Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joel Matthew Bagan [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 September 2001||
Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Southampton | |||
2018–2020 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Cardiff City | 41 | (3) |
2020 | → Notts County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 19 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Scotland U16 | ||
2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 (UTC) |
Joel Matthew Bagan (born 3 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Born in England, Bagan represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.
Bagan began his career with Southampton before joining Cardiff City during the 2018–19 season. [4] He made his professional debut in a penalty shootout defeat to Reading in the FA Cup on 4 February 2020. [5]
On 14 February 2020, Bagan joined Notts County on a one-month loan deal. [6]
Bagan made his league debut for Cardiff on 21 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with AFC Bournemouth. [7] He scored his first professional goal against Millwall on 12 February 2022. [8]
On 11 August 2023, Bagan joined Zulte Waregem in Belgium on loan. [9]
Born in England, Bagan is of Scottish and Irish descent. [10] He has represented Scotland at youth level. [11] On 27 August 2021, it was announced that Bagan had switched international allegiance when he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 for their 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina & Luxembourg. [12] He made his Ireland under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Luxembourg at the Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange on 7 September 2021. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Championship | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
Total | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 3 | |||
Notts County (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
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