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Joel Bagan
Personal information
Full name Joel Matthew Bagan[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 3
Youth career
Southampton
2018–2020 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Cardiff City 34 (3)
2020 → Notts County (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U16
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Joel Matthew Bagan (born 3 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Championship side Cardiff City. Born in England and of Scottish and Irish descent, Bagan plays for the Republic of Ireland U21s.

Club career

Bagan began his career with Southampton before joining Cardiff City during the 2018–19 season.[3] He made his professional debut in a penalty shootout defeat to Reading in the FA Cup on 4 February 2020.[4]

On 14 February 2020, Bagan joined Notts County on a one-month loan deal.[5]

Bagan made his league debut for Cardiff on 21 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with AFC Bournemouth.[6] He scored his first professional goal against Millwall on 12 February 2022.[7]

International career

Born in England, Bagan is of Scottish and Irish descent.[8] He has represented Scotland at youth level.[9] On 27 August 2021, it was announced that Bagan had switched international allegiance when he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 for their the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina & Luxembourg.[10] He made his Ireland under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Luxembourg at the Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange on 7 September 2021.[11]

Career statistics

As of 14 June 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2019–20 Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21 Championship 7 0 1 0 0 0 — 8 0
2021–22 Championship 26 3 1 0 0 0 — 27 3
Total 33 3 3 0 0 0 – 36 3
Notts County (loan) 2019–20 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 35 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 40 3

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Joel Bagan at Soccerway
  3. ^ Williams, Glen (30 November 2019). "The three Cardiff City youngsters who have already impressed Neil Harris as he talks up academy prospects". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (4 February 2020). "Cardiff City 3–3 Reading". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ Curtis, Leigh (14 February 2020). "Neal Ardley receives help from old club Cardiff City as Joel Bagan arrives on loan". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Millwall 2-1 Cardiff". BBC. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ Fallon, John (26 August 2021). "Cardiff regular Joel Bagan switches international allegiance to Ireland". Irish Examiner.
  9. ^ "Scotland's Under 16s score a winner that screams Total Football". Daily Record. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ "U21 | Jim Crawford names squad for Bosnia and Luxembourg qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland".
  11. ^ "Ireland Under-21s pegged back at the death by Luxembourg". The Irish Times.


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