Joe Willock

Joe Willock
Willock playing for Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Joseph George Willock[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 28
Youth career
2014–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Arsenal 40 (1)
2021 → Newcastle United (loan) 14 (8)
2021– Newcastle United 78 (6)
International career
2014 England U16 2 (1)
2017–2018 England U19 6 (0)
2018–2019 England U20 7 (4)
2019–2020 England U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Joseph George Willock (born 20 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Club career

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Arsenal

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A youth product of Arsenal, Willock joined Arsenal at age four-and-a-half, having been allowed to play alongside his older brothers.[4] He made his first-team debut for the club on 20 September 2017 in the EFL Cup against Doncaster Rovers.[5]

Willock made his Premier League debut against Newcastle United on 15 April 2018.[6] He scored his first senior goal on 29 November 2018 in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League victory away at Vorskla Poltava.[7] He then scored his first brace in a 3–0 FA Cup victory away at Blackpool on 5 January 2019.[8]

On 12 September 2019, it was announced that Willock had signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[9][10] On 19 September 2019, he played as Arsenal won 3–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt by scoring a deflected effort to open the scoring in the opening matchday of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[11] Willock scored his first goal at the Emirates Stadium on 24 September 2019 after tapping-in Arsenal's third goal in a 5–0 EFL Cup win over Nottingham Forest, set-up by Héctor Bellerín.[12] On 25 June 2020, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–0 win over Southampton.[13]

Newcastle United

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On 1 February 2021, Willock joined Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[14] On 6 February, Willock scored in the 16th minute on his debut in a 3–2 win over Southampton.[15] After scoring in three consecutive substitute appearances against Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Liverpool,[16][17][18] Willock was rewarded with a start against Leicester City, where he was once again on target, scoring the opening goal in a 4–2 win.[19] On 14 May, Willock scored in a 4–3 defeat against Manchester City.[20] On 19 May, he scored in his sixth consecutive league game, becoming the youngest player in Premier League history to do so at the age of 21 years and 272 days, a record previously held by Romelu Lukaku.[21] This was surpassed by Rasmus Højlund on 18 February 2024.[22] Four days later, on the final day of the Premier League season, he scored again to equal the club record of consecutive games scored in, set by Alan Shearer.[23]

On 13 August 2021, Newcastle confirmed the signing of Willock on a six-year contract.[24] The fee was reported to be £25 million.[25] On 19 February 2022, Willock scored his first goal since signing permanently for the club, in a 1–1 draw against West Ham United.[26] The following week, he scored Newcastle's second goal in a 2–0 win over Brentford.[27]

International career

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Willock scored for the England under-16 team against Scotland in the 2014 Victory Shield.[28] He also represented the England under-19 team but was one of a number of players withdrawn from selection for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship by their club.[29]

Willock represented the England under-20 team in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League and scored the winning goals in games against Italy[30] and Germany.[31] Willock was a member of an England Under-20 side at the 2019 Toulon Tournament and scored in group stage defeats against Portugal[32] and Chile.[33]

On 30 August 2019, Willock was included in the England under-21 squad for the first time[34] but had to withdraw due to injury.[35] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 during a 2–2 with Slovenia in Maribor.[36]

Personal life

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Willock was born in Walthamstow [37] which is located in Waltham Forest, Greater London.[38] His brothers, Chris and Matty, are also footballers. All three brothers shared a pitch when Manchester United played a reserve game against Arsenal in May 2017.[39] He is of Montserratian descent.[40]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2017–18[41] Premier League 2 0 1 0 3 0 5[a] 0 0 0 11 0
2018–19[42] Premier League 2 0 1 2 0 0 3[a] 1 — 6 3
2019–20[43] Premier League 29 1 5 0 2 2 8[a] 2 — 44 5
2020–21[44] Premier League 7 0 1 0 3 0 5[a] 3 1[b] 0 17 3
Total 40 1 8 2 8 2 21 6 1 0 78 11
Arsenal U21 2018–19[42] — — — — 2[c] 3 2 3
Newcastle United (loan) 2020–21[44] Premier League 14 8 — — — — 14 8
Newcastle United 2021–22[45] Premier League 29 2 1 0 1 0 — — 31 2
2022–23[46] Premier League 35 3 1 0 7 0 — — 43 3
2023–24[47] Premier League 9 1 2 0 1 1 2[d] 0 — 14 2
2024–25[48] Premier League 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 — 7 1
Total 78 6 4 0 11 2 2 0 — 95 8
Career total 132 15 12 2 19 4 23 6 3 3 189 30
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Arsenal

Newcastle United

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Joseph Willock". ESPN. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Joe Willock". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Focus on youth at Arsenal" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ "Arsenal vs. Doncaster Rovers". Soccerway. Perform Group.
  6. ^ Richards, Alex (15 April 2018). "Wenger springs major surprise handing teen his Premier League debut at Newcastle". Daily Mirror.
  7. ^ Mann, Mantej (29 November 2018). "Vorskla Poltava 0–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. ^ Magowan, Alistair (5 January 2019). "Blackpool 0–3 Arsenal in FA Cup third round: Joe Willock with double for Gunners". BBC Sport.
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  10. ^ "Joe Willock signs long-term Arsenal contract". BBC Sport. 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 Arsenal: Gunners begin Europa League with win in Germany". BBC Sport. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  12. ^ Collings, Simon (24 September 2019). "Arsenal 5-0 Forest: Martinelli stars as Tierney, Bellerin return". www.standard.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Southampton vs. Arsenal - Football Match Report - June 25, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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  15. ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (6 February 2021). "Newcastle United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  16. ^ Matthews, Callum (4 April 2021). "Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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  29. ^ "European Championships: England begin defence of U19 title without star names". BBC Sport. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  30. ^ Liles, Emily (11 October 2018). "Edward Nketiah and Joe Willock with the goals as England U20s edge Italy". Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Two quickfire goals in the second half enough to sink Germany in Colchester". Football Association. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  32. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (4 June 2019). "Young Lions slip to second defeat in Provence as Toulon title defence comes to an end". Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  33. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (7 June 2019). "Young Lions suffer a third defeat in Toulon after two late goals turn game around". Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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  43. ^ "Games played by Joe Willock in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  44. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Willock in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  45. ^ "Games played by Joe Willock in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  46. ^ "Games played by Joe Willock in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  47. ^ "Games played by Joe Willock in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  48. ^ "Games played by Joe Willock in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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