Josh Daniels

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Josh Daniels
Personal information
Full name Joshua Christopher Daniels [1]
Birth name Joshua Christopher Tracey [2]
Date of birth (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3]
Position(s) Winger Wing-Back Full back
Team information
Current team
 The New Saints
Number 7
Youth career
Derry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Derry City 57 (2)
2017–2020 Glenavon 87 (13)
2020–2022 Shrewsbury Town 40 (2)
2022– The New Saints 56 (8)
International career
Northern Ireland U17
Northern Ireland U19
Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Christopher Daniels (born Joshua Christopher Tracey on 22 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who is a winger/wing-back playing for The New Saints.

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Club career

Born in Derry, began his career with Derry City. [3] He scored his first goal for the club in May 2016, less than two months after five members of his family had died in a car accident. [4] In August 2017 he moved to Glenavon, [5] [6] signing a contract extension with the club in January 2019, lasting until 2021. [7]

In July 2020 he was linked with a move away from Glenavon, with Glentoran and Linfield reportedly interested. [8] In August 2020 he signed for English club Shrewsbury Town. [9] [10] [11] He made his competitive debut for Shrewsbury as a substitute in a 4–3 defeat to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 4 September 2020. [12]

In June 2022 he joined The New Saints. [13]

International career

Daniels played for Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19. [3] He then switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, playing for their under-21 team. [14]

Personal life

In March 2016, five members of Daniels' family died in the Buncrana Pier tragedy when a car plunged into Lough Swilly in County Donegal, Ireland. [4] [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derry City 2013 [3] LOI Premier Division 00000000–00
2014 [3] 10020101 [lower-alpha 1] 0–140
2015 [3] 902000––110
2016 [3] 2024130––273
2017 [3] 18000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0–200
Total57281502000723
Glenavon 2017–18 [3] [16] NIFL Premiership 2921020–00322
2018–19 [3] [17] 33720101 [lower-alpha 1] 11 [lower-alpha 2] 0388
2019–20 [3] [18] 2441010–2 [lower-alpha 3] 2388
Total8613404011329816
Shrewsbury Town 2020–21 [19] League One 1921010–4 [lower-alpha 4] 0252
2021–22 [20] 2102020–10260
Total4023020–50512
Career total18317151110319222121
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in NIFL Premiership European Playoffs
  3. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance and one goal in Mid-Ulster Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Shrewsbury Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 64. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Doherty, Conan (21 March 2016). "Derry City release statement after young Josh Daniels loses five family members in Buncrana tragedy". www.sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Northern Ireland - J. Daniels - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. 1 2 "Josh Daniels says '˜it felt right' to return to football after tragic loss of his family members". www.derryjournal.com.
  5. ↑ "Glenavon sign Josh Daniels from Derry City on two-year-deal". 19 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ Swain, Maxie (24 January 2019). "Glenavon winger Daniels repaying faith shown in him by Hamilton". belfastlive.
  7. ↑ "Josh Signs Contract Extension".
  8. ↑ "Glentoran, Linfield preparing moves for Glenavon winger Josh Daniels". www.derryjournal.com.
  9. ↑ "Rekeil Pyke, Scott High and Josh Daniels: Shrewsbury Town complete triple transfer". 3 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Josh Daniels: I'm at Shrewsbury Town to work hard". www.shropshirestar.com.
  11. ↑ Cox, Lewis. "Shrewsbury's Josh Daniels tipped to make step-up". www.shropshirestar.com.
  12. ↑ Cox, Lewis (4 September 2020). "Carabao Cup: Middlesbrough 4 Shrewsbury Town 3 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Drury, Jonny (29 June 2022). "The New Saints sign former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Josh Daniels". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Derry youngster explains why he has switched international allegiance". SportsJOE.ie.
  15. ↑ "'It doesn't get easier': Footballer Josh Daniels opens up on loss of family members in Buncrana pier tragedy" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Glenavon Results 2017-18". Glenavon F.C. Glenavon F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Glenavon Results 2018-19". Glenavon F.C. Glenavon F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Glenavon Results 2019-20". Glenavon F.C. Glenavon F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Josh Daniels in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Josh Daniels in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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