Jay Foulston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay K. Edward Foulston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Newport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Merthyr Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 22 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jay K. Edward Foulston (born 27 November 2000) is a Welsh professional football defender who most recently played for League Two club Newport County.
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]
Foulston made his senior debut for Newport County aged 16 in the Football League Cup first round match versus Southend United on 8 August 2017 as a late second-half substitute. Newport won the game 2–0.[3] His debut aged 16 years and 255 days made Foulston the third youngest ever County player behind Regan Poole and Steve Aizlewood[4]
On 16 April 2018 Foulston signed his first professional contract at Newport until June 2020.[5]
On 10 January 2019, Foulston joined Merthyr Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]
On 11 July 2019, Foulston joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the 2019-20 season.[7]
Foulston was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
International
In March 2018, Foulston was called up to the Wales under 19 squad for two friendly international matches against Croatia.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 22 October 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Andrew Penman (27 July 2017). "Defender Jay Foulston, 16, aims to match Regan Poole's success". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Southend United 0–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Foulston debut
- ^ Foulston signs
- ^ Foulston Merthyr Town loan
- ^ Foulston joins Chippenham
- ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
- ^ "Academy Star Jay Foulston Gets First International Call-Up". Newport County AFC. March 9, 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
- Jay Foulston at Soccerbase
- Jay Foulston at Soccerway
