Jake Cain
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Cain
| image = Jake Cain LFCU19 2019.jpg
| caption = Cain in 2019
| full_name = Jake Steven Cain{{cite news |title=2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1335777 |publisher=Premier League}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2001|09|2}}
| birth_place = Wigan, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Swindon Town
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2010–2023
| youthclubs1 = Liverpool
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Liverpool
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → Newport County (loan)
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2025
| clubs3 = Swindon Town
| caps3 = 59
| goals3 = 3
| club-update = 00:31, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jake Steven Cain (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|SwindonT}} club Swindon Town.
He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool F.C. in September 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/364771-jake-cain-signs-first-contract-liverpool-fc|title=Jake Cain signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC|website=Liverpool FC}} and made his senior Liverpool debut on 4 February 2020 in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town which they won 1–0.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/04/england/fa-cup/liverpool-fc/shrewsbury-town-fc/3220481/|title=Liverpool vs. Shrewsbury Town - 4 February 2020 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}} He joined Swindon in January 2023, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/swindon-town-move-for-liverpool-ace/|title= Swindon Town complete move for Liverpool ace|website=Swindon Town}}
Career
= Liverpool =
Cain made his first-team debut on 4 February 2020, in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town.{{cite web |first=Neil |last =Johnston |title=Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury Town 0 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51356816 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 February 2020 |date=4 February 2020}} On 29 September 2020, Cain scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 EFL Trophy defeat to Tranmere Rovers, scoring an impressive thirty-yard free kick.{{cite web|url=https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2020/september/report-tranmere-2-1-liverpool-u21/|title=Report: Tranmere 3–2 Liverpool U21|website=www.tranmererovers.co.uk|date=29 September 2020|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
==Newport County (loan)==
On 31 August 2021, Cain joined League Two side Newport County on loan for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/august2/jake-cain-joins-exiles-loan/|title=Jake Cain joins Exiles on season-long loan deal|website=www.newport-county.co.uk|date=31 August 2021}} He made his debut for Newport the same day in the starting line-up for the 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.[https://www.skysports.com/football/newport-county-afc-vs-plymouth-argyle/teams/454438> Cain Newport debut] He made his football league debut for Newport on 14 September 2021 in starting line-up for the 1-0 League Two defeat against Northampton Town.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58154451?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA Cain league debut]
=Swindon Town=
He joined Swindon on 16 January 2023 signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Wiltshire club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/swindon-town-move-for-liverpool-ace/|title=Swindon Town complete move for Liverpool ace|website=Swindon Town}} He made his first league start for Swindon on 4 February 2023 against Newport County, that also marked the first league match in charge of Swindon for new manager Jody Morris.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23299632.jody-morris-makes-losing-start-swindon-town-lose-2-1-newport/|title= Jody Morris makes losing start as Swindon Town lose 2-1 at Newport|website=Swindon Advertiser}} Cain scored his first league goal on 8 May 2023, in a 2–1 win against Crawley Town.{{Cite web|website=BBC Sport|title=Swindon Town 2-1 Crawley Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65445725|date=May 8, 2023|accessdate=May 9, 2023}} He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2024-25 season.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4g7r9zm1jo|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 May 2025|title=Swindon offer Glatzel new deal but release eight|date=9 May 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|30 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Liverpool
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|125530|2019|accessdate=31 August 2021}} |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|125530|2020|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|125530|2021|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Liverpool U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| colspan=4|Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Newport County
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Town
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|125530|2022|accessdate=13 July 2023}} |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| colspan=3|Total
!41||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||9||1||52||2 |
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Honours
Liverpool
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/jake-cain/ Profile] at the Swindon Town F.C. website
- [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/jake-cain Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Swindon Town F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cain, Jake}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Wigan
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players