Carl Daniel Jenkinson (born 8 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Arsenal as a defender. Jenkinson began his career with Charlton Athletic before joining Arsenal in 2011. He represented both the English and Finnish national teams at youth level before making his debut for the England national team in 2012.
.jpg) Jenkinson playing for Arsenal in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Daniel Jenkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
West Ham United (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Welling United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Arsenal | 37 | (1) |
| 2014– | → West Ham United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Finland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2012– | England | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 20 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 5 March 2014 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Jenkinson joined Conference South side Welling United on loan in January 2010,[3] before starting a three-month loan with Conference Premier side Eastbourne Borough in November 2010.[4] However, he was recalled by Charlton after a month.[5] He made his first appearance for Charlton Athletic in the Football League Trophy Southern Section semi-final clash with Brentford at Griffin Park in December 2010, playing the whole match in the right-back position.[6]
Arsenal
Jenkinson signed for Arsenal in June 2011,[7] for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £1 million.[8]
On 16 August 2011, Jenkinson made his Arsenal competitive debut in the final qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Udinese, coming on as a second half substitute, replacing the injured Johan Djourou early in the second half. Jenkinson made his Premier League debut against Liverpool on 20 August 2011, starting at right-back. He kept his place in the team, playing in the second leg against Udinese and then at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the Premier League, although he was sent off later in the game for a foul on Javier Hernández. He also assisted Robin van Persie to score Arsenal's second in the game in a 8–2 loss against Manchester United. Jenkinson continued a string of appearances for Arsenal in Bacary Sagna's absence with an impressive performance against West Bromwich.[9] Jenkinson suffered a stress fracture in his lower back which kept him out for 3 months. He made his return for the reserve team against Norwich City, playing 45 minutes. He continued his return to football coming on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby, a game which he watched from the stands the previous year.
Due to an injury to first choice right back, Bacary Sagna, Jenkinson started the first five matches of the 2012–13 season, and earned plaudits for his performance against Manchester City, among others.
On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Jenkinson, along with teammates Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, signed a new long term contract with Arsenal.[10]
2013-14 season
Jenkinson featured in all three of Arsenal's opening games of the 2013–14 campaign as injuries to defenders Thomas Vermaelen and Laurent Koscielny forced Bacary Sagna to fill in at centre-back and Jenkinson to deputise at right-back. Despite Koscielny later returning, Jenkinson kept his place in the first-team after impressing against Fenerbahçe S.K..[11]
On 11 May 2014 Jenkinson scored his first senior team goal for Arsenal in their 2-0 victory over Norwich City on the last day of the 2013-14 season. [12]
Loan to West Ham United
2014-15 season
On 31 July 2014, Jenkinson joined fellow London-based club West Ham United for a season-long loan deal.[13][14]
International career
Jenkinson has an English father and a Finnish mother, and represented both England and Finland at youth international level.[15]
Jenkinson first played for Finland at Under-18 level. He was part of the Finland U-18 team that competed at the 2010 Valentin Granatkin Memorial tournament, making three appearances including captaining the team in the 1–0 defeat by Ukraine.[16]
Jenkinson also made an appearance for the Finland U-21 national team on 3 June 2011 in a UEFA U-21 qualifying match that resulted in a 0–0 draw against Malta.[17]
On 15 October 2012, Roy Hodgson revealed that Jenkinson had trained with the England national team prior to their World Cup Qualifier against Poland, following the withdrawal of fellow right back Kyle Walker. Hodgson also stated that Jenkinson had elected to make himself available for England rather than Finland in future, despite the increased competition for places.[18] He made his senior debut for England on 14 November 2012 coming on as a second half substitute in a friendly against Sweden.[19]
In October 2013, Jenkinson was first called up to the England U21 squad for European Championship qualifiers against the Under 21 sides of Lithuania and San Marino.[20] He kept his place in the squad for the following qualifiers, one of which was against his former side Finland U21, a game in which he started.
Personal life
Jenkinson was born in Harlow, Essex to an English father, and a Finnish-Swede mother. Jenkinson is a boyhood Arsenal fan.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 May 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Welling United (loan) | 2009–10[22] | Conference South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2010–11[23] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2010–11[23] | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2011–12[24] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[25] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[26] | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| West Ham United (loan) | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 November 2012.[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
- Arsenal
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Player Profile: Carl Jenkinson". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Panting, Matthew (4 January 2010). "Charlton Athletic youngster Carl Jenkinson close to joining Welling United on work experience". Kent Online. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Eastbourne boss Garry Wilson pleased with new recruits". BBC Sport. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Charlton recall Carl Jenkinson from Eastbourne Borough". BBC Sport. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Jenkinson debuts; Dailly returns". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Carl Jenkinson Joins Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Carl Jenkinson to join Arsenal in £1m deal". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Arsenal 3 – 0 West Brom Albion". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Five young internationals sign new contracts". Arsenal F.C. Official Website. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Magowan, Alistair (1 September 2013). "BBC Sport - Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Norwich City 0 - 2 Arsenal Match report". Goal.com. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Jenkinson joins West Ham United on loan". Arsenal. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Hammers loan Jenkinson". West Ham United. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Finland move to cap Arsenal signing Jenkinson ahead of England | Premiership News". Tribal Football. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Dryomin, Mike. "Valentin A.Granatkin Memorial - International Youth Tournament - 2010". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Erävuori, Mikael (3 June 2011). "Finland and Malta draw blank in qualifying opener". UEFA. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (15 October 2012). "Carl Jenkinson commits his international future to England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Sweden 4 England 2". BBC Sport. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "England Under-21s Head Coach Gareth Southgate has named his squad to face San Marino and Lithuania". TheFA.com. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Arsenal sign Charlton defender Carl Jenkinson". BBC Sport. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 336–337. ISBN 9-781869-833688.
- ^ a b Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
"Games played by Carl Jenkinson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
"Eastbourne Borough vs Boreham Wood 3–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2012. - ^ "Games played by Carl Jenkinson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Carl Jenkinson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Carl Jenkinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Carl.html "Carl Jenkinson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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External links
- Carl Jenkinson player profile at arsenal.com
- Carl Jenkinson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Carl Jenkinson at Soccerway.com
- Carl Jenkinson at Soccerbase