Jamie Ward
Ward with Northern Ireland in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jamie John Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Torquay United | 25 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Chesterfield | 67 | (29) |
| 2009–2011 | Sheffield United | 63 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Derby County | 125 | (29) |
| 2015– | Nottingham Forest | 33 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011– | Northern Ireland | 29 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2017.
Jamie John Ward (born 12 May 1986) is an English-born Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Championship club Nottingham Forest. Born in Birmingham he began his career with his home-town club Aston Villa but failed to break into the first team and following a spell on loan at he joined Torquay United. From there Ward had signed first for Chesterfield and then Sheffield United before joining Derby County in 2011. Qualifying through his grandfather, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
Ward began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa and played in their 2004 FA Youth Cup Final defeat against Middlesbrough. He turned professional in July 2005 after recovering from injuries received in a car crash in 2004.
Although Ward captained Aston Villa's reserve team, he did not make a first team appearance and in March 2006 he joined on loan until the end of the season, making his league debut in a 1–0 victory away to Bury on 7 March. He made nine appearances, scoring once in a 3–1 home victory against Shrewsbury Town.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Ward was released by Aston Villa and on 6 July 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Ian Atkins' Torquay United, despite interest from Stockport County and Wrexham. However, with a change of ownership and manager at Torquay, Ward asked for a transfer in December 2006.
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