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Joe Low

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Joe Low
Personal information
Full name Joseph David Low[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Bristol City 1 (0)
2019 → Dorchester Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Frome Town (loan) 4 (1)
2019–2020 → Yate Town (loan) 12 (1)
2021 → Eastleigh (loan) 8 (0)
2023 → Walsall (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Wycombe Wanderers 50 (7)
International career‡
2018 Wales U17 3 (0)
2023– Wales U21 6 (3)
2023– Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:42, 10 September 2024 (BST)

Joseph David Low (born 20 February 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers and the Wales national team.

Club career

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Bristol City

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Low joined the youth academy of Bristol City, and worked his way up all their youth categories. In February 2019, he had a short loan with Dorchester Town.[2] Then in March 2019, he had another short loan spell with Frome Town.[3] He spent the 2019-20 winter on loan with Yate Town, where he scored one goal in 12 appearances.[4]

On 10 August 2020, Low signed his first professional contract with his parent club Bristol City.[5] He then moved to Eastleigh on loan at the beginning of the 2021-22 season, but was recalled to Bristol City after several strong performances.[6] He made his professional debut as a late substitute with Bristol City in a 1–1 EFL Championship tie with Middlesbrough on 5 November 2022.[7]

Walsall (loan)

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On 4 January 2023, Low signed for League Two club Walsall on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[8]

Wycombe Wanderers

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On 18 July 2023, Low made a permanent move to League One club Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut for Wycombe on 8 August 2023 in the 2-0 EFL Cup first round win against Milton Keynes Dons.[10] Low scored his first two goals for Wycombe on 15 August 2023 in the 3-2 EFL League One win against Leyton Orient.[11]

International career

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Born in Cardiff, Low is a youth international for Wales having been called up to the U19s.[12]

On 26 March 2023 Low made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in a friendly match against Scotland in Spain, scoring the second goal in Wales' 3-0 win.[13]

Low was called up to the Wales senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Armenia and Turkey on 16 and 20 June 2023.[14] On 8 October 2023, Low was called up again to the Senior Squad for a Friendly against Gibraltar and a Qualifying match against Croatia, replacing Injured Ben Cabango. He made his senior international debut on 11 October 2023, starting against Gibraltar and facing off against his club teammate Tjay De Barr.[15]

Personal life

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Low is the son of the retired footballer and Wales youth international Josh Low.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 November 2024[16]
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
Bristol City 2018–19 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Dorchester Town (loan) 2018–19 Southern Premier Division South 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Frome Town (loan) Southern Premier Division South 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20 Southern Premier Division South 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Eastleigh (loan) 2021–22 National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Walsall (loan) 2022–23 League Two 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Wycombe Wanderers 2023–24 League One 34 4 2 0 2 0 3[a] 0 41 4
2024–25 League One 16 3 0 0 3 0 — 19 3
Total 50 7 2 0 5 0 3 0 60 7
Career total 93 10 3 0 6 0 3 0 105 10
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Wycombe Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Magpies: Dorchester Town sign centre-back Joe Low on loan". Dorset Echo.
  3. ^ Burgoyne, James (28 March 2019). "DOUBLE SIGNING: Two Robins fly into #BA11". Frome Town FC.
  4. ^ "Bristol City loanees shine for Yate Town". Yate and Sodbury Voice. 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Palmer, Jon (10 August 2020). "Son of ex-Robins winger signs first pro deal". GloucestershireLive.
  6. ^ "Bristol City centre-back Joe Low returns to parent club". Daily Echo.
  7. ^ "🎥 Low delighted to make debut". Bristol City.
  8. ^ "Joe Law joins the Saddlers on loan". www.saddlers.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Say Hello to Joe Low". www.wwfc.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ^ Low Wycombe debut
  11. ^ Low first Wycombe goals
  12. ^ MacGregor, Gregor (15 November 2019). "Bristol City's young Welsh dragons discuss Euro qualifiers and Robins life". BristolLive.
  13. ^ Low Wales under-21 debut
  14. ^ Low Wales senior call up
  15. ^ @Cymru (11 October 2023). "CYMRU XI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇮 Your team at the STōK Cae Ras 🙌 💻 http://fawales.co/CYMGIB" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Wales - J. Low - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  17. ^ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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