Joe Whitworth

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Joe Whitworth
Personal information
Full name Joseph Charles Whitworth
Date of birth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sutton, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 41
Youth career
2014–2016 AFC Wimbledon
2016–2023 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Crystal Palace 2 (0)
International career
2019 England U15 3 (0)
2019 England U16 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Charles Whitworth (born 29 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace.

Club career[edit]

Initially on the books of AFC Wimbledon, Whitworth moved to the youth academy of Crystal Palace in 2016.[2] In January 2023, he signed a contract extension with Palace, after working his way up through their youth teams.[3][4] He made his senior debut for Palace in a Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 March 2023.[5] In doing so, he became their youngest ever goalkeeper in the Premier League and 5th-youngest in all competitions.[2]

International career[edit]

Whitworth is a youth international for England, having played from the Under-15's up to the under-18's,[6] and was called up to the under-19's in September 2022.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 19 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2022–23 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Who is Joe Whitworth? From Palace Academy graduate to first-team". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ Cawley, Richard (25 November 2022). "Exclusive: Highly-rated Palace goalkeeper signs new five-year contract". South London Press. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ Simmonds, Kadeem (12 January 2023). "Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth has signed a new contract with Crystal Palace". Football.London. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ Kinsella, Nizaar (15 March 2023). "Palace forced into something they haven't done for 40 years ahead of Brighton clash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Palace's three England U18s win four nations tournament". Crystal Palace F.C. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ^ Smith, Frank (16 September 2022). "England MU19 squad as EURO title defence begins". Englandfootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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