Jack Fletcher (footballer, born 2007)

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Jack Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Jack Davidson Fletcher
Date of birth (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
0000–2023 Manchester City
2023– Manchester United
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 England U15 4 (0)
2023 England U16 7 (0)
2023–2024 England U17 6 (1)
2024– England U18 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:22, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Jack Andrew Davidson Fletcher (born 19 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United.[2]

Club career

Fletcher, and his twin brother Tyler, spent nine years as part of the academy at Manchester City prior to signing for Manchester United for a combined fee of £1.25 million in July 2023.[3][4] In November 2023, Fletcher was invited to train with the Manchester United first team squad.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2024 shortly after his 17th birthday.[6] In August 2024, Fletcher scored twice, including a long-range volley in a 3-2 EFL Trophy victory against Barnsley for the Manchester United U21 side.[7][8][9]

International career

In April 2022 Fletcher played international football for England at Under-15 level.[10] Whilst he chose to represent the nation he was born in his twin brother Tyler represents Scotland qualifying through their father Darren.[11] In February 2023 Jack Fletcher started for England U16 against Scotland U16 with his brother playing on the opposing side.[12] In November 2023 Fletcher scored his first goal for England U17 in an 8-0 win over Faroe Islands.[13] He was included in the squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and started in their quarter-final elimination against Italy.[14] On 4 September 2024, Fletcher made his England U18 debut during a 2-2 draw with Portugal at the Lafarge Foot Avenir.[15]

Personal life

He is the son of Scottish former international footballer Darren Fletcher, and twin brother of fellow Manchester United youth footballer Tyler Fletcher.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Fletcher". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jack Fletcher". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (22 July 2023). "Manchester United agree fee for Jack and Tyler Fletcher from Man City". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Dawson, Rob (22 July 2023). "Man United signing Fletcher's twin sons from City - sources". ESPN. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Mills, Richard (30 November 2023). "Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has 'big plans' for wonderkid Jack Fletcher, son of club legend Darren". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Anton (4 April 2024). "Twin sons of Man Utd legend and grandsons of Achill woman sign Man Utd contracts". Mayo News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Darren Fletchers son scores 35 yard volley and winner in EFL trophy for Man United". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "FLETCHER SCORES TWICE AS MAN UTD BEAT BARNSLEY IN EFL TROPHY". Tribal Football. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Railston, Steven (21 August 2024). "Jack Fletcher shows why Manchester United signed him from Man City with wondergoal in comeback". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Slovenia U15 0–0 England U15". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Everitt, Natasha (22 July 2023). "Manchester United to sign Darren Fletcher's sons from Man City in British record deals for U16 players". Talksport. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Coyle, Andy (23 February 2023). "Darren Fletcher's twin sons play on opposing sides in Auld Enemy clash". STV. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Smith, George (28 November 2023). "Who is Jack Fletcher? Manchester United youngster trains ahead of Galatasaray fixture". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Nottingham, Juliet (30 May 2024). "Report: England MU17s 1-1 Italy (4-5 on pens)". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Drury, Adam (4 September 2024). "Report: England MU18s 2-2 Portugal". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  16. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (15 August 2023). "Manchester United confirm Jack and Tyler Fletcher among new academy signings". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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