Aaron Jarvis (footballer)

Aaron Jarvis
Personal information
Full name Aaron Derek Ahmad Jarvis[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Basingstoke Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Basingstoke Town 47 (14)
2017–2019 Luton Town 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Boreham Wood (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Falkirk (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020 Sutton United 25 (3)
2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2022 Scunthorpe United 32 (4)
2022–2024 Torquay United 56 (24)
2024– Yeovil Town 21 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Derek Ahmad Jarvis (born 24 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Yeovil Town.

Career

Basingstoke Town

Jarvis was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire.[2] He signed a first-team contract with Basingstoke Town in May 2016, having progressed through the club's youth system.[4]

Luton Town

On 31 August 2017, Jarvis signed for League Two club Luton Town on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his debut as an 87th-minute substitute for James Collins in a 0–0 draw away to Morecambe on 26 September.[6]

He joined National League club Boreham Wood on a one-month youth loan on 22 December, having made four appearances and scored one goal for Luton up to that point in 2017–18.[7] Jarvis only made the starting lineup once for Boreham Wood, with three of his four appearances for the club coming as a substitute.[3] He joined Scottish Championship club Falkirk on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.[8] Jarvis was released by Luton when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

Sutton United

Jarvis signed for National League club Sutton United on 11 July 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.[10] He was loaned to National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town on 28 January 2020.[11]

Scunthorpe United

He signed for League Two club Scunthorpe United on 3 August 2020 on a two-year contract.[12] He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]

Torquay United

Jarvis signed for National League side Torquay United on 1 July 2022.[14]

On 15 April 2023, he scored his second hat-trick of the season against York City, becoming the first Torquay player to scored 2 hat-tricks in the same season since Robin Stubbs in 1965/66 [15]

Yeovil Town

On 14 June 2024, Jarvis signed with National League club Yeovil Town on a two-year deal.[16]

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer with Luton Town, Jarvis was employed by Tesco.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basingstoke Town 2015–16[18] National League South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2016–17[18] Southern League Premier Division 40 12 2 0 — 10[a] 4 52 16
2017–18[19] Southern League Premier Division 5 2 — — — 5 2
Total 47 14 2 0 — 10 4 59 18
Luton Town 2017–18[20] League Two 1 0 0 0 — 3[b] 1 4 1
2018–19[21] League One 4 0 2 0 0 0 4[b] 1 10 1
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 14 2
Boreham Wood (loan) 2017–18[3] National League 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Falkirk (loan) 2018–19[3] Scottish Championship 12 0 — — — 12 0
Sutton United 2019–20[3] National League 25 3 2 0 — 0 0 27 3
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2019–20[18] National League South 6 1 — — 4[c] 2 10 3
Scunthorpe United 2020–21[22] League Two 13 2 0 0 1 0 2[b] 0 16 2
2021–22[23] League Two 19 2 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 22 2
Total 32 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 38 4
Torquay United 2022–23[3] National League 37 15 4 1 — 3[d] 2 44 18
2023–24[3] National League South 19 9 1 0 — 0 0 20 9
Total 56 24 5 1 — 3 2 64 27
Yeovil Town 2024–25[3] National League 21 6 0 0 — 1[d] 1 22 7
Career total 208 52 12 1 1 0 29 11 250 64
  1. ^ Five appearances and two goals in Hampshire Senior Cup, three appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup, two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance and two goals in Herts Charity Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

  • Torquay United Player of the Season: 2022–23[24]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Aaron Jarvis". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "A. Jarvis: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ Wilson, Christian (26 May 2016). "Young Dragons sign Basingstoke deals". Basingstoke Observer. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Aaron Jarvis: Luton Town sign Basingstoke striker". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ Simmonds, Mike (26 September 2017). "Hatters held to a stalemate at Morecambe". Luton Today. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  7. ^ Simmonds, Mike (22 December 2017). "Hatters striker heads out on loan". Luton Today. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ^ Oliver, David (31 January 2019). "Falkirk land striker Aaron Jarvis from Luton Town". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ Simmonds, Mike (17 May 2019). "McCormack leaves Kenilworth Road as Luton release five". Luton Today. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Matt makes double signing". Sutton United F.C. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  11. ^ Chance, Dean (28 January 2020). "Tudors make a treble loan signing (with one more to come)". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Scunthorpe United sign four and name Jordan Clarke as captain". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Club statement". Scunthorpe United FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ^ Thomas, Dave (1 July 2022). "Torquay United unveil seven new signings - including two from youth team". Torbay Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. ^ @TUFC1899 (16 April 2023). "First Since '66! Having netted hat-tricks v Aldershot & York, Aaron Jarvis yesterday became the first #tufc player to net two trebles in the same season since 'The Prince of Plainmoor' Robin Stubbs did so, 57 years ago, in 1965/66. There was quite an end to that season, too!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Yeovil Town Football Club - SIGNING | Aaron Jarvis joins the Glovers". www.ytfc.net. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Aaron Jarvis: Luton's new signing switches bagging area for the penalty area". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. ^ a b c "Player profiles: Aaron Jarvis". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  19. ^ Merry, Graham (13 August 2017). "Ben Wright opens Town scoring this season". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
    "Basingstoke Town still searching for first win". Basingstoke Gazette. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
    Wilson, Nick. "Kettering Town vs Basingstoke Town". Basingstoke Town F.C. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
    Merry, Graham (27 August 2017). "Town up and running". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
    Merry, Graham (29 August 2017). "Basingstoke Town hit EIGHT to win Hampshire derby game". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Aaron Jarvis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Aaron Jarvis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by Aaron Jarvis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Aaron Jarvis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Award Winners Aaron & Nico On York Win". www.torquayunited.com/. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  • Profile at the Scunthorpe United F.C. website