Jed Ethan Patrick Harper-Penman (born 1 February 1994) is an English footballer who plays for

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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

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with the

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

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 Peter Reid 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 Leyton Orient, 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 Bideford 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 in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

, 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 with academy status, located in the Pilton area of Barnstaple in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council, Pilton Community ...

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