Jed Ethan Patrick Harper-Penman (born 1 February 1994) is an English

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who plays for Torrington F.C. as a winger.

Playing career

Harper-Penman began his career with local side Barnstaple Town, playing in their youth team. He attended training sessions in Chivenor with the

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

Development Centre before joining the club's Centre of Excellence in 2008 on a two-year contract. Having progressed to the club's youth team, he signed a two-year professional apprenticeship which began in July 2010. He was promoted to the

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squad in April 2011, along with Jake Baker, after impressing manager

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while playing for the reserve side. "It's all experience for them being with the first team, and you can't buy that," said Reid. He made his debut on 5 April 2011 in a 2–0 defeat at

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, replacing Joe Mason as a second-half substitute. Harper-Penman signed his first professional contract in July 2012. He joined

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side

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on loan for three months on 4 August. Harper-Penman returned to Argyle at the end of the loan and was released when his contract expired in December. He rejoined Western League Premier Division club Barnstaple Town in January 2013, and scored three goals in his first two appearances. He moved to Frome Town in March until the end of the season, and played in three games. Harper-Penman joined Southern League Premier Division side

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in August, having spent time on trial there in pre-season, and made one appearance later that month. He returned to Barnstaple in September and scored in his first game.

Personal life

Harper-Penman was born in

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

, and has an older brother called Aaron, who has played

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as a defender. He attended

Pilton Community College Pilton Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in the Pilton area of Barnstaple in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council, Pilton Community College converted to a ...

in his youth.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harper-Penman, Jed 1994 births Living people Footballers from Barnstaple English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Barnstaple Town F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Bideford A.F.C. players Frome Town F.C. players Truro City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Western Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen