Jenson Metcalfe
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Metcalfe with Bradford City in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jenson Metcalfe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bradford City | 30 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jenson Metcalfe (born 6 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bradford City.[2]
Career
Everton
He was born in Wigan.[3] He joined the Everton youth academy at the age of five years-old and signed his first professional contract shortly after his seventeenth birthday.[4] He suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in early 2022 but later that year signed a new four-year contract with the club. Whilst still a teenager, he became a regular player for the club's U21 side and featured in the Premier League 2 during the 2023-24 season 18 times, contributing two goals and four assists.[5][6]
He was named among the match-day substitutes for Everton on the opening day of the 2024–25 Premier League season at home against Brighton and Hove Albion on 17 August 2024.[7]
On 30 August 2024, Metcalfe joined EFL League Two club Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.[8]
Bradford City
On 24 July 2025, Metcalfe signed for newly promoted EFL League One club Bradford City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9][10] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 December 2025, in a 1–0 home victory against Port Vale.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U21 | 2023–24[13] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[14] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Everton | 2024–25[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2024–25[14] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Bradford City | 2025–26[15] | League One | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL League Two play-offs
References
- ^ "EFL Squad List: Season 2024/25". English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Jenson Metcalfe at Soccerbase
- ^ Sinclair, Angus (12 May 2023). "Everton: Jenson Metcalfe could be Dyche's own Rice". Footballfancast. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Next Generation 2021: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Lamb, Ethan (13 May 2024). "Everton already have their Onana replacement in talented academy star". Footballfancast. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Metcalfe signs new deal until 2026". BBC Sport. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "EVERTON VS. BRIGHTON". Soccerway. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Young Everton midfielder joins Spireites". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Jenson Metcalfe joins Bradford City". BBC Sport. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "CITY LAND METCALFE ON PERMANENT DEAL". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Metcalfe's "too fast" moment as Bantams match-winner". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 30 December 2025.
- ^ Jenson Metcalfe at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Jenson Metcalfe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jenson Metcalfe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Jenson Metcalfe in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
External links
- Jenson Metcalfe at Soccerway