| Westley training for Dundee in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Anthony Westley [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 2004 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Fulham | ||
| 2021–2023 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Rochdale (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2025– | Dundee | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:36, 1 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Anthony Westley (born 18 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, as a striker.
Westley started his career in the youth team at Fulham, but following his release in the summer, he signed for Burnley in August 2021 on a two-year scholarship. [3] He initially struggled with injury problems but became a key part of Tony Philliskirk's youth team towards the end of the 2021–22 season. [3] In the 2022–23 season he was elected as youth team captain and after scoring 20 goals in 21 matches he was rewarded with his first professional contract in January 2023, signing a two-and-a-half year deal. [3]
In January 2024 he went on his first loan to National League side AFC Fylde for the remainder of the season, with the Coasters in the relegation places. [4] He moved on loan to Rochdale in September 2024. [5] Westley signed on loan for Swindon Town in January 2025. [6] [7] He scored on his debut for the club on 24 January 2025, coming off the bench to score the winning goal in a 2–1 away win at Newport County. [8] [9] Westley said he wanted to score more goals for the club. [10]
On 5 August 2025, Westley signed a 3-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Dundee. [11] On 20 September, Westley scored his first goal for the club in a home league win over Livingston. [12]
His father is former player turned manager Graham Westley. [8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burnley | 2023–24 [13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2023–24 [1] [13] | National League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2024–25 [1] [14] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2024–25 [1] [14] [a] | League Two | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Dundee | 2025–26 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||