Jason Gilchrist

Jason Gilchrist
Personal information
Full nameJason Lee Gilchrist[1]
Date of birth17 December 1994[2]
Place of birthSt Helens, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Accrington Stanley
(on loan from Burnley)
Number18
Youth career
2001–2011Manchester City
2011–2013Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Burnley0(0)
2013→ Droylsden (loan)10(1)
2015–→ Accrington Stanley (loan)5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:21, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jason Lee Gilchrist (born 17 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley on loan from Burnley.

Career

Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Gilchrist attended the De La Salle School in the town.[3] He joined Manchester City in 2001 at the age of six, having been picked up by local scout Jimmy Pullen.[3] He spent ten years at the club and was top scorer in six of those seasons.[3] He failed to earn a scholarship with Manchester City and in the summer of 2011 he joined Burnley on a two-year scholarship.[3][4] In his first season in the youth team he scored 26 goals finishing as top goalscorer.[3] In his second year in the youth team he scored 22 goals, which included a hat-trick at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup.[5] In March 2013 he experienced his first taste of senior football joining Conference North side Droylsden on loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home defeat to Guiseley.[7] His first professional goal came in April 2013 in a 3–1 away win at Colwyn Bay.[7] He made a total of ten appearances for the Bloods scoring once, however, he could not save the club from relegation to the Northern Premier League.[7]

In the summer of 2013 following the conclusion of his scholarship he was offered a one-year professional contract with the Championship side.[5] He spent the majority of his first year as a professional playing in the Development Squad as Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League.[8] In the summer of 2014 he signed a new one-year contract extension, remaining in the Development Squad.[8] In February 2015 he signed for League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his professional league debut in a 3–0 away defeat to Burton Albion, replacing Josh Windass as a substitute.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Droylsden (loan) 2012–13[7] Conference North 101———101
Burnley 2013–14[7] Championship 000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15[7] League Two 50———50
Career total 151000000151

    References

    1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Accrington Stanley". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Many happy returns for Burnley hat-trick hero Jason Gilchrist". St Helens Star. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
    4. ↑ "Burnley sign three youngsters". St Helens Star. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Contracts for six but Evans, Jackson and Williams to leave". Claretsmad. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
    6. ↑ "Loan Move For Duo". burnleyfootballclub.com.
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Jason Gilchrist - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Transfer News: Luke Conlan returns to Burnley on one-year deal". Sky Sports. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
    9. ↑ "Young Claret joins Reds". accringtonstanley.co.uk.
    10. ↑ "Burton 3 Stanley 0". accringtonstanley.co.uk.

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