Jamie Coombes Explained

Jamie Coombes
Fullname:James Timothy Barry Coombes
Birth Date:27 May 1996
Birth Place:Gibraltar
Currentclub:FCB Magpies
Clubnumber:19
Position:Striker
Years1:2013–2015
Caps1:9
Goals1:1
Clubs1:College Europa
Years2:2015–2016
Caps2:11
Goals2:4
Clubs2:Manchester 62
Years3:2017
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Undy Athletic
Years4:2017–2021
Caps4:21
Goals4:3
Clubs4:Lincoln Red Imps
Years5:2017–2018
Caps5:3
Goals5:1
Clubs5:Undy Athletic (loan)
Years6:2018–2019
Caps6:13
Goals6:1
Clubs6:→ West Didsbury & Chorlton (loan)
Years7:2021–2024
Caps7:49
Goals7:9
Clubs7:Bruno's Magpies
Years8:2024
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Clubs8:Rydalmere Lions
Years9:2024–
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Clubs9:FCB Magpies
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Gibraltar U-19
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalteam2:Gibraltar U-21
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2015–
Nationalteam3:Gibraltar
Nationalcaps3:32
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:18 August 2024
Ntupdate:21 November 2023

James Timothy Barry Coombes (born 27 May 1996) is a Gibraltarian footballer who most recently played for FCB Magpies and the Gibraltar national team. Mainly a striker, he can also play as an attacking midfielder. His cousin is FCB Magpies defender Lee Coombes.

Club career

Coombes began his career with cousin Lee at Europa, playing for them in their first season in the UEFA Europa League. Despite attracting the attention of several clubs from England and France, Coombes opted to sign for Manchester 62 in 2015, scoring four goals in an ultimately unsuccessful season at the club. He left in summer 2016 to study in Cardiff, and in February 2017 signed for Welsh Football League Division One team Undy Athletic while continuing his studies. On 17 August 2017, he signed for Lincoln Red Imps, and was immediately loaned back to Undy for the coming season. After a stop-start season plagued by injury, he scored his first Undy goal on 16 December, the winner in a 3–2 victory against Pen-y-Bont.

In August 2018, he moved to West Didsbury & Chorlton, joining up with compatriot Jack Sergeant,[1] with whom he shared a house in Hulme while studying business management at Manchester Metropolitan University.[2] Although he signed in August, he did not receive clearance until October.[3] He scored his first goal for West on 15 December 2018, at Whitchurch Alport to give his side the lead in a 2–0 win.[4] He re-joined Lincoln Red Imps on 20 June 2019.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in an 8–0 win over a depleted Glacis United side on 22 August.[6]

In summer 2021 he signed for Bruno's Magpies, scoring his first goal on 20 November, the decisive goal in a 3–2 win over Lions Gibraltar.[7] However, he left the club in January 2024 to pursue opportunities outside Gibraltar.

International career

Coombes was first called up to the Gibraltar senior team in May 2015 for matches against Croatia and Germany.[8] He made his international début with Gibraltar on 7 June 2015 in a 4–0 loss to Croatia. He returned to the senior team in March 2017 against Bosnia, yet did not play, however he remained in the squad in June 2017 against Cyprus, while simultaneously receiving his first call up for the newly formed Gibraltar national under-21 football team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gibraltar201530
201620
201740
201820
201950
202020
202140
202240
202360
Total320

Notes and References

  1. https://twitter.com/stevebrown442/status/1027942127794315264 Interview with West Didsbury & Chorlton assistant manager Steve Brockley
  2. https://uclanlive.uclan.ac.uk/2019/04/09/from-semi-professional-football-to-facing-kroos-and-lewandowski/ From semi-professional football to facing Kroos and Lewandowski
  3. http://wdcfc.co.uk/international-clearance-for-jack-sergeant-and-jamie-coombes/ International clearance for Jack Sergeant and Jamie Coombes
  4. http://wdcfc.co.uk/20181215-match-report-whitchurch-alport-0-2-west/ MATCH REPORT | Whitchurch Alport 0–2 West Didsbury & Chorlton
  5. https://lincolnredimpsfc.co.uk/news/new-signings--seventh-heaven New Signings: Seventh Heaven
  6. https://www.chronicle.gi/lincoln-red-imps-put-eight-past-glacis-utd/ Lincoln Red Imps put eight past Glacis Utd
  7. https://www.gibraltarfa.com/competitions/gibraltar-national-league-21-22-1469461/match-report/lions-gibraltar-fc-2-fcb-magpies-3-1469725 Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Bruno's Magpies
  8. Web site: GFA Official Site. Gibraltar Squad for Internationals v Croatia & Germany. 22 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527210352/http://www.gibraltarfa.com/media-enquiries/news/27-05-2015/gibraltar-squad-for-internationals-v-croatia-germany. 27 May 2015.