Jake Vokins

Jake Vokins
Personal information
Full name Jake Vokins[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England[3]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Left Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Eastleigh
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Southampton 2 (0)
2021 → Sunderland (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Ross County (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023 → Woking (loan) 15 (0)
2024 → Eastleigh (loan) 6 (0)
2024– Eastleigh 20 (1)
International career‡
2017 England U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 7 (0)
2018 England U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:06, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2019

Jake Vokins (born 17 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Eastleigh.

Club career

Southampton

On 19 September 2018, Vokins signed a professional contract with Southampton.[4] He made his professional debut for Southampton, coming on as a substitute in the dying seconds of a 3–1 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City, on 29 October 2019.[5]

Vokins made his first professional start for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the second goal.[6] On 16 July 2020, he made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton.[7] On 4 August 2020, Vokins signed a new four-year deal with the club.[8]

He made his first appearance for Southampton in the 2020–21 season in a 2–0 FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury Town.[9] A week later, Vokins made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[10]

On 24 June 2024, Southampton announced that Vokins would not be offered a new contract on the expiry of the present contract on 30 June.[11]

Sunderland (loan)

On 29 January 2021, he joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[12][13] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[14] Vokins tested positive for COVID-19 during his spell with Sunderland, and an ECG discovered that he had a slight heart flicker.[15] He did not make another appearance for Sunderland afterwards.[16]

Ross County (loan)

On 2 July 2021, Vokins joined Ross County on loan for the 2021–22 season.[17] On 21 July 2021, he made his first appearance for Ross County in a 1–0 victory over Brora Rangers in the Scottish League Cup and assisted the only goal of the game.[18] On 1 August 2021, Ross County manager Malkay Mackay revealed that Vokins had suffered a stress fracture on his fifth metatarsal and had to have an operation back at Southampton.[19]

Woking (loan)

On 1 September 2022, he joined Woking on a season-long loan.[20] On 12 January 2023, Vokins was recalled by Southampton.[21]

Eastleigh

On 29 March 2024, he joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[22] The same day, Vokins made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 victory against Woking.[23] On 2 August 2024, he joined Eastleigh on a permanent contract.[24]

International career

Vokins was a member of the England under-17 team that finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was a second-half substitute in the final against Spain.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2019–20[26] Premier League 1 0 1 1 1 0 — 3 1
2020–21[16] Premier League 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Sunderland (loan) 2020–21[16] League One 4 0 — — — 4 0
Ross County (loan) 2021–22[27] Scottish Premiership 20 0 1 0 2 0 — 23 0
Woking (loan) 2022–23[28] National League 15 0 1 0 — 0 0 16 0
Eastleigh (loan) 2023–24[29] National League 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Eastleigh 2024–25[30] National League 20 1 0 0 — 0 0 20 1
Career total 67 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 74 2

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Jake Vokins". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL: Jake Vokins gets call-up for England Under 17s". Oxford Mail. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Vokins pens new deal". Southampton FC. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Manchester City 3 Southampton 1". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Southampton 1–1 Brighton". Sky Sports. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "New deal for Vokins". Southampton FC. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Southampton 1–3 Arsenal". Southampton FC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's retained list published for 2024". Southampton F.C. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Jake Vokins joins on loan". Sunderland A.F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Jake Vokins: Southampton loan defender to Sunderland for rest of season". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ^ "These four youngsters are part of Sunderland's squad for the Papa John's Trophy Final against Tranmere Rovers". shieldsgazette.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ Colman, Jonty (1 April 2021). "Southampton defender set for scan after COVID-19 bout caused worrying heart flicker". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Vokins joins Ross County on loan". Southampton FC. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Brora Rangers 0–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  19. ^ Rose, Dan (1 August 2021). "'Gutted' Jake Vokins set for operation back at Southampton". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Vokins heads to Woking on loan". Southampton FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Jake Vokins recalled from loan". Southampton F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Jake Vokins joins the Spitfires on loan". Eastleigh FC. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Woking 0–1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Official: Jake Vokins joins the Spitfires". Eastleigh FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Young Lions beaten on penalties in UEFA Euro U17 Championship final". Football Association. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2024.