| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel William Colwill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Cardiff City | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Exeter City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Wales U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 9 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel William Colwill (born 27 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
Colwill is a product of the Cardiff City academy, signing his first professional contract with Cardiff in June 2022. [1] In August 2023, Colwill made his senior debut for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup against Colchester United. [2] Colwill signed a new five-year contract with Cardiff City in September 2023. [3]
On 2 August 2024, Colwill joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on an initial season-long loan deal. [4] Having impressed over the first-half of the season, it was announced on 10 January 2025 that Colwill would be recalled from his loan at Cheltenham. [5] On 12 January 2025, Colwill was signed by League One club Exeter City on loan until the end of the season. [6]
Joel Colwill made his Wales Under-21 debut on 8 September 2023 in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein alongside his brother Rubin. [7] In September 2025 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time. [8]
He made his senior debut in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Canada on 9 September 2025. [9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 [10] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [12] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2024–25 [11] | League Two | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25 [11] | League One | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 49 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Joel Colwill is the younger brother of Wales international footballer Rubin Colwill. [14]
Cheltenham Town Young Player of the Year (2024/25)
Although there were few, if any, standout Wales performances, Bellamy was able to give debuts to three players: right-back Ronan Kpakio from the start and midfielders Joel Colwill and Kai Andrews from the bench.