Josh Feeney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Feeney | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2005 | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| 2021– | Aston Villa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | England U-16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021-2022 | England U-17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022- | England U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Feeney (born 6 May 2005) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a defender. He is an England youth international.[1]
Early life
Feeney’s father Charlie Feeney was a football coach in Poulton in Lancashire, and Joshua would play football there from the age of five.[2] He attended Hodgson Academy secondary school from 2016 to 2021.
Career
Feeney joined Fleetwood Town at 12 years old. He featured on the substitutes bench for the first team without making his debut as a 15 year-old. Feeney joined Aston Villa from Fleetwood Town in July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[3] In the summer of 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[4] During the 2022–23 season Feeney was included in Aston Villa first-team training and made his first match day squad on the opening week of the Premier League season, being named as a substitute against Brentford in August 2022.[5] In July 2023, Feeney signed a contract extension with Aston Villa.[6]
International career
Eligible to play for England and Scotland, Feeney chose to represent England at youth level.[7] In 2021 he began to captain England U-16s.[8] In September 2022 he won his first cap for the England U-18 team.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 September 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Josh Feeney". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Townley, John (18 July 2023). "Josh Feeney signs Aston Villa deal - lowdown on the 'stand-out' centre back". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Moore, Andy (6 July 2021). "Fleetwood Town's England teenager Josh Feeney signs for Aston Villa". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Ramsdale, Ben (5 July 2022). "Aston Villa confirm signing of young England defender as Steven Gerrard sticks to promise". Birmingham World. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Evans, Greg. "Josh Feeney:The Villa 16 year-old who has passed every test, a first team future awaits". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Woolaston, Steve (18 July 2023). "Aston Villa give new deal to player Steven Gerrard said had a 'huge future'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Burns, Scott (21 March 2021). "Josh Feeney in Scotland and England tug of war as Fleetwood starlet switches allegiance". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Young defender Josh Feeney captains and scores for England Under-16s". Fleetwoodtownfc. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Rust, Danny (25 September 2022). "Aston Villa: 17-year-old could be 'future England international' at Villa Park". Givemesport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Josh Feeney at Soccerway