Albert Jarrett

Jarrett was born in Freetown to Creole parents, but was raised in South London, England. He started his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal, before joining the youth academy at Dulwich Hamlet. During the 2002–03 season, he was spotted by Wimbledon whilst playing for Dulwich Hamlet in the FA Youth Cup, and was offered a place in the Dons academy set-up. He played ten games for the Dons in 2003–04, but was released at the end of the season. In August 2004 he signed a three-year deal with Championship team Brighton & Hove Albion, having impressed on a trial basis. He scored one goal against Crewe Alexandra, but soon fell out of the first team picture. In March 2005 he was loaned out to Conference National team Stevenage Borough, where he made four appearances. He missed the start of the 2005–06 campaign with a foot injury. Upon his recovery he joined Swindon Town on a one-month loan deal on 19 January 2006, making his debut for the club two days later in a 4–2 victory over AFC Bournemouth. Having made one start and three substitute appearances in his initial month at the club, his loan was extended for a second month, before he returned to Brighton. On being made available for a free transfer by Brighton at the end of the 2005–06 season, Jarrett went on trial at Watford. After impressing in several pre-season friendlies, he was signed on a one-year deal in August 2006. Jarrett made one Premier League appearance for Watford, coming on as a substitute for Tommy Smith 71 minutes into…

Jarrett was invited to make his international debut for Sierra Leone national team in October 2006 in a 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. However, he turned down this invitation along with a further one in March 2007. On 7 May 2007, he played for Sierra Leone in a friendly against English side Leyton Orient. He played a further four games for his country, and despite wishing to put his club career ahead of his international career, he earned another cap on 5 September 2010, when he appeared for Sierra Leone in a 1–1 draw with Egypt in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in Cairo.

"When he came here for the first couple of weeks on trial he looked as if he had something really different. He's got that explosive pace, he can cross a ball with his left foot. They've taken him up there and seen the same thing but we've never seen it since really from Albert. That's why we're not going to wait any longer." In an interview in September 2011, Jarrett said that "I like getting at full-backs, getting to the by-line and getting crosses in to provide the service."

"He had an opportunity, we gave him plenty of games. Albert's got a great left foot and he crosses the ball well but with the position we're in we need people who are going to work hard and graft and maybe Albert's not that type of player."

On 31 January 2006, he was involved in a car crash whilst on his way to Swindon Town's game with Walsall. He was later fined £1,200, had six points put on his licence, and received a six-month driving ban for the incident. He is a cousin of Ahmed Deen, the pair played alongside each other for Barnet.