Jake Goodman (footballer)

Jake Phillip Goodman (born 5 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sittingbourne on loan from Folkestone Invicta.

Jake Goodman
Goodman playing for Braintree Town in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jake Phillip Goodman[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993
Place of birth Bexley, England[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sittingbourne
(on loan from Folkestone Invicta)
Youth career
0000–2011 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Millwall 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Staines Town (loan) 15 (1)
2013 → Luton Town (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 → Aldershot Town (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2015 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 14 (1)
2015–2016 Margate 37 (2)
2016–2017 Braintree Town 25 (1)
2017–2018 Maidenhead United 38 (2)
2018–2020 Bromley 22 (1)
2020–2021 Ebbsfleet United 10 (2)
2021–2023 Dover Athletic 73 (6)
2023– Folkestone Invicta 0 (0)
2023– → Sittingbourne (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Goodman signed a professional contract with Millwall in 2012 under manager Kenny Jackett, turning down an offer from Premier League side Newcastle United.[3] On 4 March 2013, Goodman signed on loan for Conference side Luton Town making 11 appearances.[4] Goodman then signed on loan for Aldershot Town on 1 August 2013 making 21 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[5] Goodman went on loan to League Two side AFC Wimbledon on 27 November 2014.[6] On 8 January 2015, Goodman extended his loan at Wimbledon until the end of the season.[7]

Goodman joined Braintree Town for the 2016–17 season, and then joined Maidenhead United in June 2017.[8] He joined Bromley for the 2018–19 season.[9] He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which caused him to miss the entire 2019-20 season. For the 2020-21 season, he joined Ebbsfleet United.[10] In June 2021, Goodman joined National League side Dover Athletic.[11] Goodman was offered a new contract following relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season,[12] re-signing two weeks later.[13] He was not one of four players to be retained by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]

On 1 July 2023, Goodman signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta.[15] Prior to the start of the season, he joined Sittingbourne on a loan deal of undisclosed length.[16]

Career statistics
As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Staines Town (loan) 2011–12[17] Conference South 15100—3[lower-alpha 1]0181
Millwall 2012–13[17] Championship 000000—00
Luton Town (loan) 2012–13[17] Conference Premier 11000—00110
Aldershot Town (loan) 2013–14[17] Conference Premier 21120—3[lower-alpha 1]0261
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2014–15[18] League Two 141200000161
Margate 2015–16[19] National League South 37220—2[lower-alpha 2]0412
Braintree Town 2016–17[17] National League 25110—3[lower-alpha 1]0291
Maidenhead United 2017–18[17] National League 38210—4[lower-alpha 1]0432
Bromley 2018–19 National League 22100—1[lower-alpha 1]0231
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21 National League South 10210—00112
Dover Athletic 2021–22 National League 38410—1[lower-alpha 1]0404
2022–23 National League South 35210—1[lower-alpha 1]0372
Total 736200020776
Career total 264171100018029317
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup and one in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. Cawley, Richard (13 November 2016). "Jake Goodman: FA Cup tie gives me another chance at achieving Den dream". London News Online. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "Defender snubbed Newcastle to sign Millwall deal". www.newsatden.co.uk. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "Luton Town: Jake Goodman signs on loan from Millwall". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "Millwall centre-back Goodman joins Aldershot Town on loan". www.newsatden.co.uk. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. "Jake Goodman: AFC Wimbledon sign Millwall defender on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. "Double defensive swoop". AFC Wimbledon. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. Dev gets Goodman
  9. Goodman added to squad
  10. Fleet come up with the Goods as defender Jake makes it 11
  11. "GOODMAN IS LATEST SIGNING". www.doverathletic.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  12. "RETAINED LIST 2022/23". www.doverathletic.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  13. "GOODMAN IS BACK". www.doverathletic.com. 8 June 2022.
  14. "RETAINED LIST 2023/24". www.doverathletic.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. "Welcome: Jake Goodman". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  16. "Jake Goodman Joins Sittingbourne On Loan". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  17. Jake Goodman at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Jake Goodman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  19. "JAKE GOODMAN". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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