Jacob John Greaves (born 12 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Ipswich Town.[3] He is the son of former Hull City and York City defender Mark Greaves.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob John Greaves[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Cottingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2019 | Hull City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Hull City | 172 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2024– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 12 July 2024 (UTC) |
Career
Cheltenham Town
On 8 August 2019, Greaves signed a three-year contract extension at Hull and joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2020.[5] He made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Morecambe playing the full 90 minutes.[6]
Greaves' loan at Cheltenham was extended until the end of the season on 8 January 2020.[7]
Hull City
Greaves made his first senior team appearance for Hull City in the EFL Trophy match on 8 September 2020 against Leicester City U21.[8] On 17 October 2020, Greaves made his league debut in a 0–3 win away to Rochdale.[9]
On 12 November 2020, Greaves signed a new three-year contract with the club.[10]
On 20 February 2021 Greaves thought he had scored his first goal for Hull City in a 3–3 away draw against Doncaster Rovers only for the Dubious Goals Committee to award the final touch to Josh Magennis.[11][12]
Greaves scored his first career goal on 22 October 2022 on his 101st league appearance for Hull putting his side 1–0 up away at Rotherham United.[13] At the end of the same season, on 2 May 2023, Greaves achieved an impressive feat by winning his third consecutive Young Player of the Year award with Hull.[14][15][16]
Greaves captained Hull City and bagged his first brace in his 200th career appearance on 17 February 2024, scoring a 94th minute winner in an away match against Huddersfield Town in a 1–2 victory.[17] In March 2024, Greaves was named Hull City's Player of the Month for February.[18]
On 14 April 2024, Greaves was named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season for the 2023–24 campaign.[19] A few weeks later, on 30 April 2024, he was also named Hull City's Player of the Year.[20]
Ipswich Town
Greaves signed for Premier League side Ipswich Town on 12 July 2024.
Career statistics
- As of 14 May 2024.[21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Hull City | 2020–21 | League One | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
2021–22 | Championship | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Championship | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
2023–24 | Championship | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
Career total | 201 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6 |
- ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Hull City
Individual
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Jacob Greaves". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Jacob Greaves at Soccerway
- ^ "Jacob Greaves: Hull City defender signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Greaves: Hull City defender signs new deal and joins Cheltenham on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Greaves & Sheaf agree loan extensions". ctfc.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Greaves 'immensely proud' after making his debut". Hull City A.F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Rochdale 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Greaves signs new three-year contract". Hull City A.F.C. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "'Kick in the teeth' – Jacob Greaves sees first Hull City goal snatched from his grasp". Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Rotherham United 2–4 Hull City". BBC Sport. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Honeyman's Hat-Trick Of End-Of-Season Awards". Hull City A.F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Lewis-Potter wins hat-trick of awards". Hull City A.F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Slater wins duo of awards". Hull City A.F.C. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 1–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Greaves wins McVitie's Player of the Month for February". Hull City A.F.C. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Hull City Awards 2023/24: Round-Up". Hull City A.F.C. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Greaves". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.