Jacob Fletcher

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}

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| fullname = Jacob Frederick Fletcher{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf|title=Club list of registered players as of 20th May 2017|publisher=The Football League|date=20 May 2017|access-date=29 March 2018}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|16|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/jacob-fletcher/|title=Jacob Fletcher|publisher=Doncaster Rovers FC|access-date=17 December 2018|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010401/https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/jacob-fletcher/|url-status=dead}}

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| position = Midfielder

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Doncaster Rovers

| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

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| club-update = 31 October 2017

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Jacob Frederick Fletcher (born 16 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Fletcher is a Doncaster Rovers youth prospect, having joined the Academy in November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2016/february/yt-scholars-announced/|title=YT Scholars Announced|publisher=Doncaster Rovers FC|date=7 February 2016|accessdate=17 December 2018}} He made his professional debut on 3 October 2017, starting in a 1–0 EFL Trophy home win against Sunderland U21.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/doncaster-vs-sunderland-u21/380729|title=Doncaster 1 – 0 Sunderland U21|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 October 2017|access-date=29 March 2018}}

Fletcher made his League One debut on 7 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Jordan Houghton in a 4–1 home routing of Southend United.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41450711|title=Doncaster Rovers 4–1 Southend United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 October 2017|access-date=29 March 2018}}

He was awarded a professional contract with Rovers at the beginning of May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2018/may/quartet-offered-professional-deals/|title=Quartet offered professional deals|publisher=Doncaster Rovers FC|date=5 May 2018|access-date=8 May 2018}}

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