Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jared Bird[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ilkeston Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Ilkeston Town | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC) |
In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.[3]
Bird signed his first professional deal in July 2016, and spent the majority of the 2016–17 season as captain of the Under-23s. He was named in the first team squad on a single occasion but didn't make an appearance.[4]
In June 2017, Bird signed a contract extension. On 15 August 2017, Bird made his debut in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest. He replaced George Moncur for a 24-minute cameo appearance from the bench.[5]
Bird was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2017–18[9] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2018–19[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2019–20[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[9] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Ilkeston Town | 2021–22[9] | NPL Division One Midlands | 23 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 |