Joel Coleman

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Joel Coleman
Personal information
Full name Joel Coleman[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bolton Wanderers
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2013 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Oldham Athletic 43 (0)
2016–2020 Huddersfield Town 9 (0)
2018–2019Shrewsbury Town (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2021–2022 Rochdale 12 (0)
2022–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023– Bolton Wanderers 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Joel Coleman (born 26 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers.

Career[edit]

Oldham Athletic[edit]

Coleman was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester.[3] An Oldham Athletic youth graduate having joined when he was 11,[4] he signed a two-year scholarship with the club in 2012.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 June 2014, penning a two-year contract.[6]

Coleman made his first-team debut on 17 March 2015, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jake Kean in a 3–1 League One home loss against Milton Keynes Dons.[7]

Huddersfield Town[edit]

Coleman signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on 7 June 2016 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his debut on 26 December 2016, playing the entirety of a 2–1 win at home to Nottingham Forest.[9]

He replaced the suspended Danny Ward for the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, keeping a clean sheet in the process.[10][11] Following Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League, Coleman signed a new two-year contract with the club on 30 July 2017.[12]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)[edit]

Coleman joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on 27 July 2018 on loan for the 2018–19 season, after signing a new two-year contract at Huddersfield with the option of a further year.[13]

Fleetwood Town[edit]

On 20 August 2020, Coleman joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.[14]

On 6 August 2021, Coleman left Fleetwood Town by mutual consent.[15]

Rochdale[edit]

On 6 August 2021, Coleman signed a one-year contract with Rochdale. He was released by the club in May 2022.[16]

Ipswich Town[edit]

On 4 November 2022, Coleman signed a short-term deal for Ipswich Town following the injury to third-choice goalkeeper Nick Hayes.[17]

Bolton Wanderers[edit]

On 20 June 2023, Bolton Wanderers confirmed that Coleman would be joining them on a two year deal on the expiry of his Ipswich Town contract on 1 July. Having been born in Bolton, he described joining his home town club as a dream come true.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oldham Athletic 2013–14[19] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[7] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16[20] League One 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
Total 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
Huddersfield Town 2016–17[9] Championship 5 0 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10 0
2017–18[21] Premier League 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
2018–19[22] Premier League 1 0 1 0
2019–20[23] Championship 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 9 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19[22] League One 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Fleetwood Town 2020–21[24] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
Rochdale 2021–22[25] League Two 20 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 21 0
Ipswich Town 2022–23[26] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 2023–24[27] League One 13 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 19 0
Career total 101 0 9 0 7 0 7 0 123 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Huddersfield Town

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Joel Coleman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Coleman is on the brink". Oldham Chronicle. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ JOEL COLEMAN | Goalkeeper on joining Wanderers
  5. ^ "Gang of nine out to impress". Oldham Chronicle. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Coleman: "I'm very excited"". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Joel Coleman and Ivan Paurevic: Huddersfield Town sign duo". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ^ Woodcock, Ian (14 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  11. ^ Benson, Rory (8 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town will not appeal Danny Ward red card". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Joel Coleman: Huddersfield Town goalkeeper extends stay with improved terms deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Joel Coleman joins Shrewbury Town on loan after signing contract extension at Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Joel Coleman: Fleetwood Town sign goalkeeper on two-year contract". BBC. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Joel Coleman departs Fleetwood Town". Fleetwood Town F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Goalkeeper Joel Coleman Signs". Rochdale A.F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Joel Coleman Joins Town". Ipswich Town F.C. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Coleman Becomes Second Summer Recruit". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  27. ^ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  28. ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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