Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Luke Sheehan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Pembrey, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2014 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Newport County (loan) | 20 | (5) |
2018–2021 | Newport County | 122 | (8) |
2021– | Bolton Wanderers | 82 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Wales U19 | 9 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Wales U21 | 12 | (0) |
2020– | Wales | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:52, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Luke Sheehan (born 30 March 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Wales national team.
Sheehan joined Swansea City academy at the age of 10. On 2 November 2012, he signed a professional contract with the club until the summer of 2015. [2] In April 2014, Sheehan signed a new contract at Swansea until the summer of 2016. [3] Sheehan was included in Swansea's 2014–15 pre-season tour of the United States, and later made his professional debut for the club against Rotherham United in the League Cup. [4] [5]
On 17 February 2015, Sheehan signed for Yeovil Town on a month's emergency loan which was later extended until the end of the season. [6] Sheehan made 13 appearances for the Glovers as they were relegated to League Two.
Upon returning to Swansea, Sheehan captained the Under-21 team to the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title. [7] Sheehan subsequently signed a new contract with Swansea. [8]
Sheehan rejoined Yeovil on loan in September 2015, returning to Swansea in January 2016.
On 8 August 2016, Sheehan joined Newport County on loan until 21 January 2017. [9] He made his debut for Newport on 24 September 2016 in a League Two match versus Cambridge United as a second-half substitute. [10] He scored his first goal for Newport County on 29 October 2016 in a 3–1 League Two win against Accrington Stanley. [11] On 24 January 2017, the loan was extended to the end of the 2016–17 season but he returned to Swansea on 9 March 2017 after being ruled out for the remainder of the season through injury. [12]
On 5 January 2018, Sheehan returned to Newport County on a permanent 18-month deal. [13] He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute. [14] He signed a two-year contract extension with Newport in May 2019. [15] In July 2020 Sheehan was selected as Newport County's Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season. [16] Sheehan played for Newport in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th-minute penalty. [17] Sheehan was named in the League Two PFA Team of the year for the 2020–21 season. [18] Sheehan declined a contract extension at Newport at the end of the 2020–21 season. [19]
At the conclusion of his contract at Newport, Sheehan joined League One club Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal on 7 June 2021. [20] His competitive debut came on 7 August 2021, when he scored a 20-yard free kick in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons. [21] On 20 November 2021, Bolton confirmed that Sheehan had been ruled out for the remainder of the 2021–22 season with a knee ligament injury. [22]
On 2 April 2023, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle. [23] Following defeat in the play-offs, he was offered a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season [24] which he signed on 5 June, extending his stay for two years. [25]
In September 2014, Sheehan was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for matches against Finland under-21 and Lithuania under-21. [26] Sheehan made his Wales under-21 debut in a 2–2 draw against Finland. [27]
On 5 November 2020, Sheehan received his first call-up to the Wales senior squad for matches during November against the US, Finland and Republic of Ireland. [28]
He won his first senior cap on 12 November 2020 as a half time substitute in the 0–0 friendly match against the USA. [29]
On 5 June 2024, it was announced that Sheehan would captain the Wales senior squad for the first time in their friendly against Gibraltar. [30] He captained Wales to a 0–0 draw on 6 June 2024. [31]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2014–15 [32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 [33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [34] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15 [32] | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2015–16 [33] | League Two | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Newport County (loan) | 2016–17 [34] | League Two | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 7 |
Newport County | 2017–18 [35] | League Two | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
2018–19 [36] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
2019–20 [37] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
2020–21 [38] | League Two | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 53 | 3 | |
Total | 122 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 154 | 8 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 [39] | League One | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
2022–23 [40] | League One | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
2023–24 [41] | League One | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 51 | 4 | |
Total | 82 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 105 | 10 | ||
Career total | 250 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 314 | 27 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Wales | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
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