Jamie Fielding (footballer)

Jamie Fielding (born 18 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Tonbridge Angels.

Jamie Fielding
Personal information
Full name Jamie Fielding[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Hastings, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Tonbridge Angels
Youth career
Eastbourne Borough
Hastings United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Hastings United 36 (2)
2017Little Common (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2021 Stevenage 3 (0)
2019–2020St Albans City (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021Braintree Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021 Wealdstone 0 (0)
2021– Tonbridge Angels 103 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:16, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Hastings United

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Born in Hastings,[2] Fielding progressed through Eastbourne Borough's youth academy before signing with Isthmian League club Hastings United in 2017.[3][4] He joined Little Common of the Southern Combination League Division One on loan to gain first-team experience during the latter stages of 2017.[5] He returned to his parent club and made his first-team debut for Hastings at the age of 18, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in the club's 1–0 victory over Walton Casuals on 17 March 2018.[6] Fielding scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win away at Chipstead on 7 April 2018.[6] He went on to make eight appearances during the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[6] The 2018–19 season would prove to be Fielding's breakthrough season in terms of regular first-team appearances; playing 35 times in all competitions, scoring two goals.[7] He was named Hasting United's Young Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards ceremony.[8] Fielding went on a one-week trial with Premier League club Leicester City, although no move materialised.[9][10]

Stevenage

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Fielding received contract offers from Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage of League Two in May 2019.[10] He opted to sign for Stevenage on 22 May 2019.[8] Fielding stated Stevenage's high level training facilities were a decisive factor in choosing to sign for the club.[10] He made his debut in the club's first game of the 2019–20 season, playing the first-half in a 2–0 away defeat to Salford City on 3 August 2019.[11][12] Having made six appearances during the first three months of the season,[11] Fielding joined National League South club St Albans City on a three-month loan agreement on 15 November 2019.[13] The loan was extended for the remainder of the season on 17 January 2020.[13] Fielding made 15 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell.[2] He joined Braintree Town of the National League South on loan in September 2020.[2][14]

Wealdstone

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On 5 April 2021, Fielding signed for National League side Wealdstone on a short term deal.[15]

Tonbridge Angels

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He moved to Tonbridge Angels in September 2021.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 April 2023
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
Hastings United 2017–18[17] Isthmian League South Division 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
2018–19[18] Isthmian League South East Division 28 1 3 0 4<[a] 1 35 2
Total 36 2 3 0 4 1 43 3
Little Common (loan) 2017–18[19][20] Southern Combination League Division One 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Stevenage 2019–20[11] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 6 0
2020–21[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
St Albans City (loan) 2019–20[22] National League South 14 0 0 0 1[c] 0 15 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2020–21[2] National League South 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Wealdstone 2020–21[2] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tonbridge Angels 2021–22[2] National League South 24 0 0 0 3[c] 0 27 0
2022–23[2] 35 2 0 0 1[c] 0 36 2
Total 59 2 0 0 4 0 63 2
Career total 129 5 3 0 0 0 12 1 144 6
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup; one appearance in Isthmian League South East Division Playoffs; one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Soccerway – Jamie Fielding". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Hastings United – Jamie Fielding". Hastings United F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "St Albans City – Jamie Fielding". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Eight-goal Common surge to league summit". Rye & Battle Observer. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "First Team Results – Season 2017/18". Hasting United F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ "First Team Results – Season 2018/19". Hasting United F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Jamie Fielding: Stevenage sign Hastings United defender". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Stevenage sign non-league star who turned down reported Premier League interest". The Comet. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "I am now a professional football player – Jamie Fielding". We Are ESCG. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Games played by Jamie Fielding in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Salford City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Fielding extends loan at St Albans". Stevenage F.C. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Braintree Town lose out to Ipswich Town under-23s in friendly". Braintree & Witham Times. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Stones sign Fielding". Wealdstone FC. 5 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Jamie Fielding signs for The Angels". Tonbridge Angels FC.
  17. ^ "Hastings United 2017/18 results". Hastings United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Hastings United 2018/19 results". Hastings United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Southern Combination League Division One 2017–18". Non League Matters. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  20. ^ "match report archive". Bexhill Observer. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Jamie Fielding in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  22. ^ "St Albans City results 2019–20". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2020.