| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Matthew Bagan [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2001 [2] | ||
| 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 | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| 2018–2020 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Cardiff City | 71 | (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 as of 30 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel Matthew Bagan (born 3 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Cardiff City. He is a former Republic of Ireland under-21 international.
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 76 | 3 | |||
| Notts County (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 3 | ||