# Junior Stanislas
**Junior Stanislas** (full name Felix Junior Stanislas, born 1989 in London) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger and midfielder for West Ham United, Burnley, and [AFC Bournemouth](https://www.edgepedia.org/afc-bournemouth), and who is now a first-team coach at Ipswich Town[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/spieler/87672) • [2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo). He retired from playing in October 2023 and moved into coaching at [Bournemouth](https://www.edgepedia.org/bournemouth) before joining [Kieran McKenna](https://www.edgepedia.org/kieran-mckenna)'s staff in the summer of 2025[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo) • [3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989, London; height 1.83 m; citizenship England and St. Lucia[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/spieler/87672) |
| Playing position | Left winger / midfielder; two-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/spieler/87672) • [4](https://footystats.org/players/england/junior-stanislas) |
| Clubs | West Ham United (2008–2011), Southend United (loan, 2008), Burnley (2011–2014), AFC Bournemouth (2014–2023)[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/1315/junior-stanislas) |
| Premier League record | 144 appearances, 26 goals, 14 assists, 5 penalties scored[6](https://www.premierleague.com/players/3766/Mark-Noble/stats) |
| Career totals | 326 matches, 53 goals, 30 assists across league and cup competitions[4](https://footystats.org/players/england/junior-stanislas) |
| Retirement | Announced October 2023, after more than 150 games for Bournemouth[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo) |
| Coaching | Bournemouth academy staff (2023), under-18s assistant (2024), Ipswich Town first-team coach (July 2025); UEFA A Licence[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584) |
## Playing career
**West Ham and Burnley.** Stanislas came through the West Ham United academy and made 22 league appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals, between 2008 and 2011[7](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49981&season_id=139). In November 2008 he had a loan spell at Southend United[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/1315/junior-stanislas). He moved to Burnley on 31 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee, and spent three years there, making 59 league appearances and scoring 7 league goals[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/1315/junior-stanislas) • [7](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49981&season_id=139).
**Bournemouth.** On 26 June 2014 Stanislas joined Bournemouth, then in the Championship, for a fee of £1,200,000[7](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49981&season_id=139). He became a long-serving member of the squad that established the club in the Premier League, making 107 league appearances and scoring 31 league goals for the Cherries between 2014 and 2023[7](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49981&season_id=139). His most productive Premier League season statistically included a standout performance on 15 October 2016, when he scored twice, one from the penalty spot, in Bournemouth's 6-1 win over Hull City, the club's record Premier League victory[8](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/15/bournemouth-hull-city-premier-league-match-report).
Across his whole club career, Stanislas made 326 league and cup appearances, scoring 53 goals with 30 assists; 149 of those appearances came in the Championship, his most at any competition, against 144 in the Premier League[4](https://footystats.org/players/england/junior-stanislas). His Premier League record of 26 goals in 144 matches works out at 0.18 goals per match, with 22 of those goals scored with his right foot and 5 from penalties[6](https://www.premierleague.com/players/3766/Mark-Noble/stats).
**Injuries and retirement.** Stanislas's time at Bournemouth was interrupted by injury problems, including knee surgery from which he returned in September 2018[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/1315/junior-stanislas). His former Bournemouth teammate [Jermain Defoe](https://www.edgepedia.org/jermain-defoe) wrote that Stanislas had the potential to be an England international "if only he can stay fit"[9](https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sites/default/files/associated_downloads/Bournemouth%20MOML%20paperback%20sample.pdf). He announced his retirement from playing on 12 October 2023, having made more than 150 appearances for the club[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo) • [3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584).
## Coaching career
Stanislas moved straight into coaching at Bournemouth after retiring. He joined the club's academy staff in October 2023, became assistant manager of the under-18s in February 2024, and worked alongside under-18 head coach James Lowy[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584) • [2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo).
On 25 July 2025, Ipswich Town, then of the Championship, confirmed his appointment as a first-team coach in Kieran McKenna's backroom staff, after he left Bournemouth[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo) • [3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584). He holds a UEFA A coaching license[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584).
## International eligibility
Stanislas was born in London and holds citizenship of both England and St. Lucia[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/spieler/87672). He represented England at youth level[10](https://fbref.com/en/players/6992791d/Junior-Stanislas) but was never capped by a senior national team; Defoe's assessment that he could reach that level had he stayed fit reflects how close observers rated him[9](https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sites/default/files/associated_downloads/Bournemouth%20MOML%20paperback%20sample.pdf).
## References
1. [Junior Stanislas – Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/spieler/87672)
2. [Junior Stanislas: Ipswich appoint ex-West Ham and Burnley midfielder first-team coach, BBC Sport (25 July 2025)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg4gd010rdo)
3. [Junior Stanislas – Manager profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/junior-stanislas/profil/trainer/126584)
4. [Junior Stanislas Stats – Goals, xG, Assists & Career Stats, FootyStats](https://footystats.org/players/england/junior-stanislas)
5. [Junior Stanislas – Bournemouth Player Profile, Sky Sports Football](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/1315/junior-stanislas)
6. [Junior Stanislas Statistics, Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/players/3766/Mark-Noble/stats)
7. [Junior Stanislas – Football Stats, Soccer Base](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49981&season_id=139)
8. [Junior Stanislas runs riot in Bournemouth's joy of six against Hull, The Guardian (15 October 2016)](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/15/bournemouth-hull-city-premier-league-match-report)
9. [Jermain Defoe, Bournemouth memoir sample, Pitch Publishing](https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sites/default/files/associated_downloads/Bournemouth%20MOML%20paperback%20sample.pdf)
10. [Junior Stanislas – Stats, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/6992791d/Junior-Stanislas)
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