Jake Hessenthaler

Jake Hessenthaler
Personal information
Full name Jakob Andrew Hessenthaler[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994[2]
Place of birth Gravesend, England[3]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Gillingham
Number 8
Youth career
000?–2013 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Gillingham 95 (6)
2013Lewes (loan) 2 (0)
2013Tamworth (loan) 6 (0)
2013Margate (loan) 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2016 (UTC).


Jakob Andrew "Jake" Hessenthaler (born 20 April 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham. He signed his first professional contract with the "Gills" in February 2013.[3] After loan spells with non-League clubs Lewes, Tamworth and Margate, he made his debut in The Football League in November 2013.[4]

On 7 February 2014, Hessenthaler signed a new long term deal at Gillingham to keep him contracted until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

Personal life

Hessenthaler is the son of former Gillingham player and manager Andy Hessenthaler, the nephew of Darren Hare, who has worked as the club's youth team manager, and the cousin of former Gills team mate Josh Hare.[6]

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 63. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Jake Hessenthaler - Player Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Thomas (16 August 2013). "Margate loan Gills midfielder Jake Hessenthaler". Isle of Thanet Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "Rotherham United 4–1 Gillingham". Gillingham F.C. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. "Jake Hessenthaler Signs New Deal". Gillingham FC. 7 February 2014.
  6. Cawdell, Luke (17 July 2012). "Gillingham youth boss Darren Hare believes third year scholars Jake Hessenthaler and Josh Hare have it all to prove". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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