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Biography
Jesse Aaron Starkey (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Gillingham.
Club career
After a spell with Portsmouth, Starkey joined Chelsea in 2006 and began his scholarship in 2012. Although Starkey was a regular for the under-18 side, Chelsea decided against offering the player a professional contract as Jesse Starkey opted not to remain at the club in June 13. A couple of months later, Starkey joined his hometown club Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, on a two-year deal.
After a four-year spell at Brighton, Starkey joined League One side Swindon Town on a one-and-a-half year deal. On the final day of the 2016–17 campaign, Starkey made his Swindon debut in their 3–0 away defeat against Charlton Athletic.He was taken off after 69 minutes having been booked just after half-time. On 5 September 2017, it was announced that Starkey had left Swindon, following the termination of his contract.
He returned to League One in joining Gillingham on 15 September 2017.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2016–17 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||