Jack John Charles Richard Curtis (born 11 September 1995) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...

. Curtis progressed through the youth ranks at

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

and had a brief stint with

Maldon Town Maldon & Tiptree Football Club is a football club based in Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Wallace Binder Ground. History Maldon Town Football Club was established in August 1946 as part of the Maldon ...

prior to joining Colchester United's Academy in 2011. After four years with the side, he made his professional debut in the

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in November 2015. He had a loan spell with

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in 2016, before leaving Colchester in January 2017. He had a brief spell at

Harlow Town Harlow Town Football Club is an English association football, football club based in Harlow, Essex. The club is a former member of the and plays at The Harlow Arena. The club is best known for its exploits in the 1979–80 FA Cup, in which it ...

in 2017.

Career

Curtis, who was born in

Brentwood, Essex Brentwood is a town in the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the East of England. It is in the London commuter belt, situated 20 miles (30 km) east-north-east of Charing Cross and close by the M25 motorway. In 2017, the popula ...

and attended

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, began his career with Tottenham Hotpsur where he was a member of the Academy. He briefly joined

, before he joined Colchester United's Academy to continue his development ahead of the 2011–12 season. He signed his first professional contract with Colchester in November 2013. In the same season, Curtis helped the under-18 side to the Football League Youth Alliance South East title, while he also featured in the

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final held on 29 April 2014 at

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's Valley Parade stadium. He played for 85 minutes in the final against Bradford as his side won 4–2 to complete a league and cup double. In the 2014–15 season, Curtis saw his first involvement with the first-team squad when he was named on the bench by manager

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for Colchester's League Cup first round fixture with

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

on 12 August 2014. However, he was an unused substitute in the 4–0 defeat. With his contract set to expire at the end of the season, Curtis signed a one-year contract extension on 8 May 2015. Following good form at under-21 level, Colchester manager

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named Curtis amongst his substitutes for their

first round tie with Wealdstone on 7 November 2015. With his side 6–2 up, Curtis replaced Macauley Bonne for his professional debut in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. He was offered a new deal at the end of the season, and agreed a one-year contract extension on 26 May 2016. Curtis joined

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Premier Division side

on loan for one month on 13 August 2016. He scored after just ten minutes of his debut as Needham were held to a 1–1 draw with Burgess Hill Town. He had his loan extended for a further month on 10 September, and his loan was further extended on 13 October. He scored six goals in 24 appearances. On 18 January 2017, Curtis was allowed to leave Colchester after six years with the club. In March 2017, Curtis signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side

. He made five substitute appearances for the Hawks, but was released in June 2017 after failing to hold down a place in the starting eleven. After a spell with Coggeshall Town, Curtis joined

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

in February 2018 on a dual registration basis.

Career statistics

Honours

;Colchester United U18 *2013–14 Football League Youth Alliance South East winner *2013–14 Football League Youth Alliance Cup winner

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Jack 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Brentwood, Essex English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Needham Market F.C. players Harlow Town F.C. players Coggeshall Town F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Footballers from Essex