Jason Knight (footballer)

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

For other people with the same name, see Jason Knight (disambiguation).
Jason Knight
Personal information
Full name Jason Paul Knight[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
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 55 (8)
National team‡
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 12 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (1)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
2020– Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:41, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 (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] On 22 January 2020 Knight signed a new contract with Derby running until June 2023 .[7]

On 16 January 2021, Knight was handed his first captaincy for Derby County, in Wayne Rooneys first game as coach.[8]

International career

Knight has represented his native Ireland at every level from under-15 right up to under-21 and made his debut for the senior team away to Finland on 14 October 2020. He made his full debut against Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League 18 November 2020.[9]

Personal life

His brother Kevin Knight is also a footballer, a former Leicester City youth and Republic of Ireland under-19 international.[4][10] He currently plays with England’s championship side Derby County, after moving from 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.[11]

Career statistics
As of 21 October 2020[12]
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2019–20 Championship 3163010—356
2020–21 2420021—263
Career total 558303100619

International
As of match played 15 November 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202030
Total30

    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.
    9. "Ireland's miserable run continues with goalless draw against Bulgaria". The 42. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
    10. "Kevin Knight". Extratime.ie.
    11. "Republic of Ireland - K. Knight - Profile". Soccerway.
    12. "Jason Knight". Soccerbase.
    13. "Jason Knight". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    14. Malone, Emmet (18 March 2018). "Shane Duffy named FAI Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Under-16 Men Jason Knight.

    [1]

    1. "Knight captains Derby as Rooney begins with late defeat". 2021-01-16. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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