Joel Bagan

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Joel Bagan
Personal information
Full name Joel Matthew Bagan [1]
Date of birth (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Left-back [3]
Team information
Current team
Zulte Waregem
(on loan from Cardiff City)
Number 33
Youth career
Southampton
2018–2020 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Cardiff City 34 (3)
2020Notts County (loan) 2 (0)
2023–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 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Joel Matthew Bagan (born 3 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Zulte Waregem, on loan from the EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Born in England, Bagan represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of 14 June 2022 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2019–20 Championship 00100010
2020–21 Championship70100080
2021–22 Championship2631000273
Total3333000363
Notts County (loan) 2019–20 National League 2000002040
Career total353300020403

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  8. "Millwall 2-1 Cardiff". BBC. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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  11. "Scotland's Under 16s score a winner that screams Total Football". Daily Record. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. "U21 | Jim Crawford names squad for Bosnia and Luxembourg qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland".
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