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Ross Anthony "Rossi" Jarvis (born 11 March 1988) is an English
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who plays as a defender for Isthmian League North side Gorleston.


Club career


Norwich City

Jarvis began his career as a trainee with
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
, making history as the youngest player to appear in their reserve side when aged only 14. The younger brother of fellow Norwich academy product Ryan Jarvis, he progressed to become a trainee with ''the Canaries'' and made his senior debut as a second-half substitute for Dean Marney in a 2–1 League Cup defeat away to
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
on 26 October 2005. His
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debut came on 5 November 2005, as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to
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. He made one further appearance in the league as a substitute, away to
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, before signing a professional contract in January 2006. The two Jarvis brothers played together for Norwich on only one occasion – a League Cup tie against
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on 19 September 2006. That proved to be Jarvis' only appearance for Norwich in the 2006–07 season, as he was loaned out to League Two side
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on 25 January 2007. He played four times for ''the Gulls'' before a back injury ended his loan spell. After recovering, Jarvis played out the remainder of the season on loan at League One Rotherham United, making ten appearances. It would be almost a year on from the League Cup game at Rotherham until Jarvis next played a competitive game for Norwich. With suspensions to
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, Jason Shackell, and Julien Brellier, Jarvis started in a League Cup Third Round tie on 25 September 2007 away to then
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, along with fellow academy graduate Michael Spillane. Both players performances drew high praise from the media, as Norwich lost the game 1–0. Jarvis started his first ever league game for Norwich against
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four days later, and went on to start in three further games. However, he failed to feature under new ''Canaries'' manager
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, who was appointed on 30 October 2007, and was released by the club in May 2008.


Luton Town

Jarvis signed for League Two side
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, who had been hit with a 30-point deduction, on 7 August 2008. He found some familiar faces in the dressing room, as ''the Hatters squad included ex-Norwich teammates Michael Spillane,
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and Paul McVeigh. Jarvis played a total of 46 games for Luton in 2008–09, including in every round of the club's
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success, scoring the winning goal in the quarter-final against
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. He is known for his accurate set piece delivery, using this to contribute to ten assists in the 2008–09 season. Though he was a regular player under Luton manager
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, his dismissal in October 2009, and subsequent replacement in
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, saw Jarvis used sparsely. On 7 May 2010, he was released from his contract at Luton, having made 71 appearances for the club.


Barnet

In June 2010, Jarvis joined Barnet. He made his debut for the Bees on the opening day of the 2010–11 season away to Chesterfield and was replaced in the 54th minute by fellow debutant, Ricky Holmes. He left Barnet at the end of the
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season, having made 22 league appearances.


Cambridge United

Jarvis signed a one-month contract with
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side
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in August 2011 after impressing during a trial. This was then extended to a one-year contract on 31 August 2011. The midfielder signed a new one-year contract with The U's on 8 May 2012 after making 39 starts in his first season at the club.


Lowestoft Town & Dereham Town

After a brief spell in Australia with
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, Jarvis joined Lowestoft Town in 2013. After 159 league appearances, he joined Dereham Town in April 2018 before re-joining the Trawler Boys for the 2018–19 season. Jarvis left Lowestoft Town again in May 2021 and re-joined Dereham Town at the end of the month. Jarvis made 26 appearances and scored two goals in the
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North Division and played once in the
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.


Leiston

On 13 June 2022, Jarvis signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side
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, joining his brother Ryan, who signed for the club the previous week.


International career

Whilst in
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with Luton, Jarvis was eligible to be called into the England C squad for friendlies against both Hungary under-23s and Poland under-23s in September and November 2009. He played in both, and captained the side to a 2–1 victory in Poland.


Personal life

His older brother Ryan Jarvis and his cousin Adam Tann have also played professional football.


Honours

Luton Town *
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: 2008–09


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