Jamie Ness
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Ness | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Leyton Orient (on loan from Stoke City) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Rangers | 16 | (1) |
| 2012– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jamie Ness (born 2 March 1991) is a Scottish association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leyton Orient on loan from Premier League club Stoke City.
Ness began his career with Rangers and made his debut for the first team in January 2011. He then scored against Celtic in the Scottish Cup but his progress was hampered by injuries. After Rangers were liquidated, in June 2012, Ness rejected his contract being transferred over to the new club and was entitled to become a free agent and shortly after he joined Stoke City.
Career
Rangers
Ness made his first Rangers appearance in a pre-season friendly against Portsmouth and was predicted to have a bright future.[1][2] Due to injuries he did not make his league debut until 26 December 2010, away to Motherwell, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 win.[3] On 2 January 2011, Ness made his full debut in an Old Firm derby which Rangers lost 2–0.[4] On 6 February 2011, he scored his first Rangers goal with a strike in the third minute of a fifth round Scottish Cup match, at home to Celtic.[5] He signed a two-year extension to his contract which was to the summer of 2013, but was later extended by a further two years until 2015.[6]
Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, Ness and his teammate Gregg Wylde were issued with first team squad numbers by Rangers manager Ally McCoist. Ness missed most of the 2011–12 season due to injury playing just five matches for Rangers and scored his first league goal in a 5–0 win over Dundee United on 2 May 2012.[7]
In June 2012, Ness lodged an objection against his contract being transferred from Rangers to the new club, which was set up post-liquidation by Charles Green.[8] PFA Scotland had previously commented that players were entitled to become free agents if they objected to the transfer.[9] Ness had raised a constructive dismissal claim against Rangers.[10][11]
Stoke City
Ness signed a four-year contract with Premier League side Stoke City on 3 July 2012.[12] It took a while until he was granted international clearance by FIFA due to contract dispute with Rangers but he made his first appearance in a Stoke shirt in a pre-season match against Columbus Crew on 24 July 2012.[13][14] He made his competitive debut for Stoke against Swindon Town in the Football League Cup but he failed to finish the match after suffering an injury.[15]
On 3 January 2014 Ness joined Leyton Orient on a 28 day loan.[16] On 11 January he scored his first goal in English football on his home debut for the club in a 4–0 win over Carlisle United.[17]
Personal life
Ness grew up supporting Rangers and English club Manchester United and he cites Danny Wilson as his best friend in football.[18] In November 2012 Ness and his girlfriend Heather Weir were saved from carbon monoxide poisoning by their pet labrador who had been acting strange.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 January 2014[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Stoke City | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Honours
Club
Individual
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: January 2010[21]
References
- ↑ "Scotland under 21 coach Billy Stark predicts 11 young stars to shine in 2009" Daily Record. 2 January 2009.
- ↑ "Jamie Ness will be next Rangers kid to get first team action, says boss Walter Smith". Daily Record. 29 November 2009.
- ↑ "Motherwell 1–4 Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2010.
- ↑ "Rangers 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "Rangers 2–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 6 February 2011.
- ↑ "Jamie Ness agrees Rangers contract extension". BBC Sport. 7 March 2011.
- ↑ "Rangers 5–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers: Davis, McGregor, Lafferty and Ness eye exit". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers: Players free not to join 'newco' says law expert". BBC Sport (BBC). 14 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ "Sixty-seven players 'in legal action' over Rangers contract transfer". STV Sport. 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers International Football Club plc". Rangersshareoffer.com. 8 December 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie Ness faces race to make start of pre-season". The Sentinel. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie's Happi-Ness". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew 2 Stoke City 1". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Stoke 3–4 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie Ness Signs". Leyton Orient. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 4–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Stoke City Official Matchday Magazine 28 August 2012 v Swindon Town
- ↑ "Dog saves Stoke City midfielder and model girlfriend from carbon monoxide poisoning". Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie Ness". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers' Jamie Ness named SPL young player of the month". BBC Sport. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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