Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Christopher Daniels [1] | ||
Birth name | Joshua Christopher Tracey [2] | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger Wing-Back Full back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Derry City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Derry City | 57 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Glenavon | 87 | (13) |
2020–2022 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | (2) |
2022– | The New Saints | 56 | (8) |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland U17 | |||
Northern Ireland U19 | |||
Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Christopher Daniels (born Joshua Christopher Tracey on 22 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who is a winger/wing-back playing for The New Saints.
Born in Derry, began his career with Derry City. [3] He scored his first goal for the club in May 2016, less than two months after five members of his family had died in a car accident. [4] In August 2017 he moved to Glenavon, [5] [6] signing a contract extension with the club in January 2019, lasting until 2021. [7]
In July 2020 he was linked with a move away from Glenavon, with Glentoran and Linfield reportedly interested. [8] In August 2020 he signed for English club Shrewsbury Town. [9] [10] [11] He made his competitive debut for Shrewsbury as a substitute in a 4–3 defeat to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 4 September 2020. [12]
In June 2022 he joined The New Saints. [13]
Daniels played for Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19. [3] He then switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, playing for their under-21 team. [14]
In March 2016, five members of Daniels' family died in the Buncrana Pier tragedy when a car plunged into Lough Swilly in County Donegal, Ireland. [4] [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derry City | 2013 [3] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2014 [3] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2015 [3] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
2016 [3] | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
2017 [3] | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
Glenavon | 2017–18 [3] [16] | NIFL Premiership | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2018–19 [3] [17] | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 1 | 1 [b] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
2019–20 [3] [18] | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 [c] | 2 | 38 | 8 | |||
Total | 86 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 16 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2020–21 [19] | League One | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 [d] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
2021–22 [20] | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
Total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
Career total | 183 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 221 | 21 |