Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Luke Wollacott [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Clevedon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Bergsøy (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2017 | → Bath City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Woking (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Swindon Town | 37 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Hibernian | 7 | (0) |
2024– | Crawley Town | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Ghana | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 3 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 22 October 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph Luke Wollacott (born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Crawley Town. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Born in Bristol to a Ghanaian mother, [3] Wollacott grew up in the Lockleaze area of the city before moving cross-city in 2008. [4]
Wollacott started his career in the Bristol City youth academy, joining the academy aged 13. [5] He had early loan spells with non-league clubs Clevedon Town and Weymouth, and Norwegian club Bergsøy.
In August 2017, Wollacott signed a new two-year deal with the option for a further year, [6] and joined National League South club Bath City on a season-long loan, [7] but returned to Bristol City on 23 October. [8] On 8 December 2017, Wollacott joined National League club Woking on a month-long loan; [9] he made two appearances for the club. [2] Later that season, he joined Truro City on an emergency loan on 24 April, [10] making two appearances as Truro finished in the National League South play-offs, and also started their 3–1 play-off quarter-final defeat to Hampton & Richmond Borough. [11] [2]
In July 2018, it was announced that Wollacott would return to Truro on a short-term loan. [12] On 29 November 2018, Wollacott joined Gloucester City on a three-month loan deal. [5] He saved a penalty on his debut for the club as Gloucester lost 2–0 to Chelmsford City on his debut. [13] He was recalled from his loan at Gloucester in March 2019 following an injury to Bristol City goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa. [14]
Wollacott signed a new two-year contract with the option for a one-year extension in summer 2019. [15] On 7 August 2019, he joined EFL League Two side Forest Green Rovers on loan for the 2019–20 season, facing competition for the first-team spot from Adam Smith and Lewis Thomas. [16] [17] He made his debut in professional football six days later, saving a penalty as he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup, before going on to finish on the winning side in the penalty shoot-out. [18] [17] Wollacott was recalled from his loan on 6 January 2020. [19]
On 12 February 2021, Wollacott joined League One side Swindon Town on a seven-day emergency loan deal. [20]
In June 2021, Wollacott signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract, with Bristol City holding a sell-on clause on Wollacott as part of the deal. [21] [22]
On 23 June 2022, Wollacott joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Swindon Town. [23]
Wollacott moved to Scottish club Hibernian on 23 June 2023 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. [24] [25] He made his first appearance for Hibs in a Europa Conference League tie against Andorran side Inter Club d'Escaldes on 3 August, but during that match he suffered a thigh injury that meant he had to be substituted. [26]
On 18 July 2024, Wollacott returned to England, joining newly promoted League One side Crawley Town on a two-year deal. [27] He made his debut for the club in their opening League One match of the season, a 2–1 win at home to Blackpool on 10 August, with Blackpool scoring after Wollacott's attempted long ball struck the legs of forward Ashley Fletcher. [28]
In October 2021, Wollacott received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for 2022 World Cup qualification game against Zimbabwe. [29] [17] He debuted with them in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 9 October 2021. [30] [31] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition. [32]
Wollacott missed out on inclusion in Ghana's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering a finger injury prior to the tournament. [33]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2013–14 [34] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15 [35] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 [36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [40] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 [41] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Clevedon Town (loan) | 2013–14 [42] | SL Division One South & West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Weymouth (loan) | 2014–15 [42] | SL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Bergsøy (loan) | 2016 [43] | 3. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 [42] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Woking (loan) | 2017–18 [2] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Truro City (loan) | 2017–18 [2] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19 [2] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Gloucester City (loan) | 2018–19 [2] | National League South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 [40] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21 [41] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swindon Town | 2021–22 [44] | League Two | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 [45] | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Hibernian | 2023–24 [46] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Crawley Town | 2024–25 [47] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 130 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
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