Jarvis Cleal

Jarvis Jai Cleal is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for League One side Plymouth Argyle.

Jarvis Cleal
Personal information
Full name Jarvis Jai Cleal[1]
Place of birth Yeovil, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Wing-back / midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 42
Youth career
–2018 West Brom
2018–2020 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Plymouth Argyle 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:12, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Cleal was born in Yeovil, and left home aged 14 to join the West Bromwich Albion academy set-up. He left West Brom in the summer of 2018 and signed for Plymouth Argyle in October later that year.[2]

On 28 January 2020 he first made an appearance in a match day squad, as an unused substitute in an EFL League Two match between Plymouth Argyle and Crawley Town, the game finished 2–2. Afterwards, manager Ryan Lowe praised Cleal as having done "great in the youth system," and challenged him to make the step up and "thrive and push on now."[3]

Cleal made his professional debut on 7 March 2020 in an EFL League Two match between Argyle and Macclesfield Town, coming on as a substitute at right wing-back with just a few minutes left to play. Argyle won the match 3–0.[4]

Career statistics
As of 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2019–20[5] League Two 1000000010
Career total 1000000010

    References
    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
    2. "The Cleal Deal". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
    3. Errington, Chris (4 February 2020). "Why Ryan Lowe believes apprentice Jarvis Cleal could be a 'big asset' for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
    4. "Argyle 3 Macclesfield Town 0". Plymouth Argyle FC. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
    5. "Games played by Jarvis Cleal in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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