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 Jasper at Bristol Rovers F.C. on loan in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvester Alexander Enitombra Jasper | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Portimonense | 25 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Śląsk Wrocław | 19 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Železničar Pančevo | 33 | (7) |
| 2026– | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2026 | |||
Sylvester Alexander Enitombra Jasper (Bulgarian: Силвестър Александър Енитомбра Джаспър; born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège. Born in England, he represented both his country of birth and Bulgaria at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Jasper started his youth career at Bulgarian side Marek Dupnitsa at the age of 8, where he trained for a few weeks, as he says in one interview, because of his uncle, an ex-Marek player. Moving back to England, he joined Queens Park Rangers aged 9 and switched 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]
On 2 October 2024, Jasper, now a free agent, signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław with an option for another year.[14]
On 3 July 2025, Jasper joined Serbian SuperLiga side Železničar Pančevo on a two-year contract following the mutual termination of his contract with Śląsk Wrocław.[15][16]
After few days of speculation, on 31 July 2026 Jasper signed for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until June 2029.[17]
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.[18] In 2016 he represented England at the under-15 level.[19]
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.[20] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[21]
Personal life
[edit]He attended St Richard Reynolds Roman Catholic College in Twickenham from 2013 to 2017.
His mother is Bulgarian originating from Dupnitsa, and his father is Nigerian who had lived and studied in Bulgaria. Jasper's family has ties to football, with his maternal great-uncle being the legendary Marek player Sasho Pargov.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2025[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U23 | 2019–20 | — | 2[c] | 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[c] | 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 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ Селекционерът на младежите повика футболист от "Фулъм"
- ↑ Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With
- ↑ FC, Fulham (25 August 2020). "Fulham FC - Jasper's New Contract". Fulham FC.
- ↑ "Sylvester Jasper: Colchester United sign Fulham forward on loan". BBC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Sylvester Jasper Joins On Loan!". Hibernian FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "Sylvester Jasper signs for Rovers!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ @official_brfc (22 October 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Jasper To Join Portimonense". www.fulhamfc.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ Fudali, Jakub (2 October 2024). "Śląsk Wrocław ma nowego zawodnika. Pomoże Jackowi Magierze?". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bivši igrač Fulama pojačao Železničar!" [Former Fulham player reinforced by Zelezničar!]. fkzeleznicar.rs (in Serbian). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Sylvester Jasper odchodzi ze Śląska Wrocław" [Sylvester Jasper leaves Śląsk Wrocław]. www.slaskwrocklaw.pl (in Polish). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Sylvester Jasper rejoint les Rouches
- ↑ "Confirmed : Winger Eligible For Nigeria, England, Bulgaria Signs New Deal With Fulham :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ Sheffield Wednesday 'casting eye' over Fulham ace Sylvester Jasper
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
- ↑ Сензацията в националния отбор Силвестър Джаспър пред БЛИЦ TV: Бойко Борисов превърна София в Лондон
- ↑ Sylvester Jasper at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
- People from Southwark
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Bulgarian people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English people of Bulgarian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Fulham F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- FK Železničar Pančevo players
- Standard Liège players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- English expatriate sportspeople in Serbia