Jack Currie (born 16 December 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Early life

Currie attended the St Lawrence Junior School in

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, before going to Esher High School. He joined the Wimbledon academy when he was 11 years old. He signed his first professional contract with Wimbledon in September 2020.

Career

AFC Wimbledon

Non-League loans

In February 2021 Currie joined

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on a 6-month loan, however the 2020–21 season for Maidstone was curtailed due to the

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. Having also spent time on loan at

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, the following season he joined Eastbourne Borough of the

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on loan in July 2021. Currie won the Players’ Player of the Season award at the end of the 2021–22 season.

2022: Goalscoring league debut

Currie made his senior league debut at left-back for Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2022–23 season, a 2–0 win over Gillingham at Plough Lane on 30 July 2022 scoring the second goal. He described it as "what you dream of as a kid". Currie made 32 appearances in all competitions for Wimbledon by January 2023, and was reportedly the subject of transfer offers from

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side

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in the January 2023

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. According to the '' Bristol Post'', Wimbledon rejected a number of bids for Currie on

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Oxford United

On 5 July 2024, Currie signed for newly-promoted

club

for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Eastbourne Borough Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22 *

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Young Player of the Year:

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*AFC Wimbledon Player's Player of the Year:

, 2023–24 *AFC Wimbledon Junior Dons Player of the Year:

, 2023-24 *AFC Wimbledon - Radio WDON Player of the Year:

*PFA Community Champion:

*AFC Wimbledon Men's Player of the Year: 2023–24 *AFC Wimbledon Players' Player of the Year 2023–24 *AFC Wimbledon Junior Dons Player of the Year 2023–24

References

2001 births Living people AFC Wimbledon players Leatherhead F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players English men's footballers Men's association football defenders People from Kingston upon Thames Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames English Football League players Oxford United F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-2000s-stub