Jason Gilchrist
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Lee Gilchrist[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Chester (on loan from Burnley) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Manchester City | ||
| 2011–2013 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Droylsden (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Chester (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC) | |||
Jason Lee Gilchrist (born 17 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley.
Career
Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Gilchrist attended the De La Salle School in the town.[3] He joined Manchester City in 2001 at the age of six, having been picked up by local scout Jimmy Pullen.[3] He spent ten years at the club and was top scorer in six of those seasons.[3] He failed to earn a scholarship with Manchester City and in the summer of 2011 he joined Burnley on a two-year scholarship.[3][4] In his first season in the youth team he scored 26 goals finishing as top goalscorer.[3] In his second year in the youth team he scored 22 goals, which included a hat-trick at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup.[5] In March 2013 he experienced his first taste of senior football joining Conference North side Droylsden on loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home defeat to Guiseley.[7] His first professional goal came in April 2013 in a 3–1 away win at Colwyn Bay.[7] He made a total of ten appearances for the Bloods scoring once, however, he could not save the club from relegation to the Northern Premier League.[7]
In the summer of 2013 following the conclusion of his scholarship he was offered a one-year professional contract with the Championship side.[5] He spent the majority of his first year as a professional playing in the Development Squad as Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League.[8] In the summer of 2014 he signed a new one-year contract extension, remaining in the Development Squad.[8] In February 2015 he signed for League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his professional league debut in a 3–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, replacing Josh Windass as a substitute.[10]
In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to National League side Chester on a one-month loan deal.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Droylsden (loan) | 2012–13[7] | Conference North | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Burnley | 2013–14[7] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15[7] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16[7] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Accrington Stanley". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Many happy returns for Burnley hat-trick hero Jason Gilchrist". St Helens Star. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Burnley sign three youngsters". St Helens Star. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Contracts for six but Evans, Jackson and Williams to leave". Claretsmad. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Loan Move For Duo". burnleyfootballclub.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jason Gilchrist - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Transfer News: Luke Conlan returns to Burnley on one-year deal". Sky Sports. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Young Claret joins Reds". accringtonstanley.co.uk.
- ^ "Burton 3 Stanley 0". accringtonstanley.co.uk.
- ^ "Gilchrist and Ginnelly join the loan departures". Claretsmad. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
- Jason Gilchrist at Soccerbase