{{short description|English footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jake Jervis | image = Jakejervisforwiki.png | upright = 1.4 | caption = Jervis warming up for Birmingham City in 2011 | fullname = Jake Mario Jervis<ref name="Hugman2010/11">{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=220}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|17|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> | birth_place = Wolverhampton, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> | position = Winger, striker | currentclub = Hednesford Town | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2001–2003 | youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | youthyears2 = 2003–2006 | youthclubs2 = Shrewsbury Town | youthyears3 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs3 = Birmingham City | years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = Birmingham City | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Hereford United (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = → Notts County (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → Hereford United (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → Swindon Town (loan) | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = → Preston North End (loan) | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2012 | clubs7 = → Carlisle United (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2012 | clubs8 = → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2012 | clubs9 = → Portsmouth (loan) | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2013 | clubs10 = Elazığspor | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2014 | clubs11 = Portsmouth | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 4 | years12 = 2014–2015 | clubs12 = Ross County | caps12 = 27 | goals12 = 4 | years13 = 2015–2018 | clubs13 = Plymouth Argyle | caps13 = 108 | goals13 = 27 | years14 = 2018–2020 | clubs14 = Luton Town | caps14 = 12 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2018–2019 | clubs15 = → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | caps15 = 23 | goals15 = 2 | years16 = 2019–2020 | clubs16 = → Salford City (loan) | caps16 = 20 | goals16 = 4 | years17 = 2020–2022 | clubs17 = SJK | caps17 = 54 | goals17 = 17 | years18 = 2023 | clubs18 = East Bengal | caps18 = 5 | goals18 = 1 | years19 = 2023 | clubs19 = KuPS | caps19 = 10 | goals19 = 1 | years20 = 2023–2024 | clubs20 = Brackley Town | caps20 = 4 | goals20 = 0 | years21 = 2024– | clubs21 = Hednesford Town | caps21 = 31 | goals21 = 5 | club-update = 14:09, 17 March 2025 (UTC) }} '''Jake Mario Jervis''' (born 17 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for {{English football updater|HednesfT}} club Hednesford Town.
Jervis made his first-team debut for Birmingham City in the FA Cup in January 2010, first appeared in the Football League while on loan to Hereford United in March 2010, and has also played on loan at Notts County, Swindon Town, Preston North End, Carlisle United, Tranmere Rovers and Portsmouth. He spent six months with Turkish Süper Lig club Elazığspor in 2013, rejoined Portsmouth in 2014, and then spent a season in Scotland with Ross County. He spent the longest spell of his senior career, of two-and-a-half seasons, with Plymouth Argyle before signing for Luton Town in January 2018. After spells on loan at AFC Wimbledon and Salford City, he signed for Finnish club SJK in 2020. After two-and-a-half seasons, he joined Indian club East Bengal in 2023, finished the summer season back in Finland with KuPS, and after a month with Brackley Town, signed for Hednesford Town in February 2024.
==Club career== ===Early career=== thumb|left|upright|Jervis in 2008 pre-season Jervis began his football career as a youngster with Wolverhampton Wanderers, moving on to Shrewsbury Town as a 12-year-old. After three years with Shrewsbury, Jervis joined Birmingham City's Academy.<ref name=MailBackground>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-v-liverpool-jake-90363 |title=Birmingham City v Liverpool: Jake Jervis to spearhead attack |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref> In 2008, he was a second-half substitute as a mixture of senior and reserve players won the Birmingham Senior Cup,<ref name=BirmSC>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/birmingham-senior-cup---birmingham-61272 |title=Birmingham Senior Cup – Birmingham City 5 Burton Albion 0 |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=8 April 2008 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref> and in 2009 he helped the academy team reach the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup.<ref name=MailBackground/>
===Birmingham City=== ====2009–10 season==== Following three goals in three matches for the reserves, Jervis made his first-team debut on 23 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for Christian Benítez in the FA Cup against Everton at Goodison Park. He played the last 11 minutes as Birmingham protected a 2–1 lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10412~51269,00.html |title=Everton 1 Blues 2 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=23 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126102218/http://www.bcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10412~51269%2C00.html |archive-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He later described his debut as "the best experience I've had so far in football".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12874/5886987/blues-jervis-eyes-loan-move |title=Blues' Jervis eyes loan move |publisher=Sky Sports |date=26 January 2010 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref>
In March 2010, Jervis signed his first professional contract, of two and a half years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1991250,00.html |title=Young Blues duo pen pro deals |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=11 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315124912/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~1991250%2C00.html |archive-date=15 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The following week, Jervis joined League Two club Hereford United on a one-month youth loan, to gain experience of first-team football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1999623,00.html |title=Jake grabs Bulls move by the horns |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=19 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329235159/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1999623,00.html |archive-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite signing too late to train with his new teammates before the League match against Bradford City on 20 March,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2000534,00.html |title=Turner praises loanees |publisher=Hereford United F.C. |date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325025119/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10835~2000534%2C00.html |archive-date=25 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> he was included among the substitutes. He came into the match in the 70th minute, and scored the second goal of a 2–0 win; according to the club's website, "his first touch controlled the ball well and the second saw him lift the ball over the onrushing [goalkeeper]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10835~48790,00.html |title=Hereford vs Bradford City |publisher=Hereford United F.C. |date=20 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323114606/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10835~48790%2C00.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored with a penalty kick in his second appearance, a 2–1 victory at Chesterfield,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/football/5198671.Full_time__Chesterfield_1_Hereford_United_2/ |title=Full-time: Chesterfield 1 Hereford United 2 |first=Richard |last=Prime |newspaper=Hereford Times |date=27 March 2010 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref> and returned to Birmingham at the end of his one-month loan having started five matches and appeared twice as a substitute.<ref name=sb1213/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2028913,00.html |title=Loan players return to parent clubs |publisher=Hereford United F.C |date=19 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428085827/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10835~2028913%2C00.html |archive-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
====2010–11 season==== Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Jervis joined Notts County, newly promoted to League One, on loan until January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2113154,00.html |title=Meadow Lane for Jake |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071458/http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2113154,00.html |archive-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> Jervis played regularly at the beginning of his loan spell, though usually as substitute, but made only one brief first-team appearance after Paul Ince took over as manager at the end of October.<ref name=sb1011/> In January 2011, Jervis returned to Hereford United on a one-month youth loan but he returned after the loan was not extended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2273051,00.html |title=Jervis back at the Bulls |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=21 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215633/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~2273051%2C00.html |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
====2011–12 season==== In the absence through injury of strikers Cameron Jerome, Marlon King and Nikola Žigić, Jervis was named in the 20-man squad for Birmingham's Europa League match against Nacional in Madeira in August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2422190,00.html |title=Mutch to miss Madeira trip |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=16 August 2011 |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151008070109/http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2422190,00.html |archive-date=8 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An unused substitute in the first leg,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007226--nacional-vs-birmingham/ |title=UEFA Europa League 2012: Nacional–Birmingham |publisher=UEFA |date=18 August 2011 |access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref> he made a brief appearance in the second leg, replacing Chris Wood in the 89th minute as Birmingham won 3–0 to qualify for the group stage.<ref name=EuropaApp>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007263--birmingham-vs-nacional/ |title=UEFA Europa League 2012: Birmingham–Nacional |publisher=UEFA |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329210323/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000271/match=2007263/index.html |archive-date=29 March 2016}}</ref>
On 29 September, Jervis joined Swindon Town of League Two on loan for a month.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15109077 |title=Birmingham City striker Jake Jervis joins Swindon Town |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=1 October 2011}}</ref> He made his debut the following day, replacing Mehdi Kerrouche after an hour as Swindon lost 2–0 away at Macclesfield Town.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/15030880.stm |title=Macclesfield 2–0 Swindon |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> Jervis scored two goals, one from close range and the second after dispossessing goalkeeper Artur Krysiak – a former teammate at Birmingham – as Swindon beat Exeter City 2–1 to progress to the area quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/9287086.EXETER_CITY_1_SWINDON_TOWN_2__Jake_s_keeping_the_dream_alive/ |title=Exeter City 1 Swindon Town 2: Jake's keeping the dream alive |first=Gary |last=Rose |newspaper=Swindon Advertiser |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=5 October 2011}}</ref> The loan was extended until 30 December,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15482476 |title=Ridehalgh and Jervis handed new Swindon Town loan deals |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> and Jervis returned to Birmingham having made 14 appearances and scored 5 goals in all competitions.<ref name=sb1112/>
On 1 January 2012, Jervis joined Preston North End of League One on a 28-day youth loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2561942,00.html |title=Preston's loan deal for JJ |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802150020/http://www.bcfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2561942,00.html |archive-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> He went straight into the starting eleven for their match the following day, and scored the opening goal as Preston drew 1–1 away to Rochdale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnefc.net.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2564077,00.html |title=Jervis delighted with debut |publisher=Preston North End F.C. |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802150054/http://www.pnefc.net.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2564077,00.html |archive-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> He returned to Birmingham at the end of the month having scored twice from five appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnefc.net.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2593524,00.html |title=Jervis returns to city |publisher=Preston North End F.C. |date=30 January 2012 |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040814/http://www.pnefc.net.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2593524,00.html |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>
Jervis was a 71st-minute substitute, replacing Adam Rooney, as Birmingham drew 1–1 away to Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/18/chelsea-birmingham-fa-cup-mbm |title=Chelsea v Birmingham City – as it happened |first=Jacob |last=Steinberg |website=The Guardian |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2808426,00.html |title=New contract for JJ |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=12 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615185742/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~2808426%2C00.html |archive-date=15 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
====2012–13 season==== On 22 August, Jervis joined Carlisle United of League One on loan for a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2012/august/striker-signs-loan-deal/ |title=Striker signs loan deal |first=Andy |last=Hall |publisher=Carlisle United F.C. |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> He made his debut three days later and scored as Carlisle beat Portsmouth 4–2.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11674/8017876/pompey-beaten-by-cumbrians |title=Pompey beaten by Cumbrians |publisher=Sky Sports |date=25 August 2012 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> He missed his penalty in the shootout against Preston North End as Carlisle were eliminated from the Football League Trophy,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/commentary/_/gameId/355375 |title=Carlisle 1–1 Preston commentary |publisher=ESPN |date=4 September 2012 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> and the next weekend he missed an open goal against Hartlepool United, although Carlisle still won the match.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/match-reports/young-guns-impress-as-carlisle-utd-come-from-behind-at-hartlepool-1.993991 |title=Young guns impress as Carlisle Utd come from behind at Hartlepool |newspaper=Cumberland News |date=10 September 2012 |access-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419234722/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/young-guns-impress-as-carlisle-utd-come-from-behind-at-hartlepool-1.993991 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Two first-half goals against Swindon Town meant he returned to Birmingham having scored three times in five league matches.<ref name=sb1213/>
With their top scorer Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro out injured for three months,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tranmere-move-loan-market-striker-3331863 |title=Tranmere may move into loan market with striker Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro facing three months on the sidelines |first=Nick |last=Hilton |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=9 October 2012 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> League One leaders Tranmere Rovers signed Jervis on loan in time for him to make another goal-scoring debut as his new club lost 3–1 at AFC Bournemouth on 20 October. He damaged an ankle during the match,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20028664 |title=Tranmere loanee Jake Jervis out for two weeks because of injury |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> so missed two weeks of his loan spell, making four more appearances without scoring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com//news/article/jervis-returns-to-blues-495175.aspx |title=Jervis returns to Blues |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=19 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122101932/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/jervis-returns-to-blues-495175.aspx |archive-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> Within days of his return to Birmingham, he moved to another League One club, Portsmouth, on a one-month loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com//news/article/jervis-joins-pompey-502470.aspx |title=Jervis joins Pompey |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126174103/http://www.bcfc.com//news/article/jervis-joins-pompey-502470.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> He scored once in three appearances before the loan was extended until 4 January 2013, but two days later he was recalled after injuries to Marlon King and Peter Løvenkrands left Birmingham with Nikola Žigić as their only fit senior striker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/jake-jervis-recalled-555287.aspx |title=Jake Jervis recalled |first=Andy |last=Walker |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=23 December 2012 |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126172708/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/jake-jervis-recalled-555287.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> He made his first league appearance for Birmingham on 29 December, replacing Callum Reilly shortly after Bolton Wanderers took a 3–1 lead.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20823008 |title=Bolton 3–1 Birmingham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2012 |access-date=30 December 2012 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101011618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20823008 |archive-date=1 January 2013}}</ref>
===Elazıgspor=== Jervis moved abroad for the first time, joining Elazığspor, near the bottom of the Turkish Süper Lig, in January 2013 for a fee reported as €50,000. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20976257 |title=Birmingham City: Jake Jervis departs Blues for Turkey |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> Included in the starting eleven for the away match against Fenerbahçe on 20 January, Jervis opened the scoring with an 11th-minute header; the match finished 2–2, as Fenerbahçe equalised in the third minute of stoppage time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.star.com.tr/spor/fenerbahce--sb-elazigspor-ilk-11ler-belli-oldu-canli-haber-721079/ |title=Fenerbahçe – SB Elazığspor maçta dört gol, üç kırmızı kart vardı |language=tr |trans-title=Fenerbahçe – SB Elazığspor match: four goals, three red cards |newspaper=Star |location=Istanbul |date=20 January 2013 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> After three matches he broke his foot,<ref name=journey>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33715652 |title=Jake Jervis: 11 clubs and three countries at 23 years of age |first=Brent |last=Pilnick |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> played only one more league match,<ref name=Soccerway/> and the club defaulted on his wages.<ref name=journey/><ref name=giveup>{{cite news |url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/pompey-refusing-to-give-up-on-jervis-1-5651787 |title=Pompey refusing to give up on Jervis |first=Neil |last=Allen |newspaper=The News |location=Portsmouth |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=28 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310165949/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/pompey-refusing-to-give-up-on-jervis-1-5651787 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Portsmouth=== He trained with Sheffield United, Coventry City, and with his former club Portsmouth. They and Sheffield United wanted to sign him, but his age meant that any new club would be liable for training and development compensation unless this were waived by his previous club.<ref name=journey/><ref name=giveup/> Furthermore, although his contract with Elazıgspor was eventually cancelled in September 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1564632 |title=Jake Mario Jervis: Career History |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=9 January 2014}}</ref> a FIFA investigation concluded he had still been registered with that club when the transfer window closed, so could not sign for another until the next window opened in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/double-exit-as-pompey-pair-depart-fratton-1-5713022 |title=Double exit as Pompey pair depart Fratton |first=Neil |last=Allen |newspaper=The News |location=Portsmouth |date=28 November 2013 |access-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001111524/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/double-exit-as-pompey-pair-depart-fratton-1-5713022 |archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> On 9 January, he signed for Portsmouth until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2014/january/jervis-makes-pompey-return/ |title=Jervis makes Pompey return |first1=Johnny |last1=Moore, Johnny |first2=Neil |last2=Weld, Neil |publisher=Portsmouth F.C. |date=9 January 2014 |access-date=28 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113212522/https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/jervis-makes-pompey-return-1284684.aspx |archive-date=13 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Ross County=== On 7 June 2014, Jervis signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27751104 |title=Jake Jervis agrees Ross County move after Portsmouth exit |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> He scored on his debut against St Johnstone in a 2–1 defeat,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28647087 |title=Ross County 1–2 St Johnstone |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2014 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> and finished the season with four goals from 27 league matches.<ref name="sb1415" />
===Plymouth Argyle=== On 29 June 2015, Jervis agreed a one-year contract with League Two club Plymouth Argyle, linking up again with manager Derek Adams who had signed him for Ross County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2015/june/argyle-take-jake/ |title=Argyle take Jake |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C. |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Plymouth in a 4–1 win over Carlisle United on 18 August 2015.<ref name=sb1516/> Jervis scored 13 goals in 49 appearances<ref name=sb1516/> as Plymouth were promoted to League One after finishing second in League Two in 2016–17.<ref name="16/17table">{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1504 |title=League Two: 2016/17: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref>
===Luton Town=== Jervis signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with another League Two club, Luton Town, on 31 January 2018; the fee was undisclosed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42890850 |title=Luton sign Liverpool's Lloyd Jones, Ipswich's Flynn Downes & Plymouth's Jake Jervis |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2018 |access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> He joined Luton's League One rivals AFC Wimbledon on 31 August 2018 on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45368745 |title=Jake Jervis: AFC Wimbledon sign Luton Town forward on season-long loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> Jervis was loaned out again on 2 September 2019, joining League Two club Salford City until the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/luton-loan-striker-to-salford-city-1-9056795 |title=Luton loan striker to Salford City |first=Mike |last=Simmonds |newspaper=Luton Today |date=2 September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
===Spells abroad=== On 19 August 2020, Jervis joined Veikkausliiga side SJK on a deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sjk.fi/uutiset/sjkn-hyokkays-vahvistuu-kahdella-pelaajalla/ |title=SJK:n hyökkäys vahvistuu kahdella pelaajalla |lang=fi |trans-title=SJK's attack is strengthened with two players |publisher=Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho |date=19 August 2020 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> In November 2020, he extended his contract with the Finnish club until the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sjk.fi/uutiset/jervis-sjkssa-kauden-2022-loppuun/ |title=Jervis SJK:ssa kauden 2022 loppuun |lang=fi |trans-title=Jervis at SJK until the end of the 2022 season |publisher=Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho |date=26 November 2020 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
In July 2023, after a short spell with Indian Super League club East Bengal,<ref name=Soccerway /> Jervis returned to Finland, signing with KuPS until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kups.fi/tervetuloa-kuopioon-jake-jervis/ |title=Tervetuloa Kuopioon Jake Jervis |lang=fi |trans-title=Welcome to KuPS Jake Jervis |publisher=KuPS |date=12 July 2023 |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref> He helped the team finish as runners-up in the Veikkausliga, and left when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kups.fi/edustusjoukkueen-rakennus-etenee-on-aika-kiittaa-pois-lahtevia-pelaajia/ |title=Edustusjoukkueen rakennus etenee, on aika kiittää pois lähteviä pelaajia |lang=fi |publisher=KuPS |date=2 November 2023 |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
===Return to England=== Jervis signed for Brackley Town of the National League North on 5 December 2023, and made his debut the same day in the starting eleven for a 1–0 defeat away to Chester.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brackleytownfc.com/news/new-signing-jake-jervis-joins-brackley-town-2820718.html |title=New signing: Jake Jervis joins Brackley Town |first=Chris |last=Tymon |publisher=Brackley Town F.C. |date=5 December 2023 |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=Soccerway /> He made five appearances before leaving the club a month later when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brackleytownfc.com/news/squad-update-jervis-love-and-jones-leave-the-saints-2825431.html |title=Squad update: Jervis, Love and Jones leave the Saints |first=Chris |last=Tymon |publisher=Brackley Town F.C. |date=5 January 2024 |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> Jervis joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town on 16 February.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hednesfordtownfc.com/2024/02/five-join-the-pitmen |title=Four join the Pitmen |publisher=Hednesford Town F.C. |date=16 February 2024 |access-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217095458/https://www.hednesfordtownfc.com/2024/02/five-join-the-pitmen |archive-date=17 February 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored his first league goal for the club on 1 April in a 4–3 defeat to Nantwich Town, and five days later in a 1–1 draw with Prescot Cables.<ref name="FWP HTFC 2324" /> Hednesford finished the season in the relegation places, but received a reprieve,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/487993/revealed-provisional-club-allocations-2024-25/ |title=Revealed: Provisional club allocations 2024–25 |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |date=17 May 2024 |access-date=30 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523214602/https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/487993/revealed-provisional-club-allocations-2024-25/ |archive-date=23 May 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Jervis signed on for a further year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://htfc.co.uk/2024/05/hednesford-town-squad-update/ |title=Hednesford Town squad update |publisher=Hednesford Town F.C. |date=22 May 2024 |access-date=30 January 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250130184844/https://htfc.co.uk/2024/05/hednesford-town-squad-update/ |archive-date=30 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Jervis was born in Wolverhampton and brought up in Telford.<ref name=MailBackground/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Scottish Cup, Finnish Cup, Super Cup (India)}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup, Finnish League Cup}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=5|Birmingham City |2009–10<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|53233|2009|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> |Premier League||0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2010–11<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|53233|2010|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> |Premier League||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2011–12<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|53233|2011|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |2012–13<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|53233|2012|access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> |Championship||2||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !2||0||2||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||5||0 |- |Hereford United (loan) |2009–10<ref name=sb0910/> |League Two||7||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||7||2 |- |Notts County (loan) |2010–11<ref name=sb1011/> |League One||10||0||colspan=2|—||3||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy}}||0||14||0 |- |Hereford United (loan) |2010–11<ref name=sb1011/> |League Two||4||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||0 |- |Swindon Town (loan) |2011–12<ref name=sb1112/> |League Two||12||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||2||14||5 |- |Preston North End (loan) |2011–12<ref name=sb1112/> |League One||5||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||2 |- |Carlisle United (loan) |2012–13<ref name=sb1213/> |League One||5||3||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||6||3 |- |Tranmere Rovers (loan) |2012–13<ref name=sb1213/> |League One||4||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||1 |- |Portsmouth (loan) |2012–13<ref name=sb1213/> |League One||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||1 |- |Elazığspor |2012–13<ref name=Soccerway/> |Süper Lig||4||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||1 |- |Portsmouth |2013–14<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|53233|2013|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |League Two||15||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||4 |- |Ross County |2014–15<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|53233|2014|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership||27||4||1||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||29||5 |- |rowspan=4|Plymouth Argyle |2015–16<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|53233|2015|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> |League Two||42||11||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||6{{efn|Three appearances and three goals in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs}}||3||50||14 |- |2016–17<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|53233|2016|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> |League Two||42||12||4||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||1||49||13 |- |2017–18<ref name=sb1718/> |League One||24||4||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||28||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !108||27||7||0||2||0||0||0||10||4||127||31 |- |rowspan=4|Luton Town |2017–18<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|53233|2017|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> |League Two||10||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819/> |League One||2||0||colspan=2|—||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- |2019–20<ref name=sb1920/> |Championship||0||0||0||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !12||0||0||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||14||1 |- |AFC Wimbledon (loan) |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|53233|2018|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> |League One||23||2||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||30||2 |- |Salford City (loan) |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|53233|2019|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> |League Two||20||4||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=EFLT}}||1||24||5 |- |rowspan=4|SJK |2020<ref name=Soccerway /> |Veikkausliiga||10||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||3 |- |2021<ref name=Soccerway /> |Veikkausliiga||26||8||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||8 |- |2022<ref name=Soccerway /> |Veikkausliiga||18||6||1||0||4||1||4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||3||colspan=2|—||27||10 |- !colspan=2|Total !54||17||5||0||4||1||4||3||0||0||67||21 |- |East Bengal |2022–23<ref name=Soccerway /><ref>For Super Cup (India): {{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18446 |title=Hero Super Cup 2023: Odisha FC 1–1 East Bengal FC |postscript=none}}, {{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18448 |title=Hero Super Cup 2023: East Bengal FC 3–3 Hyderabad FC |postscript=none}} and {{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18449 |title=Hero Super Cup 2023: East Bengal FC 2–2 Aizawi FC |publisher=The AIFF |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> |Indian Super League||5||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||7||1 |- |KuPS |2023<ref name=Soccerway /> |Veikkausliiga||10||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||colspan=2|—||12||1 |- |Brackley Town |2023–24<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jake-jervis/112973/ |title=J. Jervis |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref> |National League North||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}}||0||5||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Hednesford Town |2023–24<ref name="FWP HTFC 2324">{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/hednesford-town/appearances/2023-2024/jake-jervis/963172 |title=Hednesford Town – Appearances – Jake Jervis – 2023–2024 |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> |Northern Premier League<br />(NPL) Division One West||10||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|One appearance and one goal in Birmingham Senior Cup, one appearance in Walsall Senior Cup}}||1||12||4 |- |2024–25<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/hednesford-town/appearances/2024-2025/jake-jervis/963172 |title=Hednesford Town – Appearances – Jake Jervis – 2024–2025 |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> |NPL Division One West |21||2||7||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Staffordshire Senior Cup, one appearance in Walsall Senior Cup}}||2||32||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31||5||7||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan=2|—||6||3||44||9 |- !colspan=3|Career total !365||78||30||2||12||2||7||3||28||10||442||95 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours==
'''Birmingham City''' *Birmingham Senior Cup: 2007–08<ref name=BirmSC/>
'''Plymouth Argyle''' *EFL League Two runner-up: 2016–17<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018 |year=2017 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-3397-4 |pages=290–291}}</ref>
'''Luton Town''' *EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Football Yearbook 2018–2019 |year=2018 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-6106-9 |pages=214–215}}</ref>
'''Hednesford Town''' *Northern Premier League Division One West play-offs: 2025<ref name="hedpro"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.lutontown.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/jake-jervis/ Jake Jervis profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828085100/https://www.lutontown.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/jake-jervis/ |date=28 August 2018 }} at the Luton Town F.C. website *{{Soccerbase}}
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