Jake Bickerstaff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake David Bickerstaff | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altrincham | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wrexham | |||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| 2017–2020 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Wrexham | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Caernarfon Town (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 12 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024- | → Altrincham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jake Bickerstaff (born 11 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Altrincham, on loan from Wrexham.
Career
[edit]Bickerstaff started his career with Wrexham, however played for two years in the academy of Liverpool before returning to Wrexham's youth team. He made his first team debut on 7 September 2019, scoring in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Ayr United whilst still on youth terms with Wrexham. The match ended 1–1 but Wrexham advanced 6–5 on penalties.[1]
He signed his first professional contract with Wrexham in the summer of 2020.[1] He made his league debut on the opening day of the 2020–21 season, coming on as a substitute against Boreham Wood, replacing Adi Yussuf who went off injured.[2]
On 1 February 2021, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Caernarfon Town until the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Nantwich Town until the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
Bickerstaff came on for the last 8 minutes in Wrexham's FA Cup 4th round replay match at Sheffield United on 7 February 2023, which Wrexham lost 3–1.[5]
On 16 August 2023, Bickerstaff scored his first league goal for Wrexham in a 4–2 home win over Walsall. He scored his second goal against Swindon Town on August 19 in a 5–5 draw at home.
On 1 February 2024, Bickerstaff signed on loan for Accrington Stanley until the end of the 2023-24 season.[6]
On 30 August 2024 he joined Altrincham on loan until January 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jake Bickerstaff". Wrexham AFC.
- ^ "Jake Bickerstaff". Wrexham AFC Archive.
- ^ "Welcome to the Oval Jake Bickerstaff". Caernarfon Town FC.
- ^ "Jake Bickerstaff joins Nantwich Town until end of season". Wrexham AFC.
- ^ "Sheffield United 3 – 1 Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive.
- ^ "Jake Bickerstaff: Accrington Stanley sign Wrexham forward on loan for rest of season". BBC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Phil gets his man as Alty boost firepower with Jake loan signing!". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jake Bickerstaff at Soccerway
- Jake Bickerstaff at Soccerbase
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- National League (English football) players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Caernarfon Town F.C. players
- Nantwich Town F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen