Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks (born 12 March 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crawley Town, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2022– | → Crawley Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:14, 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 25 February 2020 (UTC) |
Jenks made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 starting in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup despite playing well.[3] He came on as a substitute in the 2–0 away win over Preston in the EFL Cup on 23 September 2020, Jenks' first appearance in almost a year for the senior side.[4]
On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Jenks would join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his debut on 22 July, coming on as a 90+6 minute substitute for fellow debutant Christian Ramirez in a 5–1 home victory over BK Häcken in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[6] A week later he came on for Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in the 50th minute in the second leg away at Häcken where The Dons lost 2–0, however they progressed into the Europa Conference main draw after winning 5–3 on aggregate.[7] On 8 August, he made his first league appearance of his career starting in the Scottish Premiership away fixture at Livingston and scoring the equaliser in the eventual 2–1 victory.[8] Jenks was sent off on his eighth Aberdeen appearance after being shown a second yellow card in an eventual 3–2 away loss against St Mirren on 26 September.[9] He scored his second goal for The Dons on 11 December, striking late to score the winner and only goal of the game in the 1–0 away victory over St Johnstone.[10]
On 29 July 2022, Jenks joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.[11]
Jenks was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored against Sweden as they were eliminated at the group stage.[12]
Jenks' younger brother, Eliot, plays for Brighton U18s, becoming a first-year professional for the 2021–22 season.[13]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2019–20[14] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Crawley Town (loan) | 2022–23[17] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
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