:Jed Wallace

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jed Wallace

| image = Jed Wallace.png

| caption = Wallace with Portsmouth in 2012

| full_name = Jed Fernley Wallace{{cite web | title = All competitions : Player's Appearances – Wallace Jed Fernley | url = http://www.football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=800004&LeagueCode=FCYL2010 | publisher = football.mitoo | access-date = 28 January 2013}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|26|df=y}}{{cite web |title=First Team |url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/player/first-team/Jed-35.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421080934/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/player/first-team/Jed-35.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |publisher=Portsmouth F.C |access-date=29 January 2013 }}

| birth_place = Reading, England

| height = {{convert|1.79|m|order=flip}}

| position = Right winger

| currentclub = West Bromwich Albion|

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Darby Green & Potley F.C.

| youthyears2 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs2 = Carshalton Athletic

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs3 = Farnborough

| youthyears4 = 2011

| youthclubs4 = Lewes

| youthyears5 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs5 = Portsmouth

| years1 = 2012–2015

| clubs1 = Portsmouth

| caps1 = 110

| goals1 = 27

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = → Farnborough (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = → Whitehawk (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = → Millwall (loan)

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = → Millwall (loan)

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2017–2022

| clubs8 = Millwall

| caps8 = 211

| goals8 = 38

| years9 = 2022–

| clubs9 = West Bromwich Albion

| caps9 = 77

| goals9 = 12

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = England U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 09:12, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Jed Fernley Wallace (born 26 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for {{English football updater|WestBrom}} club West Bromwich Albion.

Beginning in non-League football, Wallace broke into Portsmouth's first team in 2013, going on to become a regular player for them and being named in the League Two PFA Team of the Year as well as winning the Portsmouth Player of the Season award in 2014–15 before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers. After struggling to break into the first-team, he moved to Millwall after two loan spells with the club. He spent five seasons with Millwall permanently before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2022.

Career

=Youth and non-League football=

Born in Reading, Berkshire,{{cite web |title=J.Wallace |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jed-wallace/174052/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 April 2016}} Wallace was educated at Frogmore Community College. He began his career playing for youth club Darby Green (now known as Darby Green & Potley F.C.) and Carshalton Athletic's youth team, before signing with Farnborough. At Farnborough, he appeared on the bench on 29 January 2011, in a match against Havant & Waterlooville. However, he did not enter the field.{{cite news|title=Farnborough 2–0 Havant & Waterlooville |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/01/29/england/conference-n--s/farnborough-fc/havant-and-waterlooville-fc/961995/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |date=8 April 2016}} In August 2011, he signed for Lewes, following his manager at Farnborough, Steve King.{{cite news |title=Lewes sign gem in Jed |url=http://conferencefootballandlower.blogspot.com.br/2011/08/lewes-sign-gem-in-jed.html |publisher=Sport |access-date=29 May 2012}} Wallace played in three friendly matches for Lewes, before then signing a two-year professional contract (with an option of a further year) with Portsmouth.[http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/nonleague/ryman_premier_2011_2012/read_article/9221032.Lewes_starlet_signs_for_Pompey/ Lewes Starlet Signs For Pompey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002175535/http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/nonleague/ryman_premier_2011_2012/read_article/9221032.Lewes_starlet_signs_for_Pompey/ |date=2 October 2013 }}. The Argus (Brighton). 29 August 2011.[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Joins-Blues-2514.aspx Wallace Joins Blues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406125407/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Joins-Blues-2514.aspx |date= 6 April 2012 }}. Portsmouth F.C. 30 August 2011.

=Portsmouth=

Wallace progressed through Portsmouth's reserve and academy. On 20 March 2012, Wallace returned to Farnborough on a one-month loan deal,{{cite news |title=Wallace & Hepple added to the 'Boro ranks |url=http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/2012/03/wallace-hepple-added-to-the-boro-ranks-2/ |publisher=Farnborough F.C |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=17 August 2012 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522100141/http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/2012/03/wallace-hepple-added-to-the-boro-ranks-2/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Wallace Joins Farnborough on Loan |url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Joins-Farnborough-On-Loan-3252.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421073200/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Joins-Farnborough-On-Loan-3252.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=20 March 2012 }} making his debut the following day in a match against Dover Athletic in the first of six appearances for the club.{{cite news|title=Farnborough 0–2 Dover Athletic |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/21/england/conference-n--s/farnborough-fc/dover-athletic-fc/1140422/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=21 March 2012}} Having returned to Portsmouth in April 2012, he appeared on the bench for the first time, in a loss at Nottingham Forest.{{cite news |title=Nottingham Forest 2–0 Portsmouth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17796344 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2012}}

The start of the 2012–13 season saw Wallace make his senior Portsmouth debut as he started a League Cup 3–0 defeat against Plymouth Argyle on 14 August 2012.{{cite web|title=Plymouth 3–0 Portsmouth|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159779|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2012}} After no further first team appearances over the following weeks, he was loaned to Isthmian League side Whitehawk for a month in October 2012 to gain playing time.{{cite web |url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Loaned-To-Whitehawk-3745.aspx |title=Wallace loaned to Whitehawk |publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009025431/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Loaned-To-Whitehawk-3745.aspx |archive-date=9 October 2012}} After scoring on his debut, in a 3–1 win over Wingate & Finchley,{{cite web |url=http://pompeypages.com/2012/10/09/wallace-watch-whitehawk-v-wingate-finchley/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201221426/http://pompeypages.com/2012/10/09/wallace-watch-whitehawk-v-wingate-finchley/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |title=Wallace Watch: Whitehawk v Wingate & Finchley « The Pompey Pages |publisher=Pompeypages.com |date=19 October 2012 }} he netted his first a hat-trick in a 5–0 win against Merstham a few weeks later.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitehawk/s/match-report-71060.html?official=2&fixture_id=7034 |title=Match Report & Result – Whitehawk vs Merstham – 16th October 2012 – Whitehawk FC |publisher=Pitchero.com |date=16 October 2012}} His loan ended in mid-November but was then renewed several times over the following weeks.{{cite web |url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Returns-To-Whitehawk-3944.aspx |title=Portsmouth Football Club|publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421073951/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Returns-To-Whitehawk-3944.aspx |archive-date=21 April 2013}}

On Christmas Eve 2012, Wallace was recalled from loan and named as a substitute against Yeovil.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20823113 |title=Portsmouth 1–2 Yeovil |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2012 }} He made his league debut on 1 January 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 defeat at Swindon.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20841100 |title=Swindon 5–0 Portsmouth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 January 2013}} He scored his first goal for the club in the first match he started for them, a 3–1 home defeat against Hartlepool United on 26 January.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21096111 |title=Portsmouth 1–3 Hartlepool |publisher=BBC Sport|date= 26 January 2013}} He finished the season with six goals, but could not prevent Pompey dropping into League Two, upon which the club exercised the one-year contract extension in Wallace's deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Extends-Pompey-Stay-4348.aspx |title=Wallace extends Pompey stay |publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=25 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428111401/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Extends-Pompey-Stay-4348.aspx |archive-date=28 April 2013}}

After beginning the 2013–14 season in the first team, Wallace found himself often dropped to the bench after the arrival of Richie Barker as manager. Wallace turned down two offers of a new contract from Portsmouth, and in November 2013 his teammate David Connolly revealed that clubs were submitting bids for him.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/connolly-reveals-clubs-in-for-wallace-1-5643648|title=Connolly reveals clubs in for Wallac|publisher=Portsmouth News|date=5 November 2013}} In January 2014, Wallace turned down another offer from Pompey, but the club rejected a reported £250,000 bid from Peterborough.[http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/renewed-hope-over-wallace-future-1-5846327 Renewed hope over Wallace future]; Portsmouth News, 31 January 2014 Having returned to being a regular starting player after the dismissal of Barker and appointment of former academy manager Andy Awford as manager, Wallace re-entered contract talks at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/onus-on-wallace-in-contract-talks-1-6054698 |title=Onus on Wallace in contract talks|publisher=Portsmouth News |date=13 May 2014}} In June 2014, Wallace signed a new three-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/wallace-pens-new-pompey-deal-1617591.aspx |title=Wallace pens new deal|publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=6 June 2014}}

Despite this new contract, Wallace continued to be linked to moves, with speculation that Brighton were interested in him, but no official bid was ultimately entered.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/no-brighton-bid-for-wallace-1-6508834 |title=Brighton bid for Wallace|publisher=Portsmouth News |date=7 January 2015}} He ended the 2014–15 season as the club's top goalscorer with 17 goals, also winning him the club's Player of the Season Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/jed-wallace-wins-the-newssports-mail-player-of-the-season-award-2435654.aspx|title=Wallace wins top prize|publisher=Portsmouth F.C |date=2 May 2015}} He was also included in the League Two PFA Team of the Year.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32475061 |title=League Two Team of the Year: Matt Grimes in after Exeter stint |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=8 May 2018}}

=Wolverhampton Wanderers=

On 21 May 2015, Wallace signed a three-year deal with Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |title=Jed Wallace: Wolves sign Portsmouth midfielder|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32832437 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2015}}

On 8 January 2016, Wallace joined League One club Millwall on a month-long-loan, making his debut for the Lions the following day, against Oldham. Wallace's first assist for the Lions came on 17 January 2016, in a League One tie against Port Vale at The Den. The assist came only 14 minutes into the game, with a sublime cross that found the head of Lee Gregory who finished first time, placing it past The Valiants' goalkeeper Jak Alnwick. He scored his first goal for Millwall in a 3–0 win over Blackpool on 5 March 2016.{{cite news

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35675527

|title=Millwall 3–0 Blackpool

|publisher=BBC Sport

|date=5 March 2016

|access-date=24 August 2016}}

Upon his return to Wolves he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Cambridge United on 23 August 2016.{{cite news

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37091191

|title=Wolves 2–1 Cambridge

|publisher=BBC Sport

|date=23 August 2016

|access-date=24 August 2016}}

On 19 January 2017 Wallace was again loaned to Millwall from Wolverhampton Wanderers, this time until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move when the loan period expires.{{cite web |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/millwall-sign-jed-wallace-loan-wolves-sky-bet-league-one-3526347.aspx |title=Millwall confirm Wallace return |publisher=Millwall F.C. |date=19 January 2017 |access-date=20 January 2017}} He played in the 2017 EFL League One play-off final as Millwall beat Bradford City at Wembley Stadium to earn promotion to the Championship.

=Millwall=

On 26 June 2017, Millwall announced the permanent signing of Wallace on a 3-year deal for an undisclosed fee following 2 loan spells at the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40404977|title=Jed Wallace: Millwall sign Wolves midfielder for undisclosed fee|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 June 2017|access-date=26 June 2017}}

= West Bromwich Albion =

On 23 June 2022, West Bromwich Albion announced the permanent signing of Wallace on a 4-year deal on a free transfer after his contract ran out at his previous club.{{Cite news |title=Albion sign Jed Wallace|url=https://www.wba.co.uk/news/albion-sign-jed-wallace|publisher=West Bromwich Albion|date=23 June 2022}} He made his debut on 30 July 2022 in a 1–1 away draw at Middlesbrough, providing an assist for fellow debutant John Swift, and scored his first two goals for the club in a 2–2 away draw at Huddersfield Town on 27 August. He started in all 46 EFL Championship games for West Brom in his first season with the club. On 5 August 2023, prior to his second season at the club, he was named as the new captain of the team.{{Cite news |title=Jed Wallace named captain of West Bromwich Albion|url=https://www.wba.co.uk/news/jed-wallace-named-captain-west-bromwich-albion|publisher=West Bromwich Albion|date=5 August 2023}}

International career

On 13 March 2013, Wallace was named on the standby list for the England U19 game vs Turkey, on 21 March 2013.[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Blues-Duo-On-England-Standby-4219.aspx Blues Duo On England Standby] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426020628/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Blues-Duo-On-England-Standby-4219.aspx |date=26 April 2013 }}; Portsmouth F.C., 14 March 2013 He was called up again on 2 May, for the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship qualification rounds, against Belgium and Scotland.[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/England-Call-For-Wallace-And-Webster-4371.aspx England Call For Wallace And Webster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505104955/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/England-Call-For-Wallace-And-Webster-4371.aspx |date=5 May 2013 }}; Portsmouth FC, 2 May 2013

On 24 May, Wallace was an unused substitute in a match against Georgia U19s. Five days later, he made international debut, starting in a 3–0 victory against Scotland U19s.[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Webster-And-Wallace-Start-For-England-4411.aspx Webster And Wallace Start For England] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130616015033/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Webster-And-Wallace-Start-For-England-4411.aspx |date=16 June 2013 }}; Portsmouth FC, 29 May 2013

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farnborough \|2010–11{{Cite web \| title = Jed Wallace profile {{!}} Aylesbury United FC \| url = http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/jed-wallace#playingcareer \| publisher = Aylesbury United F.C \| access-date = 4 December 2013}} \|Conference South \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	1{{efn\|Appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup}}	0	1	0
rowspan="5"\|Portsmouth \|2011–12{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2011\|access-date = 4 December 2013}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
2012–13{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2012\|access-date = 4 December 2013}} \|League One \|22	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	6
2013–14{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2013\|access-date = 4 December 2013}} \|League Two \|44	7	1	0	1	0	2{{efn\|name=FLT\|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}	0	48	7
2014–15{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2014\|access-date = 4 December 2013}} \|League Two \|44	14	2	1	2	0	2{{efn\|name=FLT}}	2	50	17
colspan="2"\|Total !110	27	3	1	4	0	4	2	121	30
\|Farnborough (loan) \|2011–12 \|Conference South \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	6	0
Whitehawk (loan) \|2012–13 \|Isthmian Premier Division \|11	8	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6{{efn\|Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and four goals in Isthmian League Cup, one appearance in Sussex Senior Cup}}	4	17	12
rowspan="3"\|Wolverhampton Wanderers \|2015–16{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2015\|access-date = 3 September 2017}} \|Championship \|9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
2016–17{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2016\|access-date = 3 September 2017}} \|Championship \|9	0	0	0	3	1	1{{efn\|name=EFLT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	13	1
colspan="2"\|Total !18	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	24	1
Millwall (loan) \|2015–16 \|League One \|12	1	0	0	0	0	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	14	1
Millwall (loan) \|2016–17 \|League One \|16	3	2	0	0	0	3{{efn\|Appearances in EFL League One play-offs}}	0	21	3
rowspan="6"\|Millwall \|2017–18{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2017\|access-date = 3 September 2017}} \|Championship \|43	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	47	7
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2018}} \|Championship \|42	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	48	5
2019–20{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2019}} \|Championship \|43	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	44	10
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2020\|access-date=15 January 2024}} \|Championship \|45	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	47	11
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2021\|access-date=15 January 2024}} \|Championship \|38	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	39	6
colspan="2"\|Total !239	42	9	1	7	0	5	0	260	43
rowspan="4"\|West Bromwich Albion \|2022–23{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2022\|access-date=15 January 2024}} \|Championship \|46	6	3	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	50	6
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2023\|access-date=15 January 2024}} \|Championship \|42	6	1	0	0	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in the Championship play-offs}}	0	45	6
2024–25{{soccerbase season\|64940\|2024\|access-date=1 September 2024}} \|Championship \|27	1	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	0
colspan="2"\|Total !110	12	5	0	1	0	2	0	118	12
colspan="3"\|Career total !494	89	17	2	17	1	19	6	547	98

Honours

Millwall

EFL League One play-offs: 2017{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905619 |title=Bradford City 0–1 Millwall |first=Josh |last=Hunt |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2018}}

Individual