{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jared Bird | image = | caption = | fullname = Jared Bird<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley |publisher=English Football League |page=4 |accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|01|01|df=y}}<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |title=Jared Bird|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/jared-bird-254321/|work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref> | birth_place = Nottingham, England | height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}<ref name="11v11"/> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Ilkeston Town | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs1 = Derby County | years1 = 2016–2020 | clubs1 = Barnsley | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = → Yeovil Town (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Ilkeston Town | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 1 | club-update = 20:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC) }} '''Jared Bird''' (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder.
== Career ==
=== Youth career === In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-year scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/jared-bird-254321/|title=Jared Bird|website=11v11.com|access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref>
=== Barnsley === Bird signed his first professional deal in July 2016, and spent the majority of the 2016–17 season as captain of the Under-23s. He was named in the first team squad on a single occasion but didn't make an appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/u23-team/midfielder/jared-bird/|title=U23 Team - Midfielder - Jared Bird|website=www.barnsleyfc.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref>
In June 2017, Bird signed a contract extension. On 15 August 2017, Bird made his debut in a 2–1 win over Nottingham Forest. He replaced George Moncur for a 24-minute cameo appearance from the bench.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40858338|title=Barnsley 2-1 Nottingham Forest|date=2017-08-15|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Bird was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc-confirm-exit-out-contract-quartet-2893821 |title=Barnsley FC confirm exit of out-of-contract quartet |last=Wobschall |first=Leon |work=Yorkshire Post |date=24 June 2020 |accessdate=21 August 2020 }}</ref>
==== Yeovil Town loan ==== On 4 January 2018, Bird joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42571046 |title=Jared Bird: Yeovil Town sign Barnsley midfielder on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2018 |accessdate=4 January 2018 }}</ref>
===Non-league=== In October 2021, following his release from Barnsley, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-october-23rd-67946|title=Saturday's Transfer List - October 23rd|publisher=Northern Premier League |date=23 October 2021 |accessdate=2 February 2022|first=James|last=Goodwin}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 29 January 2022.}}
{| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Barnsley |2017–18<ref name="17/18 appearances">{{soccerbase season|97478|2017|accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref> |Championship |3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2018–19<ref name="18/19 appearances">{{soccerbase season|97478|2018|accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||0||4||0 |- |2019–20<ref name="19/20 appearances">{{soccerbase season|97478|2019|accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan=3|Total !3!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!8!!0 |- |Yeovil Town (loan) |2017–18<ref name="17/18 appearances"/> |League Two |20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||16||0 |- |Ilkeston Town |2021–22<ref name="17/18 appearances"/> |NPL Division One Midlands |23||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}}||0||13||1 |- !colspan=3|Career total !46!!1!!2!!0!!1!!0!!8!!0!!37!!1 |}
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== References == {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Jared}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Barnsley F.C. players Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:Footballers from Nottingham Category:21st-century English sportsmen