Jack Stacey
English footballer (born 1996)
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Jack William Stacey (born 6 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
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Stacey in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack William Stacey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ascot, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Reading | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Barnet (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Exeter City (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Luton Town | 86 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | AFC Bournemouth | 83 | (1) |
| 2023– | Norwich City | 114 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:52, 9 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Reading
Born in Bracknell, Berkshire,[2] Stacey began his career with the youth system at Reading as an eight-year-old in 2004,[3][4] before signing his first professional contract with the club on 10 December 2013 until the end of 2015–16.[5] He made his professional debut as a 90th-minute substitute for Jake Taylor in a 1–0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on 16 August 2014 and finished 2014–15 with six appearances.[6] Stacey signed a new contract with Reading on 19 October 2015 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2019.[7][8]
On 23 November 2015, Stacey joined League Two club Barnet on a short-term loan until 26 December.[9] He debuted a day later in a 4–2 defeat away to Notts County and completed the loan spell with only two appearances.[10] On 24 March 2016, Stacey joined League Two club Carlisle United on loan until the end of 2015–16.[11] He made his debut a day later in a 0–0 draw away to Yeovil Town and scored his first goal in the following match, a 3–2 victory at home to Bristol Rovers.[10] His second goal for Carlisle came on 19 April against Luton Town, when he scored a consolation goal in the 61st minute to make the score 2–1 and completed the loan spell with nine appearances and two goals.[10]
On 31 August 2016, Stacey joined League Two club Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017.[4] He debuted three days later in a 3–2 victory away to Colchester United.[12] His loan was extended until the end of 2016–17 on 23 January 2017, having made 19 appearances for Exeter up to that point in the season.[13] He played in both legs of the play-off semi-final victory over his former loan club Carlisle United, scoring a stoppage time winner in the second leg to make the score 6–5 on aggregate.[14][15] The goal was voted Exeter's Goal of the Decade at the end of 2019.[16] Stacey started in the 2017 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2017, in which Exeter lost 2–1 to Blackpool.[17] He completed the loan spell with 38 appearances and one goal.[12]
Luton Town
On 26 June 2017, Stacey signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[18]
His contract was extended by a further year at the end of the 2017–18 season after a promotion clause was triggered as a result of Luton's promotion to League One.[19]
AFC Bournemouth
Stacey signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on 8 July 2019 on a four-year contract for a reported £4 million.[20] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.[21]
Norwich City
Stacey signed on a three-year deal for EFL Championship club Norwich City on 31 May 2023.[22] In April 2025, Stacey was awarded Championship Community Player of the Season at the EFL awards for his volunteering work with Norwich City Community Sports Foundation.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2014–15[6] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Barnet (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Reading U23 | 2016–17[12] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Exeter City (loan) | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
| Luton Town | 2017–18[24] | League Two | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2018–19[25] | League One | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
| Total | 86 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 5 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20[26] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[27] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[28] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[29] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
| Norwich City | 2023–24[30] | Championship | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| 2024-25[31] | Championship | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2025-26[32] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 114 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 312 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 350 | 12 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in League Two play-offs
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
AFC Bournemouth
- Championship runner-up: 2021–22[33]
Reading
Luton Town
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18[35]
- EFL League One: 2018–19[36]
Individual
