Jack Alexander Price, (born 19 December 1992) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Major League Soccer
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club
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...
.
He began his career at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
, playing 115 total games and also having loans at
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...
and
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
in 2014. He won
League One
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with Wolves in the same year. In 2018, he signed for Colorado Rapids. Since then, he has been MVP for four consecutive years and beat David Beckham’s record of most assists from set pieces in one season.
Career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Early years and League One
Born in
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...
, England, Price joined
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
, where he started out as a winger before switching to central–midfield at 14. Price progressed from the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a professional contract in 2011. On 24 March 2012, in the Premier League against
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
, Price appeared as an unused substitute, in a 2–1 loss. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Wolves took up the option of a contract extension that would ensure Price remained under contract for the 2012–13 season. For the rest of the 2012–13 season, Price played for the reserve side.
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Price was amongst several youngsters to be promoted to the first team squad by new Manager
Kenny Jackett
Kenneth Francis Jackett (born 5 January 1962) is a former professional football player and manager, who is currently Director of Football at club Gillingham.
A skilful left-footed player, able to play in defence or midfield, Jackett was cappe ...
. The midfielder made his senior debut on 10 August 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win against
Gillingham. It was not until on 30 September 2013 that he made his first start for the club, playing the whole game, in a 2–0 win over
Sheffield United
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. After the match, Manager Jackett praised Price's performance, describing him as "the team's best player". He appeared in the next four matches throughout October before suffering a migraine problems that kept him out for three weeks. He later suffered knee ligament damage during a 1–1 draw against Leyton Orient on 29 December 2013 and was sidelined for four weeks. He then returned from injury on 25 January 2014, where he set up one of the goals, in a 3–1 win over
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
. Later in the 2013–14 season, Price regained his first team place and went on to be a regular member of the team that won the League One title. His performances during 2013–14 resulted in him signing a two–year contract. By the end of the 2013–14 season, Price had made a total of 30 appearances in all competitions.
Loans and Championship
In the 2014–15 season, Price found himself out of the first team, slipping down the pecking order following the arrival of
Tommy Rowe and
George Saville
George Alan Saville (born 1 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall and the Northern Ireland national team.
Saville began his senior career with Chelsea but did not make a first tea ...
, together with strong performances from
Lee Evans and
Kevin McDonald
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. On 1 September, he moved on a one-month loan to League One side
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...
. He made his debut five days later, setting up one of the goals in a 3–1 win over
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
. He then set up another goal for the side on 13 September, when they lost 2–1 to
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
. He made seven appearances in total for Yeovil before returning to his parent club in early October.
Shortly afterwards, Price was loaned to another League One team, joining
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
on 7 October 2014 on a three-month loan deal. Price made his Leyton Orient debut, playing the whole game, in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United four days after signing for the club. However, during a 2–0 win over
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
on 21 October, he suffered an ankle injury, forcing him to return to his parent club. Despite this, he made two more appearances at Leyton Orient before being recalled by Wolves on 3 December. By the time he was recalled, Price had made a total of five appearances for Orient.
Having returned to Wolves, Price made his Championship debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 victory at
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
on 13 December 2014. He quickly forced his way into the side, regularly partnering the ever-present
Kevin McDonald
Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of stage, television and film productions, most notably th ...
in midfield as Wolves surged towards the end of season play-offs, ultimately just falling short on goal difference. He scored his first Wolves goal, and indeed first senior goal, when he diverted a
Kortney Hause
Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional footballer of Bermudian descent, who plays as a defender for club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgat ...
strike past
Heurelho Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born 15 February 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Watford, having previously made a name for himself at Dutch club ...
in a 2–2 draw with
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
on 7 March 2015. By the end of the 2014–15 season, he had made a total of 26 appearances, scoring once in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Price signed a new contract running until the summer of 2019, with the club holding the option of a further year. He began the 2015–16 season on the substitutes bench. He made his first appearance of the season starting and playing the whole game in a 1–1 draw against
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
on 26 September 2015. Following this, Price regained his place in the first team though he often found himself competing with
Conor Coady
Conor David Coady (born 25 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Everton, on loan from fellow club Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the England national team.
Coady came through the academy system a ...
for a midfield position. Numerous injury concerns caused, Price to be in and out of the first team over the 2nd half of the season. He scored his first goal of the season on 5 April 2016, in a 2–1 win over
Milton Keynes Dons
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. Despite only making 27 appearances and scoring once in all competitions for the 2015–16 season, Price was named the fans' player of the season.
In the 2016–17 season, Price featured less often under the new management of
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga (; born 28 April 1960) is an Italian manager (association football), football manager and former player who last managed Serie A club Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari. He was a long-time Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for In ...
frequently being on the substitutes bench. Despite this, he played a vital role when he set up
Joe Mason to score the equaliser, in a 3–1 win over
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
on 20 August 2016. After not playing for two months, Price was recalled to the first team by manager
Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town.
Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-ol ...
. However, Price made only a handful of first team appearances under him. His first team opportunities became limited, due to injury concerns.
Despite this, Price finished the 2016–17 season having made a total of 23 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2017–18 season, Price was placed on a transfer list by Manager Lambert and later, his successor,
Nuno.
Price found himself out of the first team under Nuno. Despite this, Price signed a contract extension with the club in October 2017. Price started all four matches in the club's campaign in the
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
until their elimination against
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
in the last 16. In early January 2018, the club accepted a bid from Colorado Rapids for Price. By the time of his departure, he had made 9 appearances. During his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Price became a fan favourite, due to "being remembered as a cult hero and a wholehearted and committed player who cared dearly for the club he'd been at since aged seven."
Colorado Rapids
On 8 January 2018, Price joined
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
side
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...
. The move was reported to be for an undisclosed fee, signing a four–year contract with the side. Upon joining the club, Price spoke out about the move, saying: "I've been at Wolves for my entire footballing life so it's played a huge part in my career. I've played with some fantastic players and worked with some brilliant staff. Of course, a part of me is sad to leave the club after so many years, but the time is right for a new challenge and I'm really looking forward to my next step."
Price made his debut on 20 February in the first leg of the last 16 of the
CONCACAF Champions League
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, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 home loss to
Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...
. On 10 March, he played his first league game and had a penalty saved by
Matt Turner in a 2–1 loss away to the
New England Revolution
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. He played 31 times in his first season as the Rapids missed the playoffs, and scored once on 14 April in 78 seconds to open a 2–0 win over Toronto at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, also known as DSG Park, is a soccer-specific stadium located in Commerce City, Colorado that is home to the Colorado Rapids men's professional soccer team. The stadium seats up to 18,061 people for soccer matches, bu ...
.
Price was again a regular in 2019 as Colorado again missed postseason, and on 20 April he was shown a straight red card at the end of a 4–1 loss at
Chicago Fire FC
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for a foul on
Brandt Bronico. Price led Colorado with 11 assists in 2019, including 10 off set pieces, which were the most in MLS since 2010, passing
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending fr ...
and
Graham Zusi
Graham Jonathan Zusi (; born August 18, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. From 2012 to 2017, Zusi represented the United States n ...
. Colorado scored 19 goals off set pieces in 2019, by far the most in the league.
The following year, he succeeded the retired
Tim Howard as captain, and in March signed a contract to 2022 with the option of a further season. Price made 14 starts among 16 regular season appearances, collecting five assists, which was tied with
Cole Bassett
Cole John Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career
Born in Littleton, Colorado, Bassett joined the Colorado Rapids academy in ...
for the team lead. Price also played a full 90 minutes in Colorado's first-round playoff loss at
Minnesota United FC
Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Socc ...
. Price was named Team MVP.
Personal life
Price was born in
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...
,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...
. He attended
Sundorne School. Price is married to his wife, Lauren, and they have a son named Hugo.
Career statistics
Honours
;Wolves
*
Football League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
:
2013–14
References
External links
Official Wolves profile*
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Living people
1992 births
English footballers
Sportspeople from Shrewsbury
Men's association football midfielders
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Colorado Rapids players
English Football League players
Major League Soccer players
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Colorado Rapids 2 players
MLS Next Pro players