| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Leigh Cotterill [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Stockport County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Wales U21 | 13 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:07, 1 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel Leigh Cotterill (born 10 October 2004) is a Welsh footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bristol Rovers on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Cotterill is a product of the Swansea City academy which he joined aged 7 and he signed his first professional contract in June 2022. [3] On 9 August 2022, Cotterill made his senior debut for Swansea City as a second-half substitute in 2–2 loss on penalties to Oxford United in the EFL Cup. [4]
In August 2023 Cotterill joined EFL League Two club Stockport County for the duration of the 2023–24 season. [5] Cotterill made a number of substitute appearances for Stockport, notably featuring in an 8–0 win over Sutton United where he scored his first senior goal, [6] before being recalled in January 2024.
On 30 July 2024, Cotterill returned to League Two, joining Swindon Town on a season-long loan deal. [7]
On 1 September 2025, Cotterill signed a new two-year contract with Swansea City, [8] before joining League Two club Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season. [9]
Cotterill is a Wales Under-21 international.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2022–23 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2023–24 [11] | League Two | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2024–25 [12] | League Two | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | 48 | 5 |
| Career total | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 6 | ||
He is the cousin of former Wales international David Cotterill. [13]
Stockport County