Jamie Searle

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Jamie Searle
Personal information
Full name Jamie Spencer Searle
Date of birth (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Swansea City
Youth career
2008–2015 Whakatāne Town
2016 Cambridge FC
2017–2019 Melville United
2019–2020 Aston Villa
2020– Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Melville United 3 (0)
2019–2020 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2020– Swansea City 0 (0)
National team
2021 New Zealand U-23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2021

Jamie Searle (born 25 November 2000) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swansea City. He was part of the New Zealand team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Searle was born in 2000 in Whakatāne, and played for Whakatāne Town, Tauranga City and Cambridge FC in his early years. He completed his secondary education at St Peter's School in Cambridge, south-east of Hamilton.[4]

Club career[]

Melville United and Aston Villa[]

Searle began to play for the first team of Melville United during his time at school, making three appearances over three years.[4]

Searle's manager at Melville United, Sam Wilkinson, organised a month-long trial with Aston Villa, and after impressing in friendly matches he signed his first professional contract in August 2019.[5] For the first half-year, either his father or his mother was living with him in Birmingham; since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has lived on his own.

Swansea City[]

After his time at Aston Villa, Searle trialled for Blackpool, Sunderland and Swansea City; in July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Swansea.[6][4] On 15 June 2021, he signed a one-year extension, with a club option to extend for another season.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jamie Searle". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ Goodman, Eric (7 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics Men's Soccer Preview – Group B (South Korea, Honduras, New Zealand, Romania)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Grounds, Ben (15 July 2021). "Football at Olympics Tokyo 2020: Which Premier League stars are heading to the Games?". SkySports. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Nash, Mathew (12 July 2021). "Whakatane goalkeeper's Olympic dream". SunLive. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ Ireland, Shane (9 August 2019). "'Journey has just started' Aston Villa have made this signing". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ Shanks, Katee (9 August 2019). "Whakatāne footballer signs with English club Aston Villa". The Daily Post. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.swanseacity.com/news/jamie-searle-signs-new-swansea-city-contract
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