Jacob John Greaves (born 12 September 2000) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...
for
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...
. He is the son of former
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...
and
York City
York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...
defender
Mark Greaves.
Career
On 8 August 2019, Greaves signed a 3-year contract extension and joined
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...
on loan until January 2020. He made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against
Morecambe playing the full 90 minutes.
Greaves' loan at Cheltenham was extended until the end of the season on 8 January 2020.
Greaves made his first senior team appearance for Hull City in the
EFL Trophy match on 8 September 2020 against
Leicester City U21.
On 17 October 2020, Greaves made his league debut in a 0–3 win away to
Rochdale
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.
On 12 November 2020, Greaves signed a new three-year contract with the club.
On 20 February 2021 Greaves thought he had scored his first goal for Hull City in a 3–3 away draw against
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 ...
only for the
Dubious Goals Committee
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The Premier League Committee meets on an ad hoc basis, whenever a disputed goa ...
to award the final touch to
Josh Magennis
Joshua Brendan David Magennis (born 15 August 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Wigan Athletic. Having spent the majority of his youth career as a goalkeeper, he switched to striker in 2008 before turning professio ...
.
Greaves scored his first career goal on 22 October 2022 on his 101st league appearance for Hull putting his side 1–0 up away at
Rotherham United
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. At the end of the same season, on 2 May 2023, Greaves achieved an impressive feat by winning his third consecutive Young Player of the Year award with Hull.
Career statistics
Honours
Hull City
*
EFL League One:
2020–21 EFL League One
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Team changes
The follow ...
Individual
*
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...
Young Player of the Year:
2020–21
*
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...
Young Player of the Year:
2021–22
*
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...
Young Player of the Year:
2022–23
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greaves, Jacob
2000 births
Living people
English footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Hull City A.F.C. players
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
English Football League players
People from Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire