Jay Foulston

Jay Foulston
Personal information
Full name Jay K. Edward Foulston[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 3
Youth career
–2017 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Newport County 4 (0)
2019 → Merthyr Town (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020 → Chippenham Town (loan) 31 (1)
2020–2024 Taunton Town 82 (7)
2021 → Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2023-2024 → Yeovil Town (loan) 20 (1)
2024– Torquay United 61 (3)
International career
2018–2019 Wales U19 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:19, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Jay K. Edward Foulston (born 27 November 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Torquay United.

Club career

Foulston was a product of the Newport County academy, and was promoted to the first team squad in July 2017 following appearances in Newport's pre-season friendly matches.[2]

He made his senior debut at 16 years old for Newport County on 8 August 2017 in a Football League Cup first round match versus Southend United, during which he entered into play as a late second-half substitute. Newport won the game 2–0.[3] His debut aged 16 years 8 months and 12 days made him the third youngest ever County player, behind Regan Poole and Steve Aizlewood[4]

On 16 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract at Newport until June 2020.[5] On 10 January 2019, he joined Merthyr Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 11 July 2019, he joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]

He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 24 August 2020, he was signed on free transfer from Newport County to Taunton Town, where as of 20 November 2023 he has made 53 appearances, scoring 4 goals, and was part of the squad that won the 2021–22 Southern Football League Premier Division South.[9] He won the club's Goal of the Season award for both the 2019–20[10] and 2022–23 seasons.[11]

On 15 December 2023, Foulston joined fellow National League South side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season with a view to a permanent move.[12]

International career

In March 2018, Foulston was called up to the Wales under 19 squad for two friendly international matches against Croatia.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18[14] League Two 0000102[a]030
2018–19[15] League Two 0000002[a]020
2019–20[16] League Two 0000000000
Total 0000104050
Merthyr Town (loan) 2018–19[17] Southern League
Premier Division South		 71———71
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20[18] National League South 31151—3[b]0392
Taunton Town 2020–21[19] Southern League
Premier Division South		 6040—1[c]1111
2021–22[19] Southern League
Premier Division South		 34400—6[d]1405
2022–23[18] National League South 34250—4[e]1433
2023–24[18] National League South 8110—3[f]0121
Total 827100—14310610
Chippenham Town (loan) 2020–21[18] National League South 10———10
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[18] National League South 201———201
Torquay United 2024–25[18] National League South 33300—3[g]0363
2025–26[18] National League South 28010—1[c]0300
Total 61310—40663
Career total 202131611025324417
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup
  5. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
  7. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs

Honours

Taunton Town

Yeovil Town

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Andrew Penman (27 July 2017). "Defender Jay Foulston, 16, aims to match Regan Poole's success". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Southend United 0–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Foulston debut". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Foulston signs
  6. ↑ Foulston Merthyr Town loan
  7. ↑ "Foulston joins Chippenham". The South Wales Argus.
  8. ↑ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". Newport County AFC.
  9. 1 2 "WATCH: Taunton Town win the Pitching In Southern League". Somerset County Gazette. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Ellis, Callum (24 June 2020). "The free agents who JD Cymru Premier clubs could swoop for". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Players, volunteers and fans honoured at Taunton Town FC Awards". Somerset County Gazette. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jay On His Way". Taunton Town F.C. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Academy Star Jay Foulston Gets First International Call-Up". Newport County AFC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Jay Foulston: 2018/2019 Biog & Stats". Southern Football League. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "J. Foulston: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Jay Foulston Profile". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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