Jack Peter Grealish was born on 10 September 1995 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.
38 Facts About Jack Grealish
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Jack Grealish was capped by the Republic of Ireland up to under-21 level before confirming his decision to play for England in April 2016.
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Jack Grealish played for the England under-21s for the first time in May 2016, winning the 2016 Toulon Tournament.
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Jack Grealish was born in Birmingham, West Midlands and raised in nearby Solihull.
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Jack Grealish attended Our Lady of Compassion Roman Catholic Primary School and St Peter's Roman Catholic Secondary School in Solihull.
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Jack Grealish is of Irish descent, through his maternal grandfather from County Dublin, his paternal grandfather from Gort, County Galway, and his paternal grandmother from Sneem, County Kerry.
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Jack Grealish competed against former Aston Villa and current Manchester United defender Aoife Mannion, a school classmate of his, at Gaelic football.
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Jack Grealish's great-great-grandfather, Billy Garraty, was a footballer, who earned one England cap and won the 1905 FA Cup Final with Aston Villa.
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On 13 September 2013, Jack Grealish joined League One club Notts County on a youth loan until 13 January 2014.
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Jack Grealish extended his loan with Notts County on 17 January 2014 until the end of the season.
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Jack Grealish ended his loan with five goals and seven assists in 38 appearances.
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Jack Grealish played 75 minutes before being substituted for Andreas Weimann.
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On 10 March 2019, Jack Grealish was assaulted by a pitch invader during the derby match away to Birmingham City.
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Jack Grealish pleaded guilty to the offences and was sent to prison for 14 weeks.
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Jack Grealish accepted that his actions were "wrong and entirely unnecessary" and was fined by the club.
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At the club's end of season awards, Jack Grealish was voted the Villa's Player of the Season by both the supporters and his fellow players.
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Jack Grealish finished the season as the club's leading goalscorer with eight goals in the Premier League and 10 in all competitions.
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On 15 September 2020, Jack Grealish signed a new five-year contract with Villa until 2025.
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Jack Grealish was given the number 10 shirt by the team which had previously been worn by striker Sergio Aguero, who departed from City the month prior after ten seasons with the team.
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Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Noel King said in May 2013 that the 17-year-old was pondering a switch to England so he was not considered for a friendly against Denmark, although King later stepped in to assure Jack Grealish and his family that he was a part of his plans.
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Jack Grealish made his under-21 debut for the Republic of Ireland as a late substitute against the Faroe Islands in August 2013.
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In 2013, Jack Grealish reaffirmed his desire to continue representing Ireland.
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In October 2014, Jack Grealish pulled out of a Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for a game against Norway to play in a behind closed doors friendly for his club Aston Villa and England under-21 manager Gareth Southgate confirmed that the Football Association were monitoring the player's situation.
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Jack Grealish was awarded the Under-21 player of the year by the Football Association of Ireland in March 2015 where he announced that he had taken a break from youth internationals over the past year to focus on breaking into the Aston Villa first team and that he expected to be back playing for Ireland in the near future.
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In May 2015, O'Neill confirmed that Jack Grealish had turned down another call-up to the Irish senior squad, this time for a friendly against England and a European Championship qualifier against Scotland.
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England manager Roy Hodgson disclosed that although he had been in contact with Jack Grealish, he had chosen not to include him in their squad to face Ireland in case of a backlash.
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On 28 September 2015, Jack Grealish confirmed that he had decided to represent England at international level.
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Jack Grealish was named in the squad for England under-21 at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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On 31 August 2020, for the first time, Jack Grealish was called up to the senior England squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Iceland and Denmark.
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On 1 June 2021, Jack Grealish was named in the 26-man squad for the newly rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.
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On 9 October 2021, Jack Grealish scored his first international goal after being introduced as a substitute in the 73rd minute during England's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Andorra.
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Jack Grealish wears child-sized shin pads whilst playing, in order to maintain his ability to control the ball effectively.
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Jack Grealish wears his football socks rolled down due to superstition, which has led to referees warning him to pull them up.
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When I see Jack Grealish running, it's always a shot on target or a corner for us.
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Jack Grealish threw himself on the ground where the dugouts were.
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Jack Grealish waited for the contact and literally just dived on the floor.
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However, Jack Grealish has defended himself, saying that the fact he is the most fouled player in the league suggests defenders make more mistakes trying to stop him, thus giving away more penalties and free kicks.
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In March 2020, Jack Grealish was found to have violated government guidance to stay at home in relation to COVID-19 regulations and was fined by Aston Villa.