Jack Ethan James Ellis (born 24 October 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

Career

Ellis turned professional at

in January 2022, having already captained the under-18 team. Manager

Keith Millen Keith Derek Millen (born 26 September 1966) is an English football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He was most recently manager of Carlisle United. Millen was appointed as Steve Coppell's successor, after Coppell chose to ...

said that Ellis found youth football "too easy" as he had "developed very quickly in the last four months". He made

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debut for the club on 30 April 2022, in a 2–1 win over

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Brunton Park Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium floode ...

, in what was Carlisle's last home game of the 2021–22 season. Speaking in October 2022, new manager Paul Simpson said that Ellis had asked about leaving the club on loan, but had applied himself in training and performed well upon being returned to the starting eleven.

Style of play

Carlisle United manager said that Ellis is a player who provided "balance with his left foot, a desire to close people down ndcompeted for headers".

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Jack 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Kendal Footballers from Cumbria English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Carlisle United F.C. players