Jake Vokins
English footballer
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Jake Vokins (born 17 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Eastleigh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Vokins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wallingford, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Sunderland (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Woking (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Eastleigh | 47 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:17, 14 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Southampton
On 19 September 2018, Vokins signed a professional contract with Southampton.[4] He made his professional debut for Southampton, coming on as a substitute in the dying seconds of a 3–1 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City, on 29 October 2019.[5]
Vokins made his first professional start for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the second goal.[6] On 16 July 2020, he made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton.[7] On 4 August 2020, Vokins signed a new four-year deal with the club.[8]
He made his first appearance for Southampton in the 2020–21 season in a 2–0 FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury Town.[9] A week later, Vokins made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[10]
On 24 June 2024, Southampton announced that Vokins would not be offered a new contract on the expiry of the present contract on 30 June.[11]
Sunderland (loan)
On 29 January 2021, he joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[12][13] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[14] Vokins tested positive for COVID-19 during his spell with Sunderland, and an ECG discovered that he had a slight heart flicker.[15] He did not make another appearance for Sunderland afterwards.[16]
Ross County (loan)
On 2 July 2021, Vokins joined Ross County on loan for the 2021–22 season.[17] On 21 July 2021, he made his first appearance for Ross County in a 1–0 victory over Brora Rangers in the Scottish League Cup and assisted the only goal of the game.[18] On 1 August 2021, Ross County manager Malkay Mackay revealed that Vokins had suffered a stress fracture on his fifth metatarsal and had to have an operation back at Southampton.[19]
Woking (loan)
On 1 September 2022, he joined Woking on a season-long loan.[20] On 12 January 2023, Vokins was recalled by Southampton.[21]
Eastleigh
On 29 March 2024, he joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[22] The same day, Vokins made his first appearance for the club in a 1–0 away victory against Woking.[23] On 2 August 2024, he joined Eastleigh on a permanent contract.[24]
International career
Vokins was a member of the England under-17 team that finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was a second-half substitute in the final against Spain.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2019–20[26] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[27] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2022–23[28] | National League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2023–24[29] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2024–25[30] | National League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[31] | National League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 3 | ||
Honours
England U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017[25]