Josh Wilson-Esbrand

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Josh Wilson-Esbrand
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Wilson-Esbrand with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand
Date of birth (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Stoke City
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 33
Youth career
–2019 West Ham United
2019–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2023Coventry City (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024Reims (loan) 11 (1)
2024Cardiff City (loan) 11 (0)
2025–Stoke City (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2019 England U18 2 (0)
2021– England U20 1 (0)
2023– England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand (born 26 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Stoke City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

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Early life

Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand [2] was born on 26 December 2002 in Hackney, Greater London. [1] He is of Jamaican descent. [3]

Club career

In 2019, Wilson-Esbrand left West Ham United to join the academy of Manchester City. [4] On 21 September 2021, he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers. [5]

On 10 January 2023, Wilson-Esbrand joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on a loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [6] He was part of the Coventry side that achieved play-off football and was an unused substitute as Coventry were beaten 6–5 on penalties after extra time ended 1–1 at Wembley Stadium by Luton Town in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final. [7]

On 22 January 2025, Wilson-Esbrand was loaned out to EFL Championship club Stoke City until the end of the 2024–25 season. [8] [9] On the same day, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away defeat against Portsmouth, providing the assist to Ben Wilmot for Stoke's only goal of the game. [10]

International career

In November 2019, Wilson-Esbrand represented the England national under-18 team. [11] On 11 November 2021, he made his under-20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League. [12]

On 19 November 2023, Wilson-Esbrand made his England U21 debut as a substitute in the 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification victory away to Serbia. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 22 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2020–21 [14] 1 [b] 010
2021–22 [15] 2 [b] 020
2022–23 [16] 2 [b] 020
2024–25 [17] 1 [b] 010
Total0000006060
Manchester City 2021–22 [15] Premier League 0000100010
2022–23 [16] Premier League0000002 [c] 020
2023–24 [18] Premier League0000000000
2024–25 [17] Premier League0000000000
Total0000102030
Coventry City (loan) 2022–23 [16] Championship 140000000140
Reims (loan) 2023–24 [18] Ligue 1 91000091
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24 [18] Championship1100000110
Stoke City (loan) 2024–25 [17] Championship10000010
Career total351001080441
  1. Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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