Jay Foulston
Personal information
Full name Jay K. Edward Foulston[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Yeovil Town
(on loan from Taunton Town)
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2017 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Newport County 4 (0)
2019Merthyr Town (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020Chippenham Town (loan) 31 (1)
2020– Taunton Town 82 (7)
2021Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2023–Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Wales U19 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:37, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Jay K. Edward Foulston (born 27 November 2000) is a Welsh professional football player who plays as defender for Yeovil Town on loan from Taunton Town.

Club career

Foulston was a product of the Newport County academy, and was promoted to the first team squad in July 2017 following appearances in Newport's pre-season friendly matches.[2]

He made his senior debut at 16 years old for Newport County on 8 August 2017 in a Football League Cup first round match versus Southend United, during which he entered into play as a late second-half substitute. Newport won the game 2–0.[3] His debut aged 16 years 8 months and 12 days made him the third youngest ever County player, behind Regan Poole and Steve Aizlewood[4]

On 16 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract at Newport until June 2020.[5] On 10 January 2019, he joined Merthyr Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 11 July 2019, he joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]

He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 24 August 2020, he was signed on free transfer from Newport County to Taunton Town, where as of 20 November 2023 he has made 53 appearances, scoring 4 goals, and was part of the squad that won the 2021–22 Southern Football League Premier Division South.[9][10] He won the club's Goal of the Season award for both the 2019–20[11] and 2022–23 seasons.[12]

On 15 December 2023, Foulston joined fellow National League South side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season with a view to a permanent move.[13]

International career

In March 2018, Foulston was called up to the Wales under 19 squad for two friendly international matches against Croatia.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18[15] League Two 0000102[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[16] League Two 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[17] League Two 0000000000
Total 0000104050
Merthyr Town (loan) 2018–19[18] Southern League
Premier Division South
7171
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20[19] National League South 311513[lower-alpha 2]0392
Taunton Town 2020–21[20] Southern League
Premier Division South
60401[lower-alpha 3]1111
2021–22[20] Southern League
Premier Division South
344006[lower-alpha 4]1405
2022–23[19] National League South 342504[lower-alpha 5]1433
2023–24[19] National League South 81103[lower-alpha 6]0121
Total 82710014310610
Chippenham Town (loan) 2020–21[19] National League South 1010
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[19] National League South 3030
Career total 12491511021316113
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup
  5. Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. Andrew Penman (27 July 2017). "Defender Jay Foulston, 16, aims to match Regan Poole's success". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Southend United 0–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. Foulston debut
  5. Foulston signs
  6. Foulston Merthyr Town loan
  7. "Foulston joins Chippenham". The South Wales Argus.
  8. "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". Newport County AFC.
  9. "Jay Foulston :: Taunton Town :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. "WATCH: Taunton Town win the Pitching In Southern League". Somerset County Gazette. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  11. Ellis, Callum (24 June 2020). "The free agents who JD Cymru Premier clubs could swoop for". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. "Players, volunteers and fans honoured at Taunton Town FC Awards". Somerset County Gazette. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  13. "Jay On His Way". Taunton Town F.C. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. "Academy Star Jay Foulston Gets First International Call-Up". Newport County AFC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  17. "Games played by Jay Foulston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. "Jay Foulston: 2018/2019 Biog & Stats". Southern Football League. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "J. Foulston: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Jay Foulston Profile". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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