Jake Newton (footballer)

Jake Alexander Newton (born 9 June 1984) is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a right back for Folland Sports.

Jake Newton

Personal information
Full name	Jake Alexander Newton
Date of birth	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Hammersmith, London, England
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Folland Sports[1]
Youth career
1998–2003	Hampton & Richmond Borough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Staines Town
2004	→ Chalfont St Peter (loan)
2005–2006	Bashley
2006–2009	Staines Town
2009–2014	Havant & Waterlooville	125	(1)
2015–2016	Winchester City[2]
2016–2018	Walton & Hersham	62	(4)
2018–2020	Hamble Club	45	(7)
2020–2021	Hythe & Dibden	11	(1)
2021–	Folland Sports[1]	52+	(8+)
International career‡
2008–2018	Guyana	25[a]	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:24, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1024, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Hammersmith, London, England, Newton is the younger brother of fellow footballer Howard Newton.

Career

Club career

After spending five years with the Hampton & Richmond Borough youth team, Newton began his senior career in 2003 with Staines Town, and has also played for Chalfont St Peter, Bashley and Havant & Waterlooville.^[3] On 17 May 2018, Newton joined Wessex League side Hamble Club.^[4]

International career

Newton made his international debut for Guyana on 22 February 2008 in a friendly game against Cuba.^[5] He retired from international football in 2018 after a 2–2 draw against Barbados during 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.^[6][7]

He made 29 appearances for Guyana, with four coming in non-FIFA international matches.

Notes

1. Newton also represented Guyana in 4 unofficial matches.