Jazzi Barnum-Bobb

Jazzi Barnum-Bobb
Personal information
Full name Jazzi Barnum-Bobb[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Place of birth Enfield, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Newport County
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2014 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2015Newport County (loan) 12 (0)
2016– Newport County 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:47, 29 October 2016 (UTC).


Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (born 15 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Newport County.

Career

Early career

Born in Enfield, London, Barnum-Bobb was signed for Watford academy, spending two years there before being released in 2014. During his time at Watford, he achieved 11 A* GCSE passes from the highly rated Harefield Academy in Uxbridge.[2]

Cardiff City

After being released from Watford, Barnum-Bobb was signed by Cardiff City on a one-year junior contact by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the summer of 2014. Barnum-Bobb made his debut for the club against Coventry City in the League Cup in August 2014. He started the match and played 66 minutes before being substituted for Mats Møller Dæhli; Cardiff won 2–1.[3] On 13 October 2015 he joined Newport County on an initial one-month loan, subsequently extended until 7 January 2016. He made his football league debut for Newport on 17 October 2015 in a league two match versus Portsmouth. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Barnum-Bobb was not offered a new contract by Cardiff and was subsequently released.[4]

Newport County

On 23 June 2016, it was announced that Barnum-Bobb would rejoin Newport County on a one-year contract.[5] He scored his first senior career goal on 29 October 2016 for Newport County in a 3–1 win against Accrington Stanley.[6]

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2016[7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2014–15 Championship 0000200020
2015–16 0000000000
Cardiff City total0000200020
Newport County (loan) 2015–16 League Two 120200000140
Career total 120202000160

    References

    1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    2. "Who is Jazzi Barnum-Bobb?". Wales Online. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    3. "Coventry 1-2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    4. "Cardiff Cidy release Kenwyne Jones and Ben Turner in clearout". BBC Sport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
    5. "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb: Former Cardiff City defender joins Newport County". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
    6. "Accrington Stanley 1–3 Newport County". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
    7. "47. Jazzi Barnum-Bobb". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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