Jenson Metcalfe

Jenson Metcalfe (born 6 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bradford City.

Jenson Metcalfe

Metcalfe with Bradford City in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Jenson Metcalfe[1]
Date of birth	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2024	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–2025	Everton	0	(0)
2024–2025	→ Chesterfield (loan)	28	(1)
2025–	Bradford City	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 (UTC)

Career

Everton

He was born in Wigan.^[2] He joined the Everton youth academy at the age of five years-old and signed his first professional contract shortly after his seventeenth birthday.^[3] He suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in early 2022 but later that year signed a new four-year contract with the club. Whilst still a teenager, he became a regular player for the club's U21 side and featured in the Premier League 2 during the 2023-24 season 18 times, contributing two goals and four assists.^[4][5]

He was named among the match-day substitutes for Everton on the opening day of the 2024–25 Premier League season at home against Brighton and Hove Albion on 17 August 2024.^[6]

On 30 August 2024, Metcalfe joined EFL League Two club Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.^[7]

Bradford City

On 24 July 2025, Metcalfe signed for newly promoted EFL League One club Bradford City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[8][9]