Jason Pope

Jason Warren Pope (born 20 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for National League South club Weston-super-Mare.

Jason Pope

Personal information
Full name	Jason Warren Pope[1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Exeter, England
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Weston-super-Mare
Youth career
2003–2014	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Exeter City	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	19	(0)
2016–2019	Weston-super-Mare	118	(0)
2019–2020	Hereford	29	(2)
2020–2021	Bath City	7	(0)
2021–	Weston-super-Mare	37	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Pope joined Exeter City's youth setup in 2003, aged eight. He then progressed through the Academy team, and was awarded a professional deal on 14 April 2014.^[2]

Pope made his first-team debut on 7 October, replacing Scot Bennett in a 1–3 Football League Trophy away loss against Coventry City.^[3]

On 17 July 2015, Pope, along with Alex Byrne, joined Weston-super-Mare on a six-month youth loan.^[4]

Pope was released by Exeter City on 13 May 2016^[5] He later rejoined Weston-super-Mare for the 2016–17 season.^[6]

On 26 June 2019 he joined National League North club Hereford.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2014–15[8]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2015–16[9]	National League South	19	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	21	0
Weston-super-Mare	2016–17[10]	National League South	41	0	1	0	—		5[c]	0	47	0
	2017–18[9]		42	0	0	0	—		2	0	44	0
	Total		83	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	91	0
Career total			102	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	112	0

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. One appearance in the FA Trophy and four in the Somerset Premier Cup