Teddy Jenks

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Teddy Jenks
Personal information
Full name Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 20
Youth career
– Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2021– → Aberdeen (loan) 13 (2)
National team‡
2017 England U16 1 (0)
2019 England U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 5 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:15, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks (born 12 March 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League.[2]

Club career[]

Brighton & Hove Albion[]

Jenks made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 starting in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup despite playing well.[3] He came on as a substitute in the 2–0 away win over Preston in the EFL Cup on 23 September 2020, Jenks' first appearance in almost a year for the senior side.[4]

Aberdeen (loan)[]

On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Jenks would join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his debut on 22 July, coming on as a 90+6 minute substitute for fellow debutant Christian Ramirez in a 5–1 home victory over BK Häcken in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[6] A week later he came on for Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in the 50th minute in the second leg away at Häcken where The Dons lost 2–0, however they progressed into the Europa Conference main draw after winning 5–3 on aggregate.[7] On 8 August, he made his first league appearance of his career starting in the Scottish Premiership away fixture at Livingston and scoring the equaliser in the eventual 2–1 victory.[8] Jenks was sent off on his eighth Aberdeen appearance after being shown a second yellow card in an eventual 3–2 away loss against St Mirren on 26 September.[9] He scored his second goal for The Dons on 11 December, striking late to score the winner and only goal of the game in the 1–0 away victory over St Johnstone.[10]

International career[]

Jenks was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored against Sweden as they were eliminated at the group stage.[11]

Personal life[]

Jenks' younger brother, Eliot, plays for Brighton U18s, becoming a first-year professional for the 2021–22 season.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2019–20[13] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021–22[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Aberdeen (loan) 2021–22[15] Scottish Premiership 13 2 1 0 1 0 4[b] 0 19 2
Career total 13 2 1 0 3 0 6 0 23 2
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ Teddy Jenks at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Preston North End 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls set up Man Utd tie – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jenks joins Aberdeen on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen 5-1 Häcken: Lewis Ferguson brace in Europa Conference League win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "BK Häcken 2-0 Aberdeen (3-5 agg): Stephen Glass says side were victims of first leg success - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Livingston v Aberdeen - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ "St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen: Paisley side capitalise on Teddy Jenks' red card for first win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. ^ "St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen: Late Teddy Jenks goal sends Saints bottom - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ "European U17 Championship: England knocked out despite Sweden win". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Albion welcome new first-year professionals". Brighton & Hove Albion. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Teddy Jenks in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ^ "Games played by Teddy Jenks in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Teddy Jenks in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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