Jack Vale
Personal information
Full name Jack Robert Vale[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2017 The New Saints
2017–2020 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Blackburn Rovers 18 (0)
2020 → Barrow (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Rochdale (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 → Lincoln City (loan) 14 (1)
International career‡
2016–2017 Wales U17 6 (1)
2018–2019 Wales U19 6 (0)
2019– Wales U21 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:54, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Jack Robert Vale (born 3 March 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

On 16 March 2017, Vale signed his professional contract with Blackburn on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3] He signed a new long-term deal on 4 October 2019, agreeing a deal to keep him at the club until the summer of 2023.[4]

On 5 March 2020, National League outfit Barrow announced that they had agreed a deal to take Vale on loan until the end of the season.[5] However, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National League announced on 16 March that the season would be suspended until the beginning of April. Days before the league was due to resume, it was announced that the season had been suspended indefinitely. As a result, Vale was unable to make a single appearance for Barrow.

Vale made his professional debut for Blackburn in the club's first Championship game of the 2020–21 season against Reading on 18 July 2020, coming on as a substitute for Adam Armstrong in the 78th minute of the game. Blackburn sealed a 4–3 victory against The Royals after a late goal by Sam Gallagher.[6]

On 1 February 2021, Vale joined League One side Rochdale until the end of the season.[7] Vale joined a side which were ultimately relegated to League Two, only managing to make three appearances for Rochdale.

On 9 September 2021, Vale joined National League side FC Halifax Town, linking up with fellow academy player Aidan Dowling at the club.[8] Vale made his National League debut for Halifax two days later on 11 September, in the club's 3–1 defeat of Southend United. He scored the first professional goal of his career on 14 December, scoring in the 93rd minute to secure a 2–0 win against King's Lynn Town.

On 1 September 2023, Vale joined Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal.[9] He made his debut on 24 October, coming off the bench against Charlton Athletic..[10] He scored his first goal in an EFL Trophy match against Notts County on 7 November 2023.[11] On 5 January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell.[12]

International career

Vale has represented the Wales national team at U17, U19 and U21 level.

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2024
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
Blackburn Rovers 2019–20 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[13] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23[14] 15 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 22 2
Total 18 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 25 2
Barrow (loan) 2019–20[15] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochdale (loan) 2020–21[16] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2021–22[13] National League 10 1 3 1 0 0 1[a] 1 14 3
Lincoln City (loan) 2023–24[17] League One 14 1 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 17 2
Career total 45 2 8 2 3 1 3 2 59 7
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). EFL.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U23 Player Profile: Jack Vale". Rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Sharpe, Rich (16 March 2018). "Rovers prospect Jack Vale signs first professional contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ Lord, Adam (4 October 2019). "Blackburn Rovers youngster pens new long-term contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Jack joins the Bluebirds". Rovers.co.uk. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading: Sam Gallagher heads in late Rovers winner". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Forward Jack Vale Joins On Loan". Rochdaleafc.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Jack joins The Shaymen". Rovers.co.uk. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/september/imps-sign-vale-on-loan/
  10. ^ https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/october/imps-charlton-athletic/
  11. ^ "Imps 2 Notts County 0". www.weareimps.com. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Shodipo and Vale leave Imps". www.weareimps.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b Jack Vale at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  14. ^ Jack Vale at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack Vale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jack Vale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jack Vale in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

External links

Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad
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