Sylvester Jasper

Sylvester Alexander Jasper (Bulgarian: Силвестър Александър Джаспър; born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, on loan from Fulham. Born in England, he represents Bulgaria at youth level. Sylvester attended St Richard Reynolds Roman Catholic College in Twickenham from 2013 to 2017.

Sylvester Jasper
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Alexander Jasper
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001
Place of birth Southwark, England[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers
2012–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fulham 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Colchester United (loan) 18 (2)
2022– → Hibernian (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2021– Bulgaria U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:14, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Jasper started his youth career in Queens Park Rangers at age of 9 and moved to Fulham 2 years later.[2] In January 2020 he made his professional debut for the team in a FA Cup match against Manchester City.[3] On 25 August 2020, Jasper signed his first professional contract with Fulham.[4]

On 4 August 2021, Jasper joined League Two side Colchester United on loan until January 2022.[5] He made his debut from the bench on 7 August in Colchester's 0–0 draw with Carlisle United.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Jasper joined Scottish club Hibernian on loan for the rest of the season, which included an option to buy at the end of the season.[7]

International career

Jasper was born in England to a Nigerian father and a Bulgarian mother, making him eligible to represent the three countries internationally.[8] In 2016 he represented England at the under-15 level.[9]

On 2 November 2021, Jasper received his first call-up to the Bulgarian under-21 side for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against the Netherlands under-21 and Moldova under-21 sides.[10] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U23 2019–20 – 2[lower-alpha 1]020
Fulham 2019–20 Championship 2010000030
2020–21 Premier League 0000000000
Total 2010000030
Colchester United (loan) 2021–22 League Two 18221103[lower-alpha 1]0243
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1103000—140
Career total 312611050433
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Profile". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Селекционерът на младежите повика футболист от "Фулъм"
  3. Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With
  4. FC, Fulham. "Fulham FC - Jasper's New Contract". Fulham FC.
  5. "Sylvester Jasper: Colchester United sign Fulham forward on loan". BBC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. "Sylvester Jasper Joins On Loan!". Hibernian FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. "Confirmed : Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With Fulham :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  9. Sheffield Wednesday 'casting eye' over Fulham ace Sylvester Jasper
  10. "Състав на България U21 за двубоите срещу Нидерландия и Молдова" [Bulgaria U21 squad for the games vs Netherlands and Moldova]. bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 November 2021.
  11. Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
  12. Sylvester Jasper at Soccerway
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