Jack Wakely

Jack Wakely
Personal information
Full name Jack Sebastian Wakely[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 15 (0)
2021 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2024 Wycombe Wanderers 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Maidenhead United (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 5 (0)
2024–2025 Ebbsfleet United 4 (0)
Total 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Sebastian Wakely (born 25 October 2000) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Jack began his career at Chelsea at under-9 level, turning professional in 2017.[3] He moved on loan to Basingstoke Town in January 2019,[3] and to Brighton & Hove Albion in February 2021.[4] He left Chelsea in the summer of 2021, signing with Wycombe Wanderers in July 2021.[5] On 25 March 2022, Wakely joined National League side Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6] Wakely joined Ebbsfleet United on loan for the entirety of the 2023–24 season.[7]

He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

On 5 October 2024, Wakely signed for Ebbsfleet United.[9] He retired from professional football in April 2025, at the age of 24.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2018–19[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2018–19[14] SFL Premier Division South 15 0 — — — 15 0
Chelsea U23 2019–20[12] — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2020–21[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2021–22[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[16] League One 3 0 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 9 0
2023–24[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 10 0
Maidenhead United (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2023–24[2] National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ebbsfleet United 2024–25[2] National League 4 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 7 0
Career total 34 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 48 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in the National League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Jack Wakely at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Jack Wakely | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
  4. ^ Reporter, Metro Sport (1 February 2021). "Chelsea send defender out on loan to Brighton for the rest of the season".
  5. ^ "Wycombe sign Sam Vokes and Jack Wakely". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Welcome to York Road, Jack Wakely". Maidenhead United FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Wakely set to rise and shine for the Fleet". Ebbsfleet United FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Wycombe release Max Stryjek but Garath McCleary offered new deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Jack's Back". Ebbsfleet United FC. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Jack Wakely retires from football". 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Google".
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jack Wakely in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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