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Jamie Searle (born 25 November 2000) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barnsley. He was part of the New Zealand team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

Jamie Searle

Personal information
Full name	Jamie Spencer Searle
Date of birth	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	20
Youth career
2008–2015	Whakatāne Town
2016	Cambridge FC
2017–2018	Melville United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Melville United	3	(0)
2019–2020	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2020–2022	Swansea City	0	(0)
2022–	Barnsley	1	(0)
National team‡
2021	New Zealand U-23	1	(0)
2022–	New Zealand	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022

Early life

Searle was born in 2000 in Whakatāne, and played for Whakatāne Town, Tauranga City and Cambridge FC in his early years. He completed his secondary education at St Peter's School in Cambridge, south-east of Hamilton.[5]

Club career

Melville United and Aston Villa

Searle began to play for the first team of Melville United during his time at school, making three appearances over three years.[5]

Searle's manager at Melville United, Sam Wilkinson, organised a month-long trial with Aston Villa, and after impressing in friendly matches he signed his first professional contract in August 2019.[6] For the first half-year, either his father or his mother was living with him in Birmingham; since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has lived on his own.

Swansea City

After his time at Aston Villa, Searle trialled for Blackpool, Sunderland and Swansea City; in July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Swansea.[7][5] On 15 June 2021, he signed a one-year extension, with a club option to extend for another season.[8] He was released by Swansea City at the end of his contract on 30 June 2022. [9]

Barnsley

On 16 June 2022, Searle agreed to join League One club Barnsley on a two-year deal upon the expiration of his Swansea City contract.[10][11]

References

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