 Like his older brother Ben , Jarvis started his career on the books of Millwall , but was released by the club . With the help of a member of the Millwall coaching staff , however , he was taken on by Kent @-@ based club Gillingham as a trainee . On 4 November 2003 , at the age of 17 , he made his Football League debut in a match against Sunderland when a number of senior players were missing due to influenza . He came on as a 76th @-@ minute substitute for Richard Rose in a match which his team lost 3 – 1 . He next played for the first team in an FA Cup defeat to Burnley on 24 January 2004 , and went on to feature regularly in the team in March and April . In total he made two starts and eight substitute appearances during the 2003 – 04 season , but also continued to play for the youth team , helping them reach the last sixteen of the FA Youth Cup . Shortly before the end of the season he signed his first professional contract with the club when manager Andy Hessenthaler gave him a three @-@ year deal . 
