Joel Coustrain

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Joel Coustrain
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Coustrain in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height 1.78
Position(s) Midfielder Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Olympic
Number 25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Sheffield United U18
2016–2017 Sheffield United U21
2017–2018 Raith Rovers 9 (1)
2019–2020 Shamrock Rovers 39 (2)
2019–2020 Cork City (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 Shamrock Rovers 39 (2)
2020–2021 Athlone Town 6 (0)
2021–2022 Treaty United 44 (1)
2023–2024 Aishling Annacotty 25 (19)
2024– Wellington Olympic 2 (2)
International career
2012 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (3)
2014 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2021

Joel Coustrain (born 22 January 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Wellington Olympic in the New Zealand National League.

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Club career

Born in Limerick, Coustrain first played with Corbally United in Limerick and signed for the Sheffield United F.C. Academy in 2013. In 2015 Coustrain signed a pro contract with Sheffield United. In 2016 Coustrain moved to Scottish club Raith Rovers on a free transfer. [1] Coustrain made six appearances for Raith during the 2016/17 season, but was released from his contract in March 2017. [2]

He signed for League of Ireland First Division club Athlone Town ahead of the 2020 season. [3]

On 27 February 2021, it was announced that Coustrain had signed for newly formed club Treaty United in his hometown of Limerick ahead of their 2021 League of Ireland First Division campaign, their first ever season in football. [4] Coustrain had the honour of scoring the club's first ever goal in their first ever match, a 1–1 draw with Waterford in a pre-season friendly on 2 March 2021. [5]

International career

He was capped by the Republic of Ireland with their under-16, under-18 and under-19 teams.

Timeline

Personal life

Coustrain was born in Limerick, Ireland and grew up in Ardnacrusha, County Clare. Coustrain attended primary school at the national school in Parteen [8] and secondary at Villiers, Limerick.

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References

  1. ↑ "Further Signing News | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net.
  2. ↑ "Joel Coustrain Returns to Ireland". Raith Rovers FC. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "First Division Athlone begin off-season recruitment drive with three new recruits". ExtraTime.com.
  4. ↑ "Treaty United's Key Signings". 27 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Treaty Utd secure gritty draw with Kevin Sheedy's Waterford FC in historic fixture". www.limerickleader.ie.
  6. ↑ Robertson, Neil. "Raith's Joel Coustrain relives day he outsprinted £37-million man Leroy Sane".
  7. ↑ Ireland under-16s take on Belgium in A and B double header
  8. ↑ "Senior Work".
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