 Ward with Northern Ireland in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie John Ward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Precision Football | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Torquay United | 25 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Chesterfield | 67 | (29) |
| 2009–2011 | Sheffield United | 63 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Derby County | 125 | (29) |
| 2015–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 57 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Solihull Moors | 19 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Duffield OB | 1 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Buxton | 33 | (17) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilkeston Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Nuneaton Borough | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Precision Football | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011–2018 | Northern Ireland | 35 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Ilkeston Town (player-manager) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 2 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:48, 30 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Jamie John Ward (born 12 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for UAE Second Division League club Precision Football. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team.
Born in Birmingham he began his career with his home-town club Aston Villa but failed to break into the first team and following a spell on loan at Stockport County he joined Torquay United. From there Ward had signed first for Chesterfield and then Sheffield United before joining Derby County in 2011 and later Nottingham Forest in 2015. Ward qualifies for Northern Ireland through his grandfather. He was included in the Northern Ireland national team for the UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the round of 16.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.