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	27	(4)
International career‡
2018	Wales U17	3	(0)
2023–	Wales U21	5	(3)
2023–	Wales	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 14 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:42, 20 November 2023 (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

Bristol City

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)

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

Wycombe Wanderers

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

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

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

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2023 ^[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	2022–23	League One	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	3
Career total			46	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	49	6

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2023–24 ^[17]

References

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. 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 2022.
17. Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

• Joe Low at Soccerbase

External links

• Joe Low at Soccerway
• Aylesbury United profile