Jesse Starkey
English footballer
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Jesse Aaron Starkey (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesse Aaron Starkey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Worthing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2006–2013 | Chelsea | ||
| 2013–2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Swindon Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Worthing (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Worthing | 127 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:59, 28 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:59, 16 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
After a spell with Portsmouth, Starkey joined Chelsea in 2006 and began his scholarship in 2012.[1] Although Starkey was a regular for the under-18 side, Chelsea decided against offering the player a professional contract as Jesse Starkey opted not to remain at the club on 13 June.[1] A couple of months later, Starkey joined his hometown club Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, on a two-year deal.[2]
After a four-year spell at Brighton, Starkey joined League One side Swindon Town on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[3] On the final day of the 2016–17 campaign, Starkey made his Swindon debut in their 3–0 away defeat against Charlton Athletic.[4] He was taken off after 69 minutes having been booked just after half-time. On 5 September 2017, it was announced that Starkey had left Swindon, following the termination of his contract.[5]
He returned to League One in joining Gillingham on 15 September 2017.[6] Just over a week later, he made his debut during Gillingham's 0–0 draw with Scunthorpe United, replacing Sean Clare at half-time.[7] In November 2017, Starkey moved on loan to Worthing, of the Isthmian League Premier Division.[8] He went onto feature eight times before returning to Gillingham in January 2018. Following his return, it was announced that Starkey would leave Gillingham following the expiration of his short-term contract.[9]
On 27 January 2018, following his release from Gillingham, Starkey returned to Worthing.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 April 2022.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2016–17[11] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 2017–18[11] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Worthing (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Worthing | 2017–18[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 118 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 137 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 12 | ||
- Two appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in the FA Trophy