Jayden Connor Stockley (born 15 September 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.

Career

AFC Bournemouth

Born in Poole,

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...

, Stockley started his career as a youth player at AFC Bournemouth. At the age of 16 years, manager

Eddie Howe Edward John Frank Howe (born 29 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United. A defender during his playing career, Howe spent most of his playing ...

called him up to be a substitute for their match at home to

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...

on 26 September 2009, due to an injury crisis within the Bournemouth squad, and the block on Bournemouth's transfer activity as they owed money to

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. Howe needed permission from his school, as he had to miss exam preparation. Howe said; "I had to phone Jayden's school to get permission to let him play against Burton and I shall call them again to see if they'll let me have him on Tuesday". He made his debut for Bournemouth on 6 October away against

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in their 2–1 defeat in the

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. Stockley was the second youngest player to ever take to the field for Bournemouth. Responding to his age, he said; "At the end of the day, you have to get on with your job—it doesn't matter how old you are. There are no excuses. If Eddie thinks I am ready to come in now then I'm ready." Stockley made his debut in

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in Bournemouth's subsequent

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game against Chesterfield on 10 October, replacing Ryan Garry as a substitute in the 89th minute. He signed a five-year contract with Bournemouth in November 2009. He joined Dorchester Town on loan for a month on 7 January 2011. On 4 November 2011, it was announced Stockley had joined League Two club

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on an initial one-month loan deal. He returned to Bournemouth on 9 January, having made 10 appearances, scoring three goals. The following November, he joined Conference National side Woking on loan until January 2013. His loan was extended and carried on until the end of the season. The next season, he was loaned to

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side

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 profession ...

for a month. After making five appearances in all competitions for Orient, he had his loan extended on 8 October 2013 until 4 January 2014. He was recalled by Bournemouth on 28 November. He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan at

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

. On 7 January 2015, Stockley signed on loan for League Two side

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

. He returned to Bournemouth in April. The next season, Stockley signed on loan for

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, and also signed a new one-year contract with Bournemouth. He spent the second half of the season with

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Aberdeen

In 2016, Stockley signed a pre-contract agreement with

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side

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. He made his debut on 30 June 2016, in a

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First qualifying round tie against Fola Esch. He scored his first goal for the club in the following round, in a 3–0 win against

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. His final two matches for of the season were a league win over Rangers in which he was introduced as a substitute sent off for two bookings, and the

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, a defeat to Celtic.

Exeter City

On transfer deadline day, 31 August 2017, Stockley signed for previous loan club

for a club record fee, believed to be £100,000. He went on to be a fan favourite with the Grecians, notching 51 goals in 98 appearances in all competitions before his departure in January 2019.

Preston North End

On 3 January 2019, Stockley signed for Preston North End for £750,000.

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 22 January 2021, Stockley joined

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on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 season. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 3-1 defeat to

on 2 February 2021.

Charlton Athletic

On 15 June 2021, Stockley signed for

for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.

Fleetwood Town

On 30 January 2023, Stockley joined Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee, signing on a two-and-a-half year deal.

Personal life

Stockley attended Lytchett Minster School in Poole, Dorset.

Career statistics

References

External links

AFC Bournemouth profile
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