Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (born 15 September 1995) is a

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who plays as a defender for

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members of ...

. Born in England, he plays for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, London, Barnum-Bobb was signed for

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, and ...

's academy, spending two years there before being released in 2014. During his time at Watford, he achieved 11 A* GCSE passes from the highly rated

Harefield Academy Harefield Academy is a secondary school and sixth form in Uxbridge, London. Located on the site of the former community school, John Penrose School, which closed on 31 August 2005, it reopened as an academy in 2005 and specialises in sports. Amo ...

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Cardiff City

After being released from Watford, Barnum-Bobb was signed by Cardiff City on a one-year junior contract by manager

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in the summer of 2014. Barnum-Bobb made his debut for the club against

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ...

in the

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in August 2014. He started the match and played 66 minutes before being substituted for Mats Møller Dæhli as Cardiff won 2–1. On 13 October 2015 he joined Newport County on an initial one-month loan, subsequently extended until 7 January 2016. He made his Football League debut for Newport on 17 October 2015 in a

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match versus

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. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Barnum-Bobb was not offered a new contract by Cardiff and was subsequently released.

Newport County

On 23 June 2016, it was announced that Barnum-Bobb would rejoin Newport County on a one-year contract. He scored his first senior career goal on 29 October 2016 for Newport County in a 3–1 win against Accrington Stanley. At the end of the 2016–17 season his contract was extended for a further year. On 8 November 2017, Barnum-Bobb joined

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 loan until January 2018. He was released by Newport on 21 February 2018.

Non-League

On 5 March 2018, Barnum-Bobb joined

. In June 2019, Barnum-Bobb went on trial with

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

. On 22 July 2019, he signed a one-year deal with the Welsh club. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Barnum-Bobb signed for Dartford. The following season, Barnum-Bobb moved to fellow National League South outfit

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

. On 2 July 2022, Barnum-Bobb re-signed for former club Chelmsford City.

International career

Barnum-Bobb qualifies to play for

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea w ...

via his father, who was born in the

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. On 6 June 2022, Barnum-Bobb made his international debut, starting for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a 2–2 draw against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnum-Bobb, Jazzi 1995 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent Men's association football defenders Cardiff City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Black British sportsmen English Football League players National League (English football) players