1. Jak Alnwick was born on 17 June 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
20 Facts About Jak Alnwick
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Jak Alnwick joined Bradford City on loan in March 2015 and Port Vale on a free transfer that August.
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Jak Alnwick joined St Mirren on a free transfer in June 2020 and spent two years with the club before returning to the English Football League with Cardiff City in May 2022.
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Jak Alnwick joined Newcastle United from local rivals Sunderland in 2008.
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Jak Alnwick won the Wor Jackie Award for the club's best youth player in 2011.
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Jak Alnwick was loaned to Conference Premier club Gateshead in September 2011.
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Jak Alnwick made a total of six league and three FA Cup appearances during his loan spell.
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Two days later, manager Alan Pardew declared that Jak Alnwick was playing for a new contract with his current deal due to expire in the summer.
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Jak Alnwick signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract in October 2015.
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Jak Alnwick was returned to the starting line-up upon his recovery and went on to pick up the club's Young Player of the Year award, whilst Neal was released.
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Port Vale struggled to find a reliable goalkeeper after Jak Alnwick's departure, using no less than seven goalkeepers in the calendar year following his departure.
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On 30 August 2018, Jak Alnwick joined English League One side Scunthorpe United on loan until the following January.
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Jak Alnwick joined "the Iron", managed by former Rangers player Stuart McCall, after Gerrard selected McGregor as his first-choice goalkeeper, with Wes Foderingham as his back-up.
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On 22 June 2020, Jak Alnwick signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren; "Buddies" manager Jim Goodwin said he would be "a very able replacement" for Czech goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.
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Jak Alnwick conceded six goals in defeat at Celtic Park on 21 August 2021 and later admitted that he had played poorly in the first half and had his confidence boosted by Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart at half-time.
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However, Goodwin left the club to manage Aberdeen later that month and would fail to persuade Jak Alnwick to join him at Pittodrie in the summer.
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On 17 May 2022, he was announced as Championship club Cardiff City's second signing of the summer transfer window, where manager Steve Morison was keen to conduct business early and replace outgoing goalkeeper Alex Smithies; Jak Alnwick agreed a two-year contract.
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Jak Alnwick was capped by England at under-17 and under-18 level and was named in Brian Eastick's squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia as back-up to Jack Butland and Lee Nicholls.
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Jak Alnwick is an agile, athletic and powerful goalkeeper with quick feet and reactions.
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Jak Alnwick was born in Hexham and is the younger brother of former Sunderland and England under-21 goalkeeper Ben Jak Alnwick.