Joe White (midfielder, born 2002)

Joe White

Personal information
Full name	Joe Peter White [1]
Date of birth	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Carlisle, England [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons (on loan from Newcastle United)
Number	27
Youth career
2010–2016	Carlisle United
2016–2021	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Newcastle United	4	(0)
2022	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	15	(0)
2023	→ Exeter City (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	20	(3)
2024–	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	20	(5)
International career
2019	England U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Joe Peter White (born 1 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United. ^[2]

Club career

Born in Carlisle, White began his career at hometown club Carlisle United before moving to Newcastle United in 2016. ^[3] He signed on loan for Hartlepool United in January 2022. ^[4] On 5 February 2022, White made his Hartlepool debut as a substitute in a 2–0 FA Cup defeat to Premier League side Crystal Palace. ^[5] In February 2022 Hartlepool manager Graeme Lee said he wanted to sign White permanently. ^[6] After eight appearances for the club, ^[7] White was injured in March 2022 ^[8] but quickly returned to complete 16 League and cup appearances for Pools. ^[9]

On 6 January 2023, White signed for League One club Exeter City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season, ^{[10] [11]} also making 16 appearances. ^[12]

On 1 September 2023, White joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan until 14 January 2024. ^[13] He made his Crewe debut the following day, coming on as a 63rd minute replacement for Conor Thomas in a 3–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons at Gresty Road. ^[14] He scored his first senior professional goal in Crewe's 2–0 league defeat of Gillingham on 3 October 2023. ^[15] After White scored his third Crewe goal, securing a 1–0 victory at Mansfield Town on 6 January 2024, Crewe manager Lee Bell said he wanted to keep him at the club for the remainder of the season, ^[16] but White's loan ended on 16 January 2024. ^[17]

In August 2024, after extending his Newcastle contract, he moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. ^{[18] [19]} On 1 October 2024, White scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town. ^[20]

International career

He has represented England at under-18 level. ^[3]

Personal life

His grandfather Peter Hampton was also a footballer. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United U21s	2019–20 [21]	—			—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [22]	—			—		—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [9]	—			—		—		2 [a]	1	2	1
	2022–23 [12]	—			—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	Total	—							7	1	7	1
Newcastle United	2021–22 [9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24 [23]	Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2024–25 [24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2021–22 [9]	League Two	15	0	1	0	0	0	—		16	0
Exeter City (loan)	2022–23 [12]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2023–24 [23]	League Two	20	3	3	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	25	3
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2024–25 [24]	League Two	20	5	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	21	6
Career total			75	8	4	0	0	0	10	1	89	9

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. Joe White at WorldFootball.net
2. Joe White at Soccerway
3. "Introducing Joe White". Newcastle United Football Club.
4. "Pools sign Newcastle's White on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
5. "Crystal Palace 2–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
6. "Hartlepool United boss Graeme Lee 'not sure' whether Newcastle United loanee Joe White will join permanently". The 72. 22 February 2022.
7. Gregory, Charlie (16 March 2022). "How is Joe White getting on away from Newcastle United at Hartlepool United?". Football League World.
8. "Newcastle United youngster Joe White picks up ankle injury on loan at Hartlepool United". The 72. 21 March 2022.
9. "Games played by Joe White in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
10. "✍️ Joe White signs on loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
11. "Exeter bring in Newcastle's White on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
12. "Games played by Joe White in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
13. "Joe White: Crewe Alexandra sign Newcastle United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
14. "Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
15. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
16. Jamieson, Stuart (8 January 2024). "Young star's future 'in Newcastle's hands' as Crewe manager outlines Joe White hope". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
17. "White returns from Crewe loan spell". Newcastle United Football Club. 16 January 2024.
18. "Newcastle United transfer news: Jo White heads on loan to MK Dons". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
19. "MK Dons sign Kane Thompson-Sommers, Sonny Finch and Joe White". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
20. "Harrogate Town 1-5 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
21. "Games played by Joe White in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
22. "Games played by Joe White in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
23. "Games played by Joe White in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
24. "Games played by Joe White in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.