Josh Eccles

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Josh Eccles
Personal information
Full name Joshua Elliot Eccles [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2018 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Coventry City 130 (5)
2020–2021 → Gillingham (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 16 April 2025 (GMT+7)

Joshua Elliot Eccles (born 6 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

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Career

Eccles started his career at the age of seven, by joining the youth system at Coventry City, [3] where he signed his first professional contract in July 2018. [4] Before making his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Cheltenham Town in November 2018. [5]

He signed for Gillingham on a season-long loan on 17 September 2020, two days after featuring against the club in an EFL Cup match. [6] On 6 January 2021, Eccles was recalled by the "Sky Blues". [7]

On 13 January 2023, Eccles extended his contract with Coventry City, signing a new deal until June 2027. [3] On 29 April 2023, Eccles scored his first senior goal for Coventry City in a 2-0 win against Birmingham City. [8]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2018–19 [9] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2019–20 [10] League One3020204 [a] 0110
2020–21 [11] Championship 701010—90
2021–22 [12] Championship502000—70
2022–23 [13] Championship34100103 [b] 0381
2023–24 [14] Championship441601000511
2024–25 [15] Championship39320301 [b] 0453
Total132513080901625
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21 [11] League One12000002 [a] 0140
Career total1445130801101765
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ↑ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/josh-eccles/570840/
  3. 1 2 "Coventry's Eccles signs new four-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Josh Eccles Signs First Professional Contract". Coventry City . Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues". Coventry City . Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Josh Eccles: Gillingham sign Coventry City midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Josh Eccles returns to Coventry City from Gillingham". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Eccles scores his first goal for Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2025.


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