Jarrad Branthwaite

Jarrad Paul Branthwaite (born 27 June 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan from Everton of the Premier League.

Jarrad Branthwaite
Personal information
Full name Jarrad Paul Branthwaite[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002
Place of birth Carlisle, England[2]
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Everton)
Number 30
Youth career
2003–2018 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Carlisle United 9 (0)
2020– Everton 4 (0)
2021– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Carlisle United

Branthwaite was born on 27 June 2002 in Carlisle.[2] He made his first senior team bench appearance on 16 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw away to Forest Green Rovers.[4] He appeared on the bench for seven more consecutive League Two matches that season.

Branthwaite started the 2019–20 season with 13 consecutive bench appearances in League Two matches, as well as making the bench in Carlisle United's 3–0 win over Barnsley F.C. and 2–1 loss to Rochdale in the first and second rounds of the 2019–20 EFL Cup.[5] On 19 October 2019, Branthwaite finally made his English Football League debut and started in a 2–0 League Two loss away to Plymouth Argyle, playing the full match and receiving a yellow card in the 40th minute.[6] He scored his first professional goal for Carlisle when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Morecambe on 12 November 2019.[7]

Everton

On 13 January 2020, having enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Carlisle, Branthwaite signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Everton, keeping him at the club until the end of June 2022.[8]

He made his debut for the club on 12 July 2020, coming on as a subtitute for Leighton Baines in a 3–0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9] He made his home debut against Aston Villa on 16 July 2020, coming on as a substitute for the second straight game, this time for the injured Mason Holgate in the 16th minute.[10]

Branthwaite started his first game for Everton on 20 July 2020 against Sheffield United after signing an extended contract until June 2023, in which he was named man of the match in a 1–0 win for Everton. He remained on the starting teamsheet for Everton's final game of the season, a 1–3 loss at home against AFC Bournemouth.

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

Brainthwaite joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan until the conclusion of the 2020/21 season on 14 January 2021.[11]

International career

In November 2020, Branthwaite earned his first youth international call-up, being selected for the England U19 squad.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 November 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2018–19 League Two 0000000000
2019–20 League Two 9020003[lower-alpha 1]1141
Total 90200031141
Everton 2019–20 Premier League 4000000040
2020–21 Premier League 0000100010
Total 4000100050
Career total 130201031191
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Jarrad Branthwaite". Everton. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Jarrad Branthwaite". Premier League. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "Forest Green Rovers vs. Carlisle United". Soccerway. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Jarrad Branthwaite Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Plymouth Argyle vs. Carlisle United". Carlisle United F.C. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. "Morecambe 3 Carlisle United 1: Derek Adams' joy at recording a first victory as Shrimps boss". lancasterguardian.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. "Talented Young Defender Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  9. Ames, Nick (12 July 2020). "Raúl Jiménez boosts Wolves' European hopes and sinks sorry Everton". The Guardian.
  10. Hunter, Andy (16 July 2020). "Aston Villa survival hopes dealt blow by late goal from Everton's Theo Walcott". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/january/jarrad-joins-rovers/
  12. "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. Jarrad Branthwaite at Soccerway
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