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Ira Jackson Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ashford, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 16
Youth career
–2016 Dover Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Whitstable Town
2016 Worthing 5 (0)
2016–2017 Dover Athletic 4 (0)
2017 → Margate (loan) 9 (4)
2017–2018 Leatherhead
2018 Sittingbourne
2018–2020 Folkestone Invicta 47 (28)
2020– Grimsby Town 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:54, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Ira Jackson Jr. (born 28 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Grimsby Town.

Career

Grimsby Town

On 11 August 2020, Jackson Jr. joined Grimsby Town on a two-year contract following a prolific season with Folkestone Invicta that saw him score 26 goals in 36 appearances in the Isthmian Premier Division.[1] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020, in a 2–2 EFL Trophy group-stage draw with Harrogate Town, a match won by Grimsby 5–4 on penalties, with Jackson scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.[2] He made his league debut on 12 December 2020, coming off of the bench in the 57 minute before opening the scoring just six minutes later.[3]

Career Statistics

As of match played 15 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Folkestone Invicta 2018–19 Isthmian Premier Division 15 7 — — 0 0 15 7
2019–20 Isthmian Premier Division 32 21 2 2 — 2[a] 1 36 24
Total 47 28 2 2 — 2 1 51 31
Grimsby Town 2020–21[4] League Two 2 2 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 4 2
Career Total 49 30 2 2 0 0 4 1 55 33
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Jackson Signs For The Mariners". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town 2-2 Harrogate Town (5-4 on penalties)". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Games played by Ira Jackson Jr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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