Josh Ruffels

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Josh Ruffels
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Ruffels playing for Oxford United in 2013
Personal information
Full name Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Left-back [4]
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2011 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Coventry City 1 (0)
2013–2021 Oxford United 257 (21)
2021– Huddersfield Town 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels (born 23 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Contents

Early life

Ruffels was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. [5]

Career

Coventry City

Ruffels made his first-team debut for Coventry City as a substitute on 16 August 2011 in a 2–1 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Championship, coming on to replace injured Gary McSheffrey after 18 minutes. [6] [7] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2012–13 season. [8]

Oxford United

Oxford United signed Ruffels on a free transfer on 30 July 2013. [9] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 league win over Torquay United on 17 August 2013 [10] and his first starting appearance in a 2–1 home defeat to Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013. [11] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 League Two draw versus Bury on 4 February 2014. [12] On 17 April 2014, Ruffels signed a new contract keeping him at the club for a further two years. [13] Nine days later, he was voted 'Young Player of the Year' after he established himself in the first team in his first full season for the club. [14] On 20 October 2017, Ruffles agreed a new contract keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an additional one-year option available. [15] Ruffels won the Supporters' Player of the Year Award for the 2018–19 season. [16] Signed as a midfielder, he now plays at left back. [17]

Huddersfield Town

Ruffels agreed to join EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on 1 July 2021. [18] After contracting COVID-19 just as the season was about to commence in August 2021, Ruffels had to miss a lot of the early part of the season, but he finally made his Terriers debut as a substitute in their 3–2 win over Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021, where he also became the 1,000th player to play for Huddersfield Town. [19]

He scored his first goals for Huddersfield when he scored twice in a 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers on 8 November 2022. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2010–11 [21] Championship 000000—00
2011–12 [22] Championship101000—20
2012–13 [23] League One 0000000000
Total1010000020
Oxford United 2013–14 [24] League Two 29150001 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
2014–15 [25] League Two33010201 [lower-alpha 1] 0370
2015–16 [26] League Two16010203 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
2016–17 [27] League One20231106 [lower-alpha 2] 0303
2017–18 [28] League One38510105 [lower-alpha 2] 0455
2018–19 [29] League One44430203 [lower-alpha 2] 0524
2019–20 [30] League One35340405 [lower-alpha 3] 0483
2020–21 [31] League One42611104 [lower-alpha 4] 0487
Total2572119213028031723
Huddersfield Town 2021–22 [32] Championship80300000110
2022–23 [33] Championship3330000—333
2023–24 [34] Championship1100000—110
Total523300000553
Career total3102423213028037426
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Oxford United

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  2. ↑ "Joshua Ruffels: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Josh Ruffels". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Roberts, James (29 November 2019). "Josh Ruffels proud of Oxford United appearance landmark". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace 2–1 Coventry City". Coventry City F.C. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Bury 1–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Josh Ruffels signs new deal". BBC Sport. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Clarke, Oxford United, Player of the Year". Oxford United F.C. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ruffels Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Josh Ruffels Wins Supporters Player of the Year". Oxford United F.C. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  17. ↑ Pritchard, David (7 April 2020). "Josh Ruffels: My Oxford United career is down to one phone call". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "SIGNING: JOSH RUFFELS AGREES TO JOIN TOWN!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "REPORT: TOWN 3-2 BLACKBURN ROVERS". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "QPR 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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