Jack Levi Sutton (born 24 March 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for club Harrogate Town.

Club career

Sutton came through the ranks at Bottesford Town and

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

, he signed his first pro contract with Scunthorpe on 2 June 2015. Although, his first three involvements with the Scunthorpe first-team matchday squad came during September 2014 when he was an unused substitute in games against Chesterfield,

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

and

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

. Sutton made his Scunthorpe league debut on 28 March 2016 in a 6–0 home victory over

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

. After four further appearances in all competitions for Scunthorpe, Sutton departed in November to join

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side

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

on loan for a month. He made his debut on 26 November in a loss to

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional association football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the Na ...

. After five appearances in all competitions for North Ferriby, Sutton extended his loan with the club on 30 December 2016 until the end of the 2016–17 season. However, Scunthorpe recalled Sutton on 9 January 2017. He signed a new two-year contract with Scunthorpe in September 2017. After breaking into Scunthorpe's first-team, Sutton transitioned from a

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to a

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. On 31 August 2018, Sutton was loaned to National League outfit Harrogate Town for three months. He was recalled a month later. Sutton scored his first senior goal on 5 January 2019 versus Coventry City. His contract was extended by twelve months by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 11 July 2020, Sutton joined

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side

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

on a free transfer. His first appearance came in an

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penalty shoot-out defeat to

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on 8 September, while his league debut came on 26 September against

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; he was unable to make his League Two bow earlier due to a suspension that carried over from his time with Scunthorpe. He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Internationally, Sutton was approached by the FAW at a young age to play for

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Personal life

Sutton was born at

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in 1996. He has three sisters and four brothers, his great grandfather is Italian. Sutton visited Gunness School nursery, prior to attending Messingham Primary School and Frederick Gough Secondary School. He supports

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, but his favourite footballer growing up was

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Levi 1997 births Living people Footballers from Scunthorpe English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Scunthorpe United F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen