Jason Jeffrey Price (born 12 April 1977 in

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) is a Welsh

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. He can play as a right sided

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or as a forward

Club career

Price had spells with

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

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(for whom he scored once against

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), Tranmere Rovers and

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Doncaster Rovers

He signed for Doncaster Rovers under former Rovers manager

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, and soon established himself as a key player under

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. On the return to his home country for the

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Final at the

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in Cardiff on 1 April 2007, Price suffered a snapped Achilles tendon ruling him out for nine months. He renewed his contract at Doncaster in June 2008 when his previous deal was due to expire. Despite much talk of him leaving Rovers, Price took up a new one-year deal. One of Price's most important goals was against

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in the 2008–09

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fourth round replay at Villa Park, when he poked in a cross from James Coppinger just before half-time. He joined

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on loan on 26 March 2009 for the remainder of the season, and two days later he scored on his Millwall debut – a 90th-minute winner which earned the Lions a crucial 1–0 victory at Crewe Alexandra. Price returned to Doncaster at the end of the season but was released from his contract on 7 May.

Millwall

On 7 July 2009 Price signed for

on a one-year deal. He joined

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on a one-month loan deal on 1 February 2010, making seven appearances and scoring once against

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before returning to Millwall. Two days after his return, Price left the club on loan for a second time, joining

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until the end of the 2009–10 season. Price managed to score his first goal for the Cumbrians on his debut as Carlisle won the match 2–1 against Colchester.

Carlisle United

On 17 June 2010 Price signed a 1-year deal with Carlisle United. On 13 October 2010 he signed a one-month loan deal with Bradford City. His loan was extended to the start of January 2011, with Price scoring his first goal in his eighth game with the club, in a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. On 28 January 2011 Price signed a one-month loan deal with

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who, at the time, were bottom of Football League One. Price made his debut at home the following day in a 6–1 victory over Bristol Rovers, the club's best league result since 1986 (which was a 6–0 victory, also over Bristol Rovers). On 24 March 2011 Price signed a loan deal with

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until the end of the season. He was released by Carlisle United in May 2011 before signing an initial one-month deal with Barnet in League 2 in August 2011.

Barnet

On 2 August 2011, Price signed for Barnet on a one-month deal. He made his debut in a 1–0 win away to

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and scored on his home debut in a 3–1 defeat against Port Vale.

Morecambe

On 3 September 2011, Price signed for

on a four-month deal. He made his full debut at home in Morecambe's 6–0 hammering over Crawley Town on 10 September 2011.

Guiseley

Price was released by Morecambe on 15 March 2012 to enable him to join

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for the rest of the season.

Prestatyn Town

In August 2012, Price joined

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side

Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Prestatyn) is a Welsh football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire who play in the Cymru North. History Early years Records show that football has been played in Prestatyn since the e ...

and made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 4–2 victory over Afan Lido. Price made a great start to life in the Welsh premier league scoring several goals and winning player of the month for September. Price scored two goals to help Prestatyn win the Welsh cup final in a 3–1 extra time victory over Bangor City.

Later career

In the 2013–14 season, Price had spells with

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, Selby Town, Shaw Lane Aquaforce and

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. In August 2016, Price signed for Almondbury Woolpack of the Huddersfield and District League. On 30 August 2016 he scored two goals in his first game against Flockton FC, in which Woolpack went on to win 7–0. He also assisted four goals in that game.

International career

Price was capped by WALES u21 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Swansea City *

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: 1999–00 Hull City *

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second-place promotion: 2004–05 * Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 2003–04 Doncaster Rovers * Football League One play-offs:

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: 2006–07 Prestatyn Town *

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2016 Seniors World Cup Winner with England

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Jason 1977 births Footballers from Pontypridd Living people Association football midfielders Welsh footballers Swansea City A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Prestatyn Town F.C. players Ossett Town F.C. players Selby Town F.C. players Shaw Lane A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cymru Premier players Northern Premier League players Brighouse Town F.C. players Wales under-21 international footballers Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. players