Jake Vokins
Personal information
Full name Jake Vokins[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000[2]
Place of birth Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Southampton 2 (0)
2021 → Sunderland (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Ross County (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023 → Woking (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2017 England U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 7 (0)
2018 England U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2019

Jake Vokins (born 17 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Club career

Southampton

On 19 September 2018, Vokins signed a professional contract with Southampton.[4] He made his professional debut for Southampton, coming on as a substitute in the dying seconds of a 3–1 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City, on 29 October 2019.[5]

Vokins made his first professional start for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the second goal.[6] On 16 July 2020, he made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton.[7] On 4 August 2020, Vokins signed a new four-year deal with the club.[8]

He made his first appearance for Southampton in the 2020–21 season in a 2–0 FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury Town.[9] A week later, Vokins made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[10]

Sunderland (loan)

On 29 January 2021, he joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[11][12] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[13] Vokins tested positive for COVID-19 during his spell with Sunderland, and an ECD discovered that he had a slight heart flicker.[14] Vokins did not make another appearance for Sunderland afterwards.[15]

Ross County (loan)

On 2 July 2021, Vokins joined Ross County on loan for the 2021–22 season.[16] On 21 July 2021, Vokins made his first appearance for Ross County in a 1–0 victory over Brora Rangers in the Scottish League Cup and assisted the only goal of the game.[17] On 1 August 2021, Ross County manager Malkay Mackay revealed that Vokins had suffered a stress fracture on his fifth metatarsal and had to have an operation back at Southampton.[18]

Woking (loan)

On 1 September 2022, Vokins joined Woking on a season-long loan.[19] On 12 January 2023, he was recalled by Southampton.[20]

International career

Vokins was a member of the England under-17 team that finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was a second-half substitute in the final against Spain.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2019–20[22] Premier League 101110—31
2020–21[15] Premier League 101000—20
2021–22[23] Premier League 000000—00
2022–23[24] Premier League 000000—00
Total 2021100051
Sunderland (loan) 2020–21[15] League One 40———40
Ross County (loan) 2021–22[23] Scottish Premiership 2001020—230
Woking (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 15010—00160
Career total 410413000481

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jake Vokins". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL: Jake Vokins gets call-up for England Under 17s". Oxford Mail. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vokins pens new deal". Southampton FC. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City 3 Southampton 1". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Southampton 1–1 Brighton". Sky Sports. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "New deal for Vokins". www.southamptonfc.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Southampton 1-3 Arsenal". Southampton FC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jake Vokins joins on loan". Sunderland A.F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jake Vokins: Southampton loan defender to Sunderland for rest of season". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "These four youngsters are part of Sunderland's squad for the Papa John's Trophy Final against Tranmere Rovers". shieldsgazette.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Colman, Jonty (1 April 2021). "Southampton defender set for scan after COVID-19 bout caused worrying heart flicker". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Vokins joins Ross County on loan". Southampton FC. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Brora Rangers 0–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Rose, Dan (1 August 2021). "'Gutted' Jake Vokins set for operation back at Southampton". Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Vokins heads to Woking on loan". Southampton FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Jake Vokins recalled from loan". Southampton F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Young Lions beaten on penalties in UEFA Euro U17 Championship final". Football Association. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Vokins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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