 2022.[11]
Portsmouth
Sparkes signed a two-year contract with League One side Portsmouth in June 2023.[12]
Peterborough United
On 26 July 2024, Sparkes joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[13]
On 20 January 2025, he joined League Two side Chesterfield on loan for the remainder of the season.[14]
On 6 May 2025, Peterborough announced the player had been transfer listed.[15]
Bristol Rovers
On 23 June 2025, Sparkes joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a free transfer with performance-related contingency fees, signing a two-year deal with the Gas.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 December 2025
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Exeter City | 2017–18[17] | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018–19[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[19] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[20] | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 50 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[22] | EFL League One | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Total | 118 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 150 | 9 | ||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2018–19[3] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Salisbury (loan) | 2018–19[23] | Southern Premier South | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21[3] | National League | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2023–24[24] | League One | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Peterborough United | 2024–25[25] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2024–25[25] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2025–26[26] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Career total | 236 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 290 | 14 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- Appearance in Wiltshire County FA Senior Cup
- One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
- Appearance(s) in EFL League Two play-offs
