Nathan Broadhead

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Nathan Broadhead
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Broadhead with Ipswich Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nathan Paul Broadhead [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Bangor, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 33
Youth career
Bangor City
Wrexham
2008–2017 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Everton 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022 → Sunderland (loan) 20 (10)
2022–2023 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 22 (5)
2023–2025 Ipswich Town 76 (23)
2025– Wrexham 9 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 Wales U17 5 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U19 9 (6)
2017 Wales U20 3 (0)
2017–2020 Wales U21 17 (2)
2023– Wales 15 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:26, 23 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:08, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Nathan Paul Broadhead (born 5 April 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for EFL Championship club Wrexham and the Wales national team.

Contents

Club career

Everton

Broadhead joined Everton at the age of 10 from Wrexham. [4] [5] On 6 December 2017, Broadhead was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol. [6] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute and flicking on for Nikola Vlašić's goal in a 3–0 win. [7] [8]

On 2 August 2019, Broadhead signed a one-year contract extension until 2021, then joined Burton Albion on loan for the 2019–20 season. [9] A day later, he made his Football League debut, coming on as a substitute in Burton's 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town. [10]

He made the bench for the first time in the 2020–21 season in a Premier League match against Southampton on 1 March where Everton went on to win 1–0. [11] Broadhead subsequently made his Premier League debut away against Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 April. [12]

In June 2021, he signed a new two-year deal with Everton. [13] On 16 August 2021, Broadhead joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season. [14]

On 9 August 2022, he joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [15] This ended prematurely on 6 January 2023, when Everton recalled him. [16]

Ipswich Town

On 9 January 2023, Broadhead joined Ipswich Town on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £1.5m. This ended his 15-year association with Everton. [17]

Broadhead ended the 2023-24 season as Town's joint top scorer with 13 goals as he helped the club return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002. [18] Broadhead scored his first-ever Premier League goal in a 2–1 win for Town at AFC Bournemouth on 2 April 2025. [19]

Wrexham

On 14 August 2025, Broadhead joined Wrexham on a four-year deal. [20] On 23 September, he scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 2–0 victory over Reading in the third round of the EFL Cup. [21]

International career

Broadhead represented Wales at various age levels, including playing for Wales under-20 at the 2017 Toulon Tournament. [22]

On 19 May 2022, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off final against Ukraine or Scotland on 5 June 2022 and the Nations League Group A matches against Poland, Netherlands, Belgium and the Netherlands again on 1 June, 8 June, 11 June and 14 June 2022 respectively. [23] However he later had to withdraw through injury. [24]

On 25 March 2023, Broadhead earned his first senior Wales cap against Croatia in the Euro 2024 qualifying match, scoring a 93rd minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18 [26] Premier League 0000001 [a] 010
2018–19 [27] Premier League000000—00
2019–20 [28] Premier League000000—00
2020–21 [29] Premier League100000—10
2021–22 [30] Premier League000000—00
2022–23 [31] Premier League000000—00
Total1000001020
Burton Albion (loan) 2019–20 [28] League One 192102100223
Sunderland (loan) 2021–22 [30] League One201010323 [b] 12713
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2022–23 [31] Championship 2250000—225
Ipswich Town 2022–23 [31] League One198200000218
2023–24 [32] Championship38132010—4113
2024–25 [33] Premier League1823000—212
2025–26 [34] Championship100000—10
Total76237010008423
Wrexham 2025–26 [34] Championship920011—103
Career total1474290744116747
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

International

As of match played 13 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 202392
202440
202521
Total153
As of match played 13 October 2025

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Broadhead goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
125 March 2023 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–11–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [35]
211 October 2023 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales6Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 3–04–0 Friendly [36]
313 October 2025 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–32–4 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Everton U23s

Sunderland

    Ipswich Town

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
    2. ↑ "Nathan Broadhead". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
    3. ↑ "Nathan Broadhead: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
    4. ↑ "Nathan Broadhead Everton profile". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    5. ↑ Wilkinson, Ash (12 August 2019). "Broadhead on First Two Goals, Everton and Ambitions". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    6. ↑ Kirkbride, Phil (6 December 2017). "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    7. ↑ "Apollon vs. Everton 0 – 3". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
    8. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
    9. ↑ "Nathan Broadhead: Burton Albion sign Everton's Wales Under-21 striker on loan". 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
    10. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    11. ↑ Wilkinson, Jack (2 March 2021). "Everton 1–0 Southampton: Richarlison strike extends Saints' slump". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    12. ↑ "Brighton 0–0 Everton Match Report". Everton F.C. 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    13. ↑ "Broadhead's Everton Ambition After New Deal". Everton F.C. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    14. ↑ "Broadhead Joins Sunderland on Loan". Everton F.C. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    15. ↑ "Latics Sign Everton Forward Nathan Broadhead On Season-Long Loan". Wigan Athletic. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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    17. ↑ "Town Complete Broadhead Signing - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    18. ↑ Henderson, Jacob (5 June 2024). "2023/24 Stats". itfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    19. ↑ "Ipswich keep safety hopes alive with victory at Bournemouth". premierleague.com. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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    21. ↑ "Wrexham 2-0 Reading (Sep 23, 2025) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
    22. ↑ "Wales squad announced for Toulon Tournament". FAW. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    23. ↑ "Wales call up uncapped Nathan Broadhead for World Cup play-off and Nations League". BBC Sport. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
    24. ↑ "Wales: Cardiff's Oliver Denham called up as Nathan Broadhead is forced out of play-off squad". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    25. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (24 March 2023). "Euro 2024 qualifying: Croatia 1-1 Wales - reaction to late Wales goal". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    26. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    27. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    28. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    29. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    30. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    31. 1 2 3 "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    32. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    33. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
    34. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Broadhead in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
    35. ↑ "Croatia 1 - 1 Wales". BBC Sport. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
    36. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (11 October 2023). "Wales 4-0 Gibraltar: Robert Page's new-look side claim dominant friendly win in Wrexham". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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    38. ↑ Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
    39. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 2 - 2 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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    41. ↑ Henderson, Jacob (17 March 2023). "Broady Wins League One Goal of the Month". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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