James Timothy Barry Coombes (born 27 May 1996) is a Gibraltarian

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who plays for Bruno's Magpies and the

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national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as an

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. His cousin is Magpies teammate and defender Lee Coombes.

Club career

Coombes began his career with cousin Lee at

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, playing for them in their first season in the

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. Despite attracting the attention of several clubs from

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and

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, Coombes opted to sign for Manchester 62 in 2015, scoring 4 goals in an ultimately unsuccessful season at the club. He left in summer 2016 to study in

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, and in February 2017 signed for

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team Undy Athletic while continuing his studies. On August 17, 2017, he signed for Lincoln Red Imps, and was immediately loaned back to Undy for the coming season. After a stop-start season plagued by injury, he scored his first Undy goal on 16 December, the winner in a 3–2 victory against Pen-y-Bont. In August 2018, he moved to West Didsbury & Chorlton, joining up with compatriot Jack Sergeant, with whom he shared a house in Hulme while studying business management at Manchester Metropolitan University. Although he signed in August, he didn't receive clearance until October. He scored his first goal for West on 15 December 2018, at Whitchurch Alport to give his side the lead in a 2–0 win. He re-joined Lincoln Red Imps on 20 June 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in an 8-0 win over a depleted Glacis United side on 22 August. In summer 2021 he signed for Bruno's Magpies, scoring his first goal on 20 November, the decisive goal in a 3–2 win over Lions Gibraltar.

International career

Coombes was first called up to the Gibraltar senior team in May 2015 for matches against

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and

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. He made his international début with Gibraltar on 7 June 2015 in a 0–4 loss with

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. He returned to the senior team in March 2017 against

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, yet didn't play, however he remained in the squad in June 2017 against

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, while simultaneously receiving his first call up for the newly formed

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Day Job

When Jamie is not on the field, he is actively fighting Financial Crime through his work as a supervisor of Financial Services firms.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coombes, Jamie 1996 births Living people Gibraltarian footballers Gibraltar international footballers Gibraltarian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Europa F.C. players Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players Manchester 62 F.C. players Undy A.F.C. players Gibraltar Premier Division players West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. players Gibraltar under-21 international footballers Gibraltar youth international footballers F.C. Bruno's Magpies players