Jared Bird

Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.

Jared Bird

Personal information
Full name	Jared Bird[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ilkeston Town
Youth career
2014–2016	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Barnsley	3	(0)
2018	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	11	(0)
2021–	Ilkeston Town	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.^[3]

Barnsley

Bird signed his first professional deal in July 2016, and spent the majority of the 2016–17 season as captain of the Under-23s. He was named in the first team squad on a single occasion but didn't make an appearance.^[4]

In June 2017, Bird signed a contract extension. On 15 August 2017, Bird made his debut in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest. He replaced George Moncur for a 24-minute cameo appearance from the bench.^[5]

Bird was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[6]

Yeovil Town loan

On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.^[7]

Non-league

In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2017–18[9]	Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2018–19[10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	4	0
	2019–20[11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Total			3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	8	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2017–18[9]	League Two	20	0	2	0	—		3[a]	0	16	0
Ilkeston Town	2021–22[9]	NPL Division One Midlands	23	1	—		—		1[b]	0	13	1
Career total			46	1	2	0	1	0	8	0	37	1

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy