Jake Tony Sinclair (born 29 November 1994) is an English

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who has played professionally for

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and Hibernian. He is currently a striker for Mangotsfield United.

Career

Sinclair joined

at the

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level at the age of eight years. He made his professional debut for Southampton's first-team on 27 August 2013 against Barnsley at

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in the Football League Cup in which he came on in the 90th minute for Emmanuel Mayuka as Southampton won the match 5–1. On 1 September 2014, Sinclair joined

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club Hibernian on a season-long loan. He returned to Southampton on 12 January. On 30 June 2015, Southampton opted against offering Sinclair a new contract and therefore he was released with five other players. On 7 December 2015, Sinclair joined Southern Premier League side Frome Town. Five days later, he made his debut in the 60th minute of a 1–0 defeat to King's Lynn Town. On 29 August 2016, Sinclair joined Hereford. On 12 May 2017, it was announced that he would leave upon the expiry of his contract.

Personal life

Jake Sinclair is the younger brother of former

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player Scott Sinclair and also the brother of Martin Sinclair, a British Paralympic 7-a-side player.

Honours

Club

;Southampton *

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: 2014–15

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Jake Sinclair
at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Jake 1994 births Sportspeople from Bath, Somerset Living people English footballers Association football forwards Southampton F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Frome Town F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Southern Football League players