Jacob Greaves

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Jacob Greaves
Personal information
Full name Jacob John Greaves[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Cottingham, England
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2019 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hull City 67 (0)
2019–2020 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Jacob John Greaves (born 12 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hull City.[2] He is the son of former Hull City and York City defender Mark Greaves.[3]

Career[]

On 8 August 2019, Greaves signed a 3-year contract extension and joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2020.[4] He made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Morecambe playing the full 90 minutes.[5]

Greaves' loan at Cheltenham was extended until the end of the season on 8 January 2020.[6]

Greaves made his first senior team appearance for Hull City in the EFL Trophy match on 8 September 2020 against Leicester City U21.[7] On 17 October 2020, Greaves made his league debut in a 0–3 win away to Rochdale.[8]

On 12 November 2020, Greaves signed a new three-year contract with the club.[9]

On 20 February 2021 Greaves thought he had scored his first goal for Hull City in a 3–3 away draw against Doncaster Rovers only for the Dubious Goals Committee to award the final touch to Josh Magennis.[10][11]

Career statistics[]

As of 29 January 2022.[12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cheltenham Town 2019–20 League Two 29 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 35 0
Hull City 2020–21 League One 39 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 41 0
2021–22 Championship 28 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
Career total 96 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 106 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Hull City

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jacob Greaves at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Jacob Greaves: Hull City defender signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Jacob Greaves: Hull City defender signs new deal and joins Cheltenham on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Greaves & Sheaf agree loan extensions". ctfc.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Greaves 'immensely proud' after making his debut". Hull City A.F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Rochdale 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Greaves signs new three-year contract". Hull City A.F.C. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ "'Kick in the teeth' - Jacob Greaves sees first Hull City goal snatched from his grasp". Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Jacob Greaves". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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