Jernade Ronnel Meade (born 25 October 1992) is an professional

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. Born in England, he plays for

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and represents the Montserrat national team. Meade is a

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, but can also be utilised as a

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Club career

Arsenal

Meade was born in

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, England, and started his career with Sunday league side Bramingham FC. He joined

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in August 2004 at the age of eleven. He started off initially as a

before moving into a more defensive role as a

. During the 2011–12 season he made nineteen appearances for the reserve side, with only

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and

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appearing more. In the same season he also appeared on the bench as an unused substitute for Arsenal's first team against

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in a

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fixture. Meade featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the

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season, including a game against

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opposition

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. After eight years with the club, he made his first team debut in a dramatic 7–5

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victory against

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in the League Cup fourth round. Meade entered the match as a substitute, replacing the injured

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in the 105th minute. In the process, he became the 811th player to have played for Arsenal. On 4 December 2012, Meade made his first start for Arsenal in a Champions League game against

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, where he was deployed at left back. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Arsenal with Meade being replaced late on by Martin Angha. His contract with Arsenal expired at the end of 2012–13 season and, on 20 May 2013, it was announced that Meade would not be offered a new contract and would be released to find another club.

Swansea

On 16 July 2013, he agreed a deal to join

side

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on a one-year contract. He played regularly for Swansea's Under-21 side in the

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during the first half of the 2013–14 season. On 28 January 2014, Meade joined his hometown club

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for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. He did not feature for Luton's first-team during his time at the club, appearing only in development squad games, with manager

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stating that he "would have liked to have seen

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do a bit better". Meade was released by Swansea in May 2014. He then moved to St Albans City, being signed from

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side Hadley in November 2015.

Scandinavia

On 9 February 2016, Meade joined Swedish

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side

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. He signed for Aalesund of Norwegian

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on 26 March 2018, after being out of contract since the turn of the year.

Dartford (first spell)

On 15 December 2020, Meade joined

. On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Meade had left Dartford and was seeking a club at a higher level.

Hemel Hempstead Town

On 15 July 2022, Meade joined

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Dartford (second spell)

On 20 January 2023, Meade re-joined

International career

Meade was called up to the Montserrat squad for

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in March 2021. He made his debut against Grenada on 8 June 2021.

Personal life

Meade, who is a former

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pupil, grew up on a council estate in

Lewsey Farm Lewsey Farm is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Situated in the north-west of the town, the area is roughly bounded by the Woodside Link to the north, Leagrave High Street to the south, ...

with his brothers Kyle and Kahmal in a single parent family.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meade, Jernade 1992 births Living people Footballers from Luton Montserratian footballers Montserrat international footballers English footballers English people of Montserratian descent Association football utility players Arsenal F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Hadley F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players AFC Eskilstuna players Aalesunds FK players Dartford F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players National League (English football) players Allsvenskan players Norwegian First Division players English expatriate footballers Montserratian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Montserratian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Norway English expatriate sportspeople in Norway Montserratian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Association football fullbacks Association football wingers