Joe Rodwell-Grant

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Joe Rodwell-Grant
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Haslingden, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Wigan Athletic
Number 38
Youth career
2013–2020 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Preston North End 1 (0)
2020Chorley (loan) 4 (0)
2020Bamber Bridge (loan) 1 (0)
2021Bamber Bridge (loan) 4 (1)
2022Lancaster City (loan) 5 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022FC United of Manchester (loan) 10 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:29, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant (born 18 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for the EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Career[edit]

Rodwell-Grant was born in Haslingden, Lancashire and grew up in Rossendale with his mother.[2] He joined the youth academy of Preston North End at the age of 11, after he was picked up playing junior football in East Lancashire.[2] In 2020, he went on successive loans with non-league sides Chorley and Bamber Bridge.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 12 May 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Preston North End in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Mansfield Town on 10 August 2021.[5] He was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[6]

On 29 July 2022, he signed a contract with Wigan Athletic after a successful trial period.[7] In September 2022, he joined FC United of Manchester on loan before returning to the club in October.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 2020–21[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[9] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Chorley (loan) 2020–21[9][10] National League North 4 0 2 0 6 0
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2020–21[11] NPL Premier Division 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2021–22[12] NPL Premier Division 7 1 1[a] 0 8 1
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[13] NPL Premier Division 16 1 16 1
Wigan Athletic 2022–23 Championship 0 0 0 0
Career total 29 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 34 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rodwell-Grant, Joe (19 August 2021). "EXCLUSIVE Joe Rodwell-Grant column: Moving to the city helped bring my PNE dream to lifewebsite=www.lep.co.uk".
  3. ^ "PNE Fan Joe Excited By Opportunity". www.pnefc.net.
  4. ^ "Preston North End hand professional contracts to four of their scholars". www.lep.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Mansfield Town vs. Preston North End - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Quadruple boost for Wigan Athletic's Academy". Wigan Today. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ @FCUnitedMCR (October 17, 2022). "🔥 Player News: Joe Rodwell-Grant We're delighted to announce that centre-forward Joe has rejoined us on loan from @LaticsOfficial Welcome back Joe, thanks to all parties for making this deal possible 🤝 Next game: Guiseley Away - Tuesday 🟥🟥⬜⬛⬜🟥🟥" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c Joe Rodwell-Grant at Soccerway
  10. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Nield, Mike (4 October 2020). "Chorley 2, Gateshead 1: FA Cup joy for Magpies". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (13 October 2020). "York City knocked out of FA Cup after 1-0 defeat at Chorley". York Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joe Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.

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