Sylvester Jasper

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Sylvester Jasper
Jasper at Bristol Rovers F.C. on loan in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Alexander Jasper
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Southwark, London, England[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers
2012–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Fulham 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Colchester United (loan) 18 (2)
2022 → Hibernian (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Portimonense 24 (2)
International career‡
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2017 England U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Bulgaria U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:24, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Sylvester Alexander Jasper (Bulgarian: Силвестър Александър Джаспър; born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portimonense. Born in England, he represents Bulgaria at youth level.

Club career[edit]

Jasper started his youth career in Queens Park Rangers aged 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] Jasper made 16 appearances for Hibs during the loan, but they declined the option to sign him permanently.[8][9]

On 1 September 2022, Jasper signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2022–23 season.[10] He made his debut two days later as a second half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Morecambe.[11] After being left out of the squad for a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle, Rovers manager Joey Barton announced that Jasper was returning to Fulham due to him being unhappy with the amount of game time he has been given.[12]

On 5 April 2023, Jasper agreed to join Primeira Liga club Portimonense with the two clubs having agreed upon a compensation fee.[13]

International career[edit]

Jasper was born in England to a Nigerian father and a Bulgarian mother, making him eligible to represent the three countries internationally.[14] In 2016 he represented England at the under-15 level.[15]

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.[16] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[17]

Personal life[edit]

He attended St Richard Reynolds Roman Catholic College in Twickenham from 2013 to 2017.

His mother is Bulgarian, and his father is Nigerian, having previously lived in Bulgaria. Jasper's maternal great-uncle is legendary Marek Dupnitsa player Sasho Pargov and Ivaylo Pargov is his uncle.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 29 February 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham U23 2019–20 – 2[a] 0 2 0
Fulham 2019–20 Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Colchester United (loan) 2021–22 League Two 18 2 2 1 1 0 3[a] 0 24 3
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 13 0 3 0 0 0 — 16 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2022–23 League One 6 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Portimonense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 21 2 2 0 2 0 — 25 2
Total 21 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 25 2
Career total 63 4 8 1 5 0 5 0 81 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[edit]

  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. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (24 May 2022). "Hibs make decision on Sylvester Jasper transfer option as Fulham winger's loan comes to an end". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Sylvester Jasper signs for Rovers!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Bristol Rovers 2–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. ^ @official_brfc (22 October 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Jasper To Join Portimonense". www.fulhamfc.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Confirmed : Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With Fulham :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  15. ^ Sheffield Wednesday 'casting eye' over Fulham ace Sylvester Jasper
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
  18. ^ Сензацията в националния отбор Силвестър Джаспър пред БЛИЦ TV: Бойко Борисов превърна София в Лондон
  19. ^ Sylvester Jasper at Soccerway
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