Joel Colwill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel William Colwill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Cardiff City | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Exeter City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Wales U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:20, 20 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel Colwill (born 27 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Cardiff City. He is a Wales Under-21 international.
Club career
Colwill is a product of the Cardiff City academy, signing his first professional contract with Cardiff in June 2022.[1] In August 2023, Colwill made his senior debut for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup against Colchester United.[2] Colwill signed a new five-year contract with Cardiff City in September 2023.[3]
On 2 August 2024, Colwill joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on an initial season-long loan deal.[4] Having impressed over the first-half of the season, it was announced on 10 January 2025 that Colwill would be recalled from his loan at Cheltenham.[5] On 12 January 2025, Colwill was signed by League One club Exeter City on loan until the end of the season.[6]
International career
Joel Colwill made his Wales Under-21 debut on 8 September 2023 in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein alongside his brother Rubin.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24[8] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[10] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2024–25[9] | League Two | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25[9] | League One | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Personal life
Joel Colwill is the younger brother of Wales international footballer Rubin Colwill.[11]
Honours
Cheltenham Town Young Player of the Year (2024/25)
References
- ^ Colwill Cardiff debut
- ^ Colwill Cardiff debut
- ^ Colwill Cardiff contract
- ^ "Loan | Joel Colwill joins Cheltenham Town". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Joel Colwill Recalled From Cheltenham Town". Cardiff City FC. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Joel Colwill Joins Exeter City". Exeter City FC. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Colwill Wales U21 debut
- ^ "Games played by Joel Colwill in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Joel Colwill in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Joel Colwill in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Joel and Rubin Colwill new contracts
External links
- Joel Colwill at Soccerbase
- Joel Colwill at Soccerway
- Joel Colwill at WorldFootball.net