Joe Rankin-Costello

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Joe Rankin-Costello
Personal information
Full name Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charlton Athletic
Number 26
Youth career
–2014 Manchester United
2014–2017 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2025 Blackburn Rovers 115 (6)
2025– Charlton Athletic 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello (born 26 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic as a defender and midfielder.

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Career

Blackburn Rovers

Rankin-Costello started his career with Manchester United academy before moving to the Blackburn Rovers academy in 2014. He cemented his position in the U18 and U23 teams and was also a part of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup. In the 2016–17 season, he made 36 appearances for the junior teams of the club. [3] In January 2017, as a 17-year-old, he signed a professional contract with the first team, penning a deal which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2019. [4]

On 4 October 2017, he made his senior debut against Bury where he came as a 57th minute substitute for Harrison Chapman. [5] [6] On 29 August 2020, Rankin-Costello scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers. [7] Rankin-Costello has continued to make first team appearances in the league, playing on both sides of the pitch as a full back. [8]

Charlton Athletic

On 11 July 2025, Rankin-Costello joined Charlton Athletic on a four-year deal. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers U23 2016–17 [10] 1 [a] 010
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18 [11] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2018–19 [12] Championship 00000000
2019–20 [13] Championship1100010120
2020–21 [14] Championship1400021161
2021–22 [15] Championship1000000100
2022–23 [16] Championship2425130323
2023–24 [17] Championship2721010292
2024–25 [18] Championship2922010322
Blackburn Rovers total11568181101328
Charlton Athletic 2025–26 [19] Championship20002040
Career total117681101201378
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Joe Rankin-Costello". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "Three Academy graduates who could make their breakthrough for Rovers in League One next season". 4 October 2017. Lancashire Telegraph. 31 May 2017.
  4. "Promising youngster Joe Rankin-Costello signs first professional deal at Blackburn Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Blackburn Rovers vs Bury". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. "Rovers 0 Bury 1". Lancashire Telegraph. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. "Blackburn 3-2 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. "Joe Rankin-Costello is Tony Mowbray's unsung hero on an afternoon of Blackburn Rovers superlatives". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. "Joe Rankin-Costello is an Addick!". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  10. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.