Jack William Stacey (born 6 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.
![]() Stacey in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack William Stacey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Bracknell, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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– | AFC Bournemouth | 74 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Stacey signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on 8 July 2019 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[20] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.[21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Exeter City (loan) | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
Luton Town | 2017–18[22] | League Two | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 1 |
2018–19[23] | 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[24] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2020–21[25] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
Career total | 199 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 222 | 10 |
AFC Bournemouth
Reading
Luton Town
Individual
Luton Town F.C. Player of the Year | |
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AFC Bournemouth – current squad | |
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