Jack Wakely

Jack Wakely
Personal information
Full name Jack Sebastian Wakely[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position Defender
Youth career
2009–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 15 (0)
2021 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2024 Wycombe Wanderers 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Maidenhead United (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 5 (0)
2024–2025 Ebbsfleet United 4 (0)
Total 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Sebastian Wakely (born 25 October 2000) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Jack began his career at Chelsea at under-9 level, turning professional in 2017.[3] He moved on loan to Basingstoke Town in January 2019,[3] and to Brighton & Hove Albion in February 2021.[4] He left Chelsea in the summer of 2021, signing with Wycombe Wanderers in July 2021.[5] On 25 March 2022, Wakely joined National League side Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6] Wakely joined Ebbsfleet United on loan for the entirety of the 2023–24 season.[7]

He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

On 5 October 2024, Wakely signed for Ebbsfleet United.[9] He retired from professional football in April 2025, at the age of 24.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2018–19[11] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[12] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[13] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2018–19[14] SFL Premier Division South 150———150
Chelsea U23 2019–20[12] ———4[a]040
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2020–21[13] Premier League 000000—00
Wycombe Wanderers 2021–22[15] League One 0000001[a]010
2022–23[16] League One 3010203[a]090
2023–24[17] League One 0000000000
Total 30102040100
Maidenhead United (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 7000000070
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2023–24[2] National League 5000000050
Ebbsfleet United 2024–25[2] National League 4000003[b]070
Career total 3401020110480
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the National League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jack Wakely at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Jack Wakely | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
  4. ↑ Reporter, Metro Sport (1 February 2021). "Chelsea send defender out on loan to Brighton for the rest of the season".
  5. ↑ "Wycombe sign Sam Vokes and Jack Wakely". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to York Road, Jack Wakely". Maidenhead United FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wakely set to rise and shine for the Fleet". Ebbsfleet United FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wycombe release Max Stryjek but Garath McCleary offered new deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jack's Back". Ebbsfleet United FC. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Jack Wakely retires from football". 14 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Google".
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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