Jason Knight (footballer)

Jason Paul Knight (born 13 February 2001) is an Irish footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Derby County.[3]

Jason Knight
Personal information
Full name Jason Paul Knight[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 38
Youth career
2005–2017 Cabinteely[2]
2017–2019 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Derby County 21 (4)
National team‡
2017–18 Republic of Ireland U17 12 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2018–19 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (1)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club Career

Early Career

Knight began his career at Cabinteely, playing for the club from age 4.[4] He was signed by Derby County at age 16.[5]

Derby County

Knight made his first team debut on 5 August 2019 in a 2–1 win away at Huddersfield Town.[6]

He signed a new contract with Derby running until June 2023 on 22 January 2020.[7]

International Career

Knight has represented his native Republic of Ireland at every level from under-15 right up to under-21.

Career statistics
As of match played 11 January 2020[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2019–20 Championship 163101000183
Career total 163101000183

Personal life

His brother Kevin Knight is also a footballer, a former Leicester City youth and Republic of Ireland under-19 international.[4][9] He currently plays in Ireland's second tier, the League of Ireland First Division for Cabinteely where he has spent most of his career, having previously played for Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers B, Athlone Town and Longford Town.[10]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "Jason heading off to join the Rams". Cabinteely F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. Jason Knight at Soccerway
  4. "Jason heading off to join the Rams". Cabinteely Football Club.
  5. Watson, Chris (27 August 2019). "How Jason Knight became Derby County first-team prospect". Derby Telegraph.
  6. "Huddersfield 1–2 Derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. "Derby Duo Knight And Whittaker Pen New Contracts". Derby County. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. "Jason Knight". Soccerbase.
  9. "Kevin Knight". Extratime.ie.
  10. "Republic of Ireland - K. Knight - Profile". Soccerway.
  11. Malone, Emmet (18 March 2018). "Shane Duffy named FAI Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Under-16 Men Jason Knight.
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