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

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who has played professionally for

Southampton Southampton () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire, S ...

and Hibernian. He is currently a

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for

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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 Oakwell Stadium in the

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in which he came on in the 90th minute for

Emmanuel Mayuka Emmanuel Mayuka (born 21 November 1990) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for NAPSA Stars and the Zambia national team. He was the top scorer in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Club career Born in Kabwe, ...

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

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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 Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a populatio ...

. 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 Celtic player

Scott Sinclair Scott Andrew Sinclair (born 25 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. He represented England at youth level, from the under-17s to the under-21s, and also played for Grea ...

and also the brother of

Martin Sinclair Martin Sinclair may refer to: * Martin Sinclair (footballer) (born 1986), British Paralympic footballer * Martin Sinclair (sport shooter), British sport shooter {{hndis, Sinclair, Martin ...

, a British Paralympic 7-a-side player.

Honours

Club

;Southampton * U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

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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