| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Dane Forster-Caskey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | England U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2011– | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jake Dane Forster-Caskey (born 25 April 1994) is a professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship team Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the son of former professional player Darren Caskey and is the stepson of the former Brighton striker Nicky Forster.[2] Caskey has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.
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On 30 April 2010, Caskey was offered a scholarship deal with Brighton.[3] It was later revealed that Caskey rejected interest from Premier League clubs Arsenal and Aston Villa before signing with Brighton.[4]
The following day, Caskey was named as an unused substitute during the 0–0 draw away to MK Dons.[5] After a man-of-the-match performance during the Sussex Senior Cup final, whilst scoring twice during a 4–0 victory over Bognor Regis Town,[6][7] Caskey was once again named as a substitute for Brighton's final game of the 2009–10 season against Yeovil Town.[8] During the match he became Brighton's youngest player to feature for the first-team when he made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.[2][9] Caskey made his second substitute appearance for Brighton during the 3–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 5th round of the FA Cup on 19 February 2011.[10]. Caskey made his full first-team debut, and scored his first Brighton goal, during the Seagulls' 3-0 win over Southampton on 2 January 2012. He scored the opening goal for Brighton, and was named Man of the Match.[11]
Caskey has represented the England under-16's and England under-17 national sides. He was announced as a member of the squad to feature in the annual Nordic tournament, commencing during August 2010. Jake captained the England side as they strode to a 5-0 success over Finland in the first game of the tournament where he also scored his first international goal.[12] He was also involved in the FA International Tournament, where he started in a 4-0 win over Australia, before substitute appearances in the 2-2 draw against Turkey and a 3-1 victory against Portugal.
During April 2011, Jake was announced in the 18-man squad to represent England at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Serbia, commencing on 3 May.[13] Forster-Caskey made three appearances in the tournament for England before they were defeated 1–0 by Holland in the semi-final.[14]
Forster-Caskey was also selected to represent England u17s at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[15] Winning their group, Jake helped England to the quarter-finals where they lost 3-2 to Germany.[16]
During October 2011, Jake was selected for the England under-18 national side for a friendly against Slovakia,[17] where he played 45 minutes before being substituted for Jordan Lussey at half-time.[18]
Up until February 2011, Forster-Caskey was simply known as Jake Caskey before altering his surname to Forster-Caskey in homage to his stepdad Nicky Forster. In a brief explanation, Forster-Caskey stated "I did it out of respect for my stepdad - because he has been a great role model and parent to me. I have lived with him for the last ten years and he has been a huge influence on me".[19]
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