Jamie Semple

Jamie Semple
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Gala Fairydean
Youth career
2014–2019 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Motherwell 8 (0)
2020–2021Cove Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 East Fife 9 (1)
International career
2017–2018 Scotland U17 8 (1)
2018 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2019– Scotland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Jamie Semple (born 17 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has previously played for Motherwell, Cove Rangers, East Fife and now plays with Gala Fairydean Rovers.

Club career

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Semple joined the Motherwell youth Academy in 2014,[1] while being part of the Scottish FA performance School as a pupil at Braidhurst High School.[2]

He made his first team debut for Motherwell on 27 April 2019, setting up the winning goal in injury time for David Turnbull in a 4–3 win at home to Dundee.[3]

On 15 September 2020, Semple joined Scottish League One club Cove Rangers on a season-long loan.[4][5] His loan was ended on 1 February 2021, when he was recalled by Motherwell.[6]

Semple was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2020–21 season and he signed for East Fife in August 2021.[7]

International career

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Semple has played at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Scotland.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 25 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2018–19[9] Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2019–20[10] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 3 0 1[a] 1 4 1
2020–21[11] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 8 1
Cove Rangers (loan) 2020–21[11] Scottish League One 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 9 1
East Fife 2021–22[12] Scottish League One 9 1 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 1 1
Career total 17 1 0 0 7 1 4 1 28 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances for Motherwell under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Semple extends his contract". Motherwell F.C. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Benfica roll out the red carpet for Braidhurst". Scottish Football Association. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "DUNDEE BOSS MCINTYRE: WE WILL THROW EVERYTHING AT HAMILTON IN SURVIVAL BID". PLZ Soccer. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "JAMIE SEMPLE LOANED TO COVE RANGERS". motherwellfc.co.uk. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "SEMPLE JOINS ON LOAN FROM MOTHERWELL". coverangersfc.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ Robertson, Euan (1 February 2021). "Motherwell have recalled Jamie Semple from loan spell at Cove Rangers". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Jamie Semple Signs on at Bayview".
  8. ^ "Jamie Semple profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Games played by Jamie Semple in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Jamie Semple in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie Semple in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jamie Semple in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2021.