1. 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.
56 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 represented the senior side at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Jack Peter Grealish was born on 10 September 1995 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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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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Sherwood later said in May 2015 that Jack Grealish was learning from his friendship with his midfield partner, the experienced Joe Cole.
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Sherwood considered Cole a role model for Jack Grealish when concealing his private life, as he "didn't read too much about Joe being on the front pages".
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On 24 September, Jack Grealish signed a new five-year contract with Villa until 2023.
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Jack Grealish captained the team from March 2019 to the end of the season, a period which saw them amass a club record 10 consecutive league wins, in the second of which Jack Grealish was punched from behind by a pitch invader during the Second City derby match away to Birmingham City.
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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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Jack Grealish was fouled 167 times across the season; this was the most fouls won by a player in a single Premier League campaign, with Jack Grealish passing the record with over eight matches remaining in the season.
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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, 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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Jack Grealish was later defended from his critics by his teammate Kevin De Bruyne, who voiced his belief that Jack Grealish was an easy target for criticism because of the media spotlight on English players.
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Jack Grealish later spoke of how the achievement was the "stuff you dream of when you're a little kid".
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Jack Grealish would go on to be seen, after a day and night of partying, stumbling off of a plane, apparently drunk and lacking sleep.
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Jack Grealish was later seen celebrating, still in full kit, just hours before Manchester City's treble parade.
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Jack Grealish was praised by critics for his large contribution to Manchester City's success.
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Neil Johnston of BBC Sport commented that Jack Grealish had become "almost undroppable for the big games".
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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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The gesture led to Jack Grealish being commended by the media.
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Jack Grealish has been praised for his professionalism by those who have managed him, with Dean Smith calling him "a really good professional" and with Pep Guardiola commenting that he was "impressed with how professional" he was.
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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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Jack Grealish has frequently been compared to Paul Gascoigne and David Beckham for his talent, perceived hedonism and popularity in England.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips has voiced his belief that Jack Grealish is "of a similar mould" to Gascoigne, with Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson, Troy Deeney and Tim Sherwood all expressing similar views.
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However, others argued that such comparisons should not be made, suggesting that they would prevent Jack Grealish from developing into his own player.
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Jack Grealish himself has replied to this reception of him by stating that he would "love to be like Gazza [Paul Gascoigne]", adding that Gascoigne "played with such joy".
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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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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.
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Jack Grealish has known his girlfriend, Sasha Rebecca Attwood, since meeting her at secondary school aged 16.
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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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Jack Grealish is known to have a close relationship with many of his Manchester City teammates, especially Norwegian Erling Haaland.
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On his relationship with Haaland, Jack Grealish commented that he got on "really well with him," having "the same type of banter".
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Jack Grealish has named Elvis Presley and Queen as two of his favourite musical artists.
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Jack Grealish once stated that if he had not become a footballer, he would have been a club promoter in Ibiza or Tenerife.
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Jack Grealish has been praised for how he interacts with and appreciates his fans.