![]() Josh Coburn in 2025. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Guy Coburn [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Bedale, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Sunderland | ||
2019–2021 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2025 | Middlesbrough | 46 | (10) |
2022–2023 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 35 | (10) |
2024–2025 | → Millwall (loan) | 20 | (5) |
2025– | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:53, 26 June 2025 (UTC) |
Joshua Guy Coburn (born 6 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall.
Coburn was born in Bedale, North Yorkshire, and attended Bedale Primary School, Crakehall Primary School and Richmond School. [3] [4] [5] He returned to his primary school in November 2021 to open a new sports facility at the school, alongside local MP and previous Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. [5]
After spending five years at Sunderland's academy, he was released by them whilst going through a growth spurt and joined Middlesbrough at under-16 level in September 2019. [2] [4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2021, [4] and was named on the first team bench for the first time on 13 March 2021 for a 3–0 home win over Stoke City. [2] [6] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Rotherham United on 21 April 2021. [6] [7] Coburn scored his first goal for the club in his next game with a "brilliant headed goal" in a 3–1 league win at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 24 April 2021. [8] He scored once in four appearances in his debut season in professional football. [9]
On 11 August 2021, he made his first start for Middlesbrough in a 3–0 EFL Cup defeat to Blackpool. [10] [11] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win over Peterborough United on 16 October 2021. [11] He scored in successive fixtures against Luton Town and West Bromwich Albion in November 2021, [11] the former coinciding with his full league debut. [12] In January 2022, he signed a new contract with the club until 2025, with the option of a further year. [3]
On 1 March 2022, he scored the winning goal in extra time in an FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur to take Middlesbrough through to the quarter-finals of the competition. [13]
On 1 September 2022, Coburn joined EFL League One club Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2022–23 season. [14] Having suffered an injury on the opening day of the season, Coburn would stay with his parent club in the short-term to work on the rehab from this knee injury. [15] On 4 October, Coburn made his debut for the club when he came on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 EFL Trophy victory over Crystal Palace U21. [16] Coburn made his league debut four days later, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Cambridge United, Rovers' first league win for eight weeks. [17] Coburn impressed during his first ten league appearances for the club, scoring five goals, with manager Joey Barton tipping him to go on to play for England. [18] In December 2022, amid talk of a potential recall, Middlesbrough Head of Football Kieran Scott reiterated the plan was to allow Coburn to stay with Rovers until the end of the season as originally planned. [19] Despite going through a goal drought of over two months, he retained the faith of Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick who challenged him to force himself back into the first-team regularly. [20] On 2 May 2023, he ended his goal drought in the penultimate game of the season in a 2–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town, his first goal since 7 January and his tenth of the season. [21] At the end of the season, he received the club's Young Player of the Year award and their goal of the season award for his goal in October against Sheffield Wednesday. [22]
On 30 August 2024, Coburn joined fellow Championship side Millwall on a season-long loan deal, scoring on his debut. [23] In just his second appearance for the club, he suffered a calf injury that manager Neil Harris estimated would rule him out for a period of six to eight weeks. [24]
On 26 June 2025, Millwall completed the permanent signing of Coburn from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed club-record fee of up to £5million. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 2020–21 [9] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | |
2021–22 [11] | Championship | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 5 | ||
2022–23 [26] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [27] | Championship | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | ||
2024–25 [28] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 56 | 12 | |||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | League One | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 40 | 10 |
Millwall (loan) | 2024–25 [28] | Championship | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 4 | ||
Career total | 93 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 26 |
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