Jak McCourt

Jak McCourt

Personal information
Full name	Jak McCourt[1]
Date of birth	6 July 1995
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	12
Youth career
	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Leicester City	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Torquay United (loan)	11	(0)
2015	→ Port Vale (loan)	2	(0)
2016	Barnsley	1	(0)
2016–	Northampton Town	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC).

Jak McCourt (born 6 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One club Northampton Town.

He began his career with Leicester City. He spent part of the 2013–14 season on loan at Torquay United and then September 2015 on loan at Port Vale, before being sold to Barnsley in January 2016. An unused substitute in the club's victorious 2016 League One play-off final, he was released by Barnsley in June 2016, and subsequently joined Northampton Town.

Playing career

Leicester City

McCourt began his career with Leicester City and signed a professional contract with the "Foxes" in May 2013.^[2] On 11 October 2013, he joined League Two side Torquay United on loan for a month.^[3] He made his professional debut the next day in a 3–2 to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park.^[4] On 9 December, McCourt's loan was extended by Torquay United until 4 January 2014.^[5] He returned to the King Power Stadium after making 12 appearances in all competitions for Alan Knill's "Gulls". He signed a new one-year contact with Leicester City in June 2014.^[6]

McCourt joined League One side Port Vale on a one-month loan deal on 28 August 2015.^[7] Manager Rob Page said he made the signing as cover for the injured Michael Brown, who was the "Valiants" central midfield option on the bench.^[8] He started one Football League Trophy game and made two substitute appearances in the league.^[9]

Barnsley

McCourt was sold to League One club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee in January 2016; he signed a contract running until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[10] He played two games for Barnsley, both as substitute appearances from the bench, and was an unused substitute for the play-off final victory over Millwall at Wembley Stadium on 29 May.^[11] He was then released by the club upon the expiry of his contract in June.^[12]

Northampton Town

In June 2016, McCourt signed a two-year contract with League One club Northampton Town, in a move that reunited him with his former Port Vale boss Rob Page.^[13] However he picked up a shoulder injury in pre-season training, which required surgery and an enforced two-month absence.^[14]

Style of play

McCourt is an athletic central midfielder with good passing skills.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2016.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other[16]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torquay United (loan)	2013–14[17]	League Two	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Port Vale (loan)	2015–16[18]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Leicester City	2013–14[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester City total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barnsley	2015–16[18]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Northampton Town	2016–17[20]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			14	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17	0

1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Barnsley

• Football League One play-off winner: 2016^[11]

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 43. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. "Leicester youngsters agree professional contracts at the club". Sky Sports. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
3. "Jak McCourt: Torquay United sign Leicester City midfielder". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
4. "Wycombe 3-2 Torquay". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
5. "McCourt Extended". Torquay United Official Website. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
6. "Youngster McCourt Extends Leicester City Contract". lcfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
7. "Jak McCourt: Port Vale sign Leicester City midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
8. "Port Vale: Manager Rob Page wants his players to be more clinical in front of goal". The Sentinel. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
9. Baggaley, Mike (28 September 2015). "Jak McCourt returns to Leicester City". The Sentinel. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
10. "Jak McCourt: Barnsley sign Leicester City midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
11. "Barnsley 3-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
12. "Barnsley FC Retained List". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
13. "Northampton Town: Gabriel Zakuani and Jak McCourt arrive at Sixfields". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
14. "Jak McCourt: Northampton Town midfielder needs shoulder surgery". BBC Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
15. Baggaley, Mike (28 August 2015). "New signing Jak McCourt keen for first-team football at Vale". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
16. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
17. "Games played by Jak McCourt in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
18. "Games played by Jak McCourt in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
19. "Games played by Jak McCourt in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
20. "Games played by Jak McCourt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• Jak McCourt career statistics at Soccerbase