Jake Hesketh
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Hesketh
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Jake Alexander Hesketh{{Cite web |date=1 September 2016 |title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136 |access-date=15 September 2016 |publisher=Premier League}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|27|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=Jake Hesketh |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/jake-hesketh-248219/ |access-date=3 January 2016 |publisher=11v11}}
| birth_place = Stockport, England
| height = {{convert|1.68|m|order=flip}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Sholing
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2006–2014
| youthclubs1 = Southampton
| years1 = 2014–2021
| clubs1 = Southampton
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = → Burton Albion (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → Lincoln City (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → Crawley Town (loan)
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = Eastleigh
| caps6 = 54
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Sholing
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 17:04, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
}}
Jake Alexander Hesketh (born 27 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for {{English football updater|Sholing}} club Sholing.
Early and personal life
Hesketh was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, but his family moved to Whiteley, near Fareham, Hampshire when he was six months old.{{Cite web |last=Walter |first=Simon |date=10 December 2014 |title=St Mary's debut v Manchester United caps meteoric rise of Southampton FC teenager Jake Hesketh |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11655826.Saints_starlet_s_rise_from_youth_football_to_the_Premier_League_in_a_year/ |access-date=16 May 2016 |publisher=Daily Echo |location=Southampton}} He studied at Whiteley Primary School before moving onto Swanmore College.{{Cite web |title=Development Squad Profiles |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/youth/u21-profiles/ |access-date=12 January 2016 |publisher=Southampton FC |archive-date=16 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616132754/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/youth/u21-profiles/ |url-status=dead }}
Club career
=Southampton=
Hesketh started his career at Southampton's academy, first training with the club as an under-7 before signing with the club as an under-nine, the youngest at which he could sign, having previously been scouted at a local tournament playing for Crofton Saints Football Club.{{Cite web |last=Sheldon |first=Dan |date=9 June 2021 |title=Jake Hesketh: 'I had one conversation with Hasenhuttl when I came back from loan, and he didn't know who I was' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2631560/2021/06/09/jake-hesketh-hasenhuttl-southampton/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-10-03 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} After progressing through the club's academy, he completed a two-year scholarship with the club and after finishing as the Under-18 team's top scorer was awarded the 2013–14 Scholar of the Season accolade at the Southampton club awards ceremony.{{Cite web |date=7 May 2014 |title=Jake Hesketh vows to push on after being crowned 2013/14 Scholar of the Season |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/07052014-jake-hesketh-201314-scholar-of-the-season-1541521.aspx |access-date=12 January 2016 |publisher=Southampton FC}} He signed a three-year professional contract the same day, having spent the previous six weeks training and playing with the club's under-21 team.{{Cite news |last=Urquhart-Cannon |first=Alex |date=6 May 2014 |title=Hesketh pens professional deal |publisher=Southampton FC |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/06052014-jake-hesketh-signs-pro-deal-1539585.aspx |access-date=13 December 2014}}
He was promoted into the first team by coach Ronald Koeman due to injury problems among the squad.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Jim |date=8 December 2014 |title=Saints could give youth a chance for Utd game |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20141207-ronald-koeman-pre-manchester-united-home-youth-2128992.aspx |access-date=8 December 2014 |publisher=Southampton FC |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050249/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20141207-ronald-koeman-pre-manchester-united-home-youth-2128992.aspx |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for the club on 8 December 2014 in a Premier League match against Manchester United, being brought in as a substitute for Dušan Tadić in the 70th minute of the 2–1 home defeat.{{Cite news |last=Burnton |first=Simon |date=8 December 2014 |title=Southampton 1–2 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2014/dec/08/southampton-manchester-united-premier-league-live |access-date=8 December 2014}} Five days later Hesketh made his first Premier League start as Southampton lost 1–0 away to Burnley.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2014 |title=Burnley 1–0 Southampton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30357668 |access-date=13 December 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport}} Hesketh made 22 appearances for Martin Hunter's Under-21s in 2014–15, scoring two goals and lifting the 2015 U21 Premier League Cup.{{Cite web |title=Southampton v Blackburn Rovers report | Under-21 Premier League Cup final |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/210415-u21pl-cup-southampton-vs-blackburn-report.html |access-date=12 January 2016 |website=Premierleague.com |archive-date=1 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801100034/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/210415-u21pl-cup-southampton-vs-blackburn-report.html |url-status=dead }} He failed to make a first team appearance during the 2015–16 season as he was not part of Koeman's first-team plans, but returned to the first-team following the arrival of Claude Puel as manager in summer 2016. After an appearance for the Southampton under-23 team in the EFL Trophy in August 2016, he made his first first-team appearance of the season and scored his first senior goal on 22 September 2016, in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.{{Cite web |date=21 September 2016 |title=Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37357875 |access-date=22 September 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}}{{Cite news |last=Leitch |first=Adam |date=22 September 2016 |title=Jake Hesketh scored his first senior goal as Southampton beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at St Mary's |work=Daily Echo |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14756790.Hesketh_gives_Puel_a_problem/?ref=mac |access-date=22 September 2016}} Hesketh played again in a 0–0 UEFA Europa League draw away to Hapoel Beer Sheva a week later, but picked up an injury in October and failed to make any more appearances that season.{{Cite web |date=15 December 2016 |title=Harrison Reed & Jake Hesketh sign new Southampton contracts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38333625 |access-date=3 October 2021 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} In December 2016, he signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Puel was sacked as manager in summer 2017, with Southampton being managed by Mauricio Pellegrino and later Mark Hughes, and Hesketh failed to make a first-team appearance during the 2017–18 season.
==Loan spells==
On 30 August 2018, Hesketh signed for Burton Albion on a loan deal until 2 January 2019.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2018 |title=Brewers Sign Saints Duo on Loan |url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2018/august/3008-signings/ |access-date=31 August 2018 |publisher=Burton Albion F.C.}}{{Cite web |date=30 August 2018 |title=Burton Albion sign Jake Hesketh, Jake Flannigan and Devante Cole on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45358055 |access-date=31 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport}} He scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw at Portsmouth on 23 October 2018.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2018 |title=Portsmouth 2–2 Burton Albion |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45871931 |access-date=25 October 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport}} He appeared 23 times for Burton, scoring three goals. On 31 January 2019, Hesketh joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=Hesketh heads to MK Dons |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2019/january/hesketh-heads-to-mk-dons/ |access-date=31 January 2019 |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons}} He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Exeter City on 2 February 2019, before scoring his first goal for the club on 9 February in a 3–2 defeat to Swindon Town.{{Cite news |last1=Roper |first1=Matty |last2=Murray |first2=Josh |date=11 February 2019 |title=Jake Hesketh off the mark for MK Dons after loan move |language=en-GB |work=DerbyshireLive |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/jake-hesketh-mark-mk-dons-2531481 |access-date=16 October 2020 |issn=0307-1235}} He amassed 16 appearances in total across his loan spell, and scored twice.
On 2 September 2019, he joined League One club Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |title=Saints midfielder arrives at the Bank |url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2019/september/190902-hesketh-signs/ |access-date=2 September 2019 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C.}} He appeared in 24 matches and scored one goal across the 2019–20 season.
He joined League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan on 16 October 2020.{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Dan |date=16 October 2020 |title=Hesketh completes season-long loan move to Crawley |work=Daily Echo |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18800325.hesketh-completes-season-long-loan-move-crawley |access-date=16 October 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 20 October 2020 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Exeter City in League Two.{{Cite news |last=Dunford |first=Mark |date=20 October 2020 |title=Exeter City 2, Crawley Town 1: Reds denied point by late fluke from Grecians |language=en |work=Crawley & Horley Observer |url=https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/exeter-city-2-crawley-town-1-reds-denied-point-late-fluke-grecians-3009846 |access-date=21 October 2020}} On 31 October 2020, Hesketh was given a red card in Crawley's 2–1 win over Cambridge United.{{Cite web|date=31 October 2020|title=Crawley Town 2–1 Cambridge United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54671229|access-date=7 April 2021|website=BBC Sport}}
After 17 years at Southampton, Hesketh announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2020–21 season after the expiry of his contract.{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Dan|date=21 May 2021|title=Hesketh announces departure from Saints after 17 years at the club|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/19319930.hesketh-announces-departure-saints-17-years-club/|access-date=25 May 2021|website=Daily Echo}}
=Eastleigh=
Following his release by Southampton in June 2021,{{cite news | url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-06-04/southampton-football-club-2021-retained-list-released-players | title=Southampton FC announce 2021 retained list | publisher=Southampton FC | date=4 June 2021 | access-date=3 August 2021}} Hesketh signed for Eastleigh on 2 August.{{cite news | url=https://www.eastleighfc.com/new-signing-jake-hesketh-joins-the-spitfires/ | title=Jake Hesketh Joins The Spitfires | publisher=Eastleigh FC | date=2 August 2021 | access-date=2 August 2021 | archive-date=2 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802192531/https://www.eastleighfc.com/new-signing-jake-hesketh-joins-the-spitfires/ | url-status=dead }} He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastleighfc.com/2022-23-retained-list/|title=2022/23 RETAINED LIST|website=www.eastleighfc.com|date=9 May 2023|accessdate=9 May 2023}}
= Sholing =
Style of play
Hesketh's preferred position is as an attacking midfielder, but is also able to play as a central midfielder or as a wide midfielder.
Career statistics
{{updated|end of 2022–23 season}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Southampton
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|79477|2014|access-date=31 October 2018}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|79477|2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in Europa League}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|79477|2017|access-date=31 October 2018}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|79477|2018|access-date=31 October 2018}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|79477|2019|access-date=31 October 2018}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|79477|2020|access-date=31 October 2018}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2||0||0||0||1||1||1||0||4||1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Southampton U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||2||5||2 | ||||||||||
| Burton Albion (loan)
|16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
|16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Lincoln City (loan)
|League One |20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Crawley Town (loan)
|League Two |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Eastleigh
|2021–22{{cite web |title=J. Hesketh: Summary |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jake-alexander-hesketh/392517/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=11 February 2022}} |31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 1{{Efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 3 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23
|National League |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!123 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 148 | 15 |
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Honours
=Club=
Southampton
- U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15{{Cite web |date=20 April 2015 |title=Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg) |url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2015-04-20/report-southampton-21-blackburn-rovers-under21-premier-league-cup-final-second-leg |access-date=30 November 2016 |publisher=Southampton FC}}
Milton Keynes Dons
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2018–19{{Cite web |title=League Two: 2018/19: Current table |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1646 |access-date=6 May 2019 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm}}
{{Cite web |title=MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2812&teamTabs=stats&season_id=151 |access-date=6 May 2019 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- [https://southamptonfc.com/first-team/jake-hesketh Profile at Southampton FC website]
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Category:Footballers from Stockport
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:Crawley Town F.C. players
Category:Eastleigh F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Premier League players
Category:English Football League players