Sylvester Jasper

Sylvester Jasper
Jasper at Bristol Rovers F.C. on loan in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Alexander Enitombra Jasper
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001
Place of birth Southwark, London, England[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 19
Youth career
2009 Marek Dupnitsa
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers
2012–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Fulham 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Colchester United (loan) 18 (2)
2022 → Hibernian (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 Portimonense 25 (2)
2024–2025 Śląsk Wrocław 19 (0)
2025–2026 Železničar Pančevo 33 (7)
2026– Standard Liège 1 (0)
International career
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2017 England U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Bulgaria U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:26, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

Sylvester Alexander Enitombra Jasper (Bulgarian: Силвестър Александър Енитомбра Джаспър; born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège. Born in England, he represented both his country of birth and Bulgaria at youth level.

Club career

Jasper started his youth career at Bulgarian side Marek Dupnitsa at the age of 8, where he trained for a few weeks, as he says in one interview, because of his uncle, an ex-Marek player. Moving back to England, he joined Queens Park Rangers aged 9 and switched to Fulham 2 years later.[2] In January 2020 he made his professional debut for the team in a FA Cup match against Manchester City.[3] On 25 August 2020, Jasper signed his first professional contract with Fulham.[4]

On 4 August 2021, Jasper joined League Two side Colchester United on loan until January 2022.[5] He made his debut from the bench on 7 August in Colchester's 0–0 draw with Carlisle United.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Jasper joined Scottish club Hibernian on loan for the rest of the season, which included an option to buy at the end of the season.[7] Jasper made 16 appearances for Hibs during the loan, but they declined the option to sign him permanently.[8][9]

On 1 September 2022, Jasper signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2022–23 season.[10] He made his debut two days later as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Morecambe.[11] After being left out of the squad for a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle, Rovers manager Joey Barton announced that Jasper was returning to Fulham due to him being unhappy with the amount of game time he has been given.[12]

On 5 April 2023, Jasper agreed to join Primeira Liga club Portimonense with the two clubs having agreed upon a compensation fee.[13]

On 2 October 2024, Jasper, now a free agent, signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław with an option for another year.[14]

On 3 July 2025, Jasper joined Serbian SuperLiga side Železničar Pančevo on a two-year contract following the mutual termination of his contract with Śląsk Wrocław.[15][16]

After few days of speculation, on 31 July 2026 Jasper signed for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until June 2029.[17]

International career

Jasper was born in England to a Nigerian father and a Bulgarian mother, making him eligible to represent the three countries internationally.[18] In 2016 he represented England at the under-15 level.[19]

On 2 November 2021, Jasper received his first call-up to the Bulgarian under-21 side for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against the Netherlands under-21 and Moldova under-21 sides.[20] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[21]

Personal life

He attended St Richard Reynolds Roman Catholic College in Twickenham from 2013 to 2017.

His mother is Bulgarian originating from Dupnitsa, and his father is Nigerian who had lived and studied in Bulgaria. Jasper's family has ties to football, with his maternal great-uncle being the legendary Marek player Sasho Pargov.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U23 2019–20 — 2[c]020
Fulham 2019–20 Championship 2010000030
2020–21 Premier League 0000000000
Total 2010000030
Colchester United (loan) 2021–22 League Two 18221103[c]0243
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1303000—160
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2022–23 League One 600020—80
Portimonense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 24220201[d]0292
2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 100000—10
Total 252202010302
Śląsk Wrocław 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 19020——210
Career total 83410150601045
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Селекционерът на младежите повика футболист от "Фулъм"
  3. ↑ Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With
  4. ↑ FC, Fulham (25 August 2020). "Fulham FC - Jasper's New Contract". Fulham FC.
  5. ↑ "Sylvester Jasper: Colchester United sign Fulham forward on loan". BBC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sylvester Jasper Joins On Loan!". Hibernian FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ↑ McPartlin, Patrick (24 May 2022). "Hibs make decision on Sylvester Jasper transfer option as Fulham winger's loan comes to an end". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sylvester Jasper signs for Rovers!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. ↑ @official_brfc (22 October 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Jasper To Join Portimonense". www.fulhamfc.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Fudali, Jakub (2 October 2024). "Śląsk Wrocław ma nowego zawodnika. Pomoże Jackowi Magierze?". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Bivši igrač Fulama pojačao Železničar!" [Former Fulham player reinforced by Zelezničar!]. fkzeleznicar.rs (in Serbian). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Sylvester Jasper odchodzi ze Śląska Wrocław" [Sylvester Jasper leaves Śląsk Wrocław]. www.slaskwrocklaw.pl (in Polish). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Sylvester Jasper rejoint les Rouches
  18. ↑ "Confirmed : Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With Fulham :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  19. ↑ Sheffield Wednesday 'casting eye' over Fulham ace Sylvester Jasper
  20. ↑ "Състав на България U21 за двубоите срещу Нидерландия и Молдова" [Bulgaria U21 squad for the games vs Netherlands and Moldova]. bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 November 2021.
  21. ↑ Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
  22. ↑ Сензацията в националния отбор Силвестър Джаспър пред БЛИЦ TV: Бойко Борисов превърна София в Лондон
  23. ↑ Sylvester Jasper at Soccerway
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