Joel Cotterill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Leigh Cotterill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011-2022 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Stockport County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Wales U21 | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 8 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel Leigh Cotterill (born 10 October 2004) is a Welsh footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Career
[edit]Cotterill is a product of the Swansea City academy which he joined aged 7 and he signed his first professional contract in June 2022.[2] On 9 August 2022, Cotterill made his senior debut for Swansea City as a second-half substitute in 2–2 loss on penalties to Oxford United in the EFL Cup.[3]
In August 2023 Cotterill joined EFL League Two club Stockport County for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[4] Cotterill made a number of substitute appearances for Stockport, notably featuring in an 8–0 win over Sutton United F.C where he scored his first senior goal,[5] before being recalled in January 2024.
On 30 July 2024, Cotterill returned to League Two, joining Swindon Town on a season-long loan deal.[6]
International career
[edit]Cotterill is a Wales Under-21 international.
Personal life
[edit]He is the cousin of former Wales international David Cotterill.[7]
Honours
[edit]Stockport County
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Joel Cotterill | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Carabao Cup (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Joel Cotterill: Swansea City midfielder joins Stockport on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Stockport County 8-0 Sutton United - Leaders put eight past bottom club". BBC Sport. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Town sign Joel Cotterill". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Pearlman, Michael (10 October 2023). "Wales football: Meet the second-generation players ready to represent Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Richardson, Liam (2024-05-07). "Join us in League One next season". Stockport County. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
External links
[edit]- Joel Cotterill at Soccerbase
- Joel Cotterill at Soccerway