Jack Cork
Jack Frank Porteous Cork (born 25 June 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Premier League club Burnley. He played for the Great Britain Olympic team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Cork playing for Swansea City in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jack Frank Porteous Cork | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Carshalton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Southampton (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Watford (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Coventry City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Burnley (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Burnley (loan) | 40 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Southampton | 114 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Swansea City | 80 | (2) |
| 2017– | Burnley | 183 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | England U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | Great Britain Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | England | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:23, 10 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Cork started off his career with Chelsea but between 2006 and 2011, he went on loan to a number of clubs, including Scunthorpe United where he was named player of the year. Without making an appearance for Chelsea, he signed permanently to Championship club Southampton in 2011 where he made over 100 appearances for them and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League by featuring in all their matches. Cork spent two and a half years with Premier League club Swansea City from January 2015 to July 2017 before his permanent move to Burnley where he featured in every match en route of the club qualifying to the UEFA Europa League.
Cork has featured for England from U16 in 2005 to U21 between 2008 and 2011, the Great Britain Olympic team and once for the senior national team.