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| position = [[Midfielder]] / [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Midfielder]] / [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
| currentclub = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
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| years5 = 2022–2024
| clubs5 = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
| clubs5 = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
| caps5 = 20
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'''Joshua James Vela''' (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or a [[midfielder]] for {{English football updater|FleetwoT}} club [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]].
'''Joshua James Vela''' (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or a [[midfielder]] for {{English football updater|CarlislU}} club [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]].


Vela started his career with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], and made 182 total appearances for the club, during which time he also played on loan for [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]. He then spent the first half of the 2019–20 season at [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], before signing for Shrewsbury Town.
Vela started his career with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], and made 182 total appearances for the club, during which time he also played on loan for [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]. He then spent the first half of the 2019–20 season at [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], before signing for Shrewsbury Town.
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Making two further appearances, Vela's loan spell with Notts County came to an end and he returned to his parent club. Upon leaving, manager [[Shaun Derry]] paid tribute to him, saying that he had "been at the centre of all our good results and he's done very well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/shaun-derry-pays-tribute-to-notts-countys-departing-loan-stars-1538218.aspx |title=Shaun Derry Pays Tribute To Notts County's Departing Loan Stars |publisher=Notts County F.C. |access-date=27 December 2014 |date=6 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227201220/http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/shaun-derry-pays-tribute-to-notts-countys-departing-loan-stars-1538218.aspx |archive-date=27 December 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>
Making two further appearances, Vela's loan spell with Notts County came to an end and he returned to his parent club. Upon leaving, manager [[Shaun Derry]] paid tribute to him, saying that he had "been at the centre of all our good results and he's done very well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/shaun-derry-pays-tribute-to-notts-countys-departing-loan-stars-1538218.aspx |title=Shaun Derry Pays Tribute To Notts County's Departing Loan Stars |publisher=Notts County F.C. |access-date=27 December 2014 |date=6 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227201220/http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/shaun-derry-pays-tribute-to-notts-countys-departing-loan-stars-1538218.aspx |archive-date=27 December 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>


In the [[2014–15 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2014–15]] season, Vela was initially to be sent out on loan by [[Dougie Freedman]], but this didn't happen, as Freedman was sacked by the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Vela could go out on loan for more game time|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11485581.Bolton_Wanderers_midfielder_Josh_Vela_could_go_out_on_loan_for_more_game_time/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=20 September 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Under new manager [[Neil Lennon]], Vela was playing at [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]] ahead of the more experienced [[Kevin McNaughton]] and fellow youth graduate [[Oscar Threlkeld]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Maturing Josh Vela is still my main man, says Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11641153.Maturing_Vela_is_still_my_main_man__says_Wanderers_boss_Lennon/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=3 December 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vela experiment not the last, hints Wanderers boss Lennon|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11583441.Vela_experiment_not_the_last__hints_Wanderers_boss_Lennon/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=6 November 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> For his good displays, Vela was among the players to be offered new contracts by Lennon, as his contract was due to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Lennon plotting contract talks with top Bolton Wanderers stars|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11629001.Lennon_plotting_contract_talks_with_top_Wanderers_stars/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=27 November 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> He made twenty-nine appearances for the club this season, but impressive displays at right-back and in his return to a midfield position, led [[The Bolton News]] to call for Vela to be voted the club's player of the year,<ref>{{cite news|title=SEASON REVIEW: Josh Vela gets The Bolton News vote for player of the year at Bolton Wanderers|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/12942098.SEASON_REVIEW__Josh_Vela_gets_The_Bolton_News_vote_for_player_of_the_year/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=11 May 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> while Lennon said he should be proud of his displays during the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Lennon: Josh Vela should be proud of his season|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/12914937.Neil_Lennon__Josh_Vela_should_be_proud_of_his_season/?ref=rss|publisher=The Bolton News|date=27 April 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> At the award ceremony, Vela finished second with 19 percent for Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Season, just behind [[Tim Ream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/tim-ream-named-as-bolton-wanderers-201415-player-of-the-season-2432956.aspx|title=Tim Ream crowned 2014/15 Player of the Season|publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C.|date=1 May 2015|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502162455/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/tim-ream-named-as-bolton-wanderers-201415-player-of-the-season-2432956.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In the [[2014–15 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2014–15]] season, Vela was initially to be sent out on loan by [[Dougie Freedman]], but this didn't happen, as Freedman was sacked by the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Vela could go out on loan for more game time|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11485581.Bolton_Wanderers_midfielder_Josh_Vela_could_go_out_on_loan_for_more_game_time/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=20 September 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Under new manager [[Neil Lennon]], Vela was playing at [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]] ahead of the more experienced [[Kevin McNaughton]] and fellow youth graduate [[Oscar Threlkeld]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Maturing Josh Vela is still my main man, says Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11641153.Maturing_Vela_is_still_my_main_man__says_Wanderers_boss_Lennon/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=3 December 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vela experiment not the last, hints Wanderers boss Lennon|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11583441.Vela_experiment_not_the_last__hints_Wanderers_boss_Lennon/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=6 November 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> For his good displays, Vela was among the players to be offered new contracts by Lennon, as his contract was due to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Lennon plotting contract talks with top Bolton Wanderers stars|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/11629001.Lennon_plotting_contract_talks_with_top_Wanderers_stars/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=27 November 2014|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> He made twenty-nine appearances for the club this season, but impressive displays at right-back and in his return to a midfield position, led [[The Bolton News]] to call for Vela to be voted the club's player of the year,<ref>{{cite news|title=SEASON REVIEW: Josh Vela gets The Bolton News vote for player of the year at Bolton Wanderers|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/12942098.SEASON_REVIEW__Josh_Vela_gets_The_Bolton_News_vote_for_player_of_the_year/|publisher=The Bolton News|date=11 May 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> while Lennon said he should be proud of his displays during the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Lennon: Josh Vela should be proud of his season|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/12914937.Neil_Lennon__Josh_Vela_should_be_proud_of_his_season/?ref=rss|publisher=The Bolton News|date=27 April 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> At the award ceremony, Vela finished second with 19 per cent for Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Season, just behind [[Tim Ream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/tim-ream-named-as-bolton-wanderers-201415-player-of-the-season-2432956.aspx|title=Tim Ream crowned 2014/15 Player of the Season|publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C.|date=1 May 2015|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502162455/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/tim-ream-named-as-bolton-wanderers-201415-player-of-the-season-2432956.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Vela scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–2 draw with [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 15 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35036029|title=Charlton 2–2 Bolton|publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2015 |access-date=2 January 2016 }}</ref>
Vela scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–2 draw with [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 15 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35036029|title=Charlton 2–2 Bolton|publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2015 |access-date=2 January 2016 }}</ref>
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===Shrewsbury Town===
===Shrewsbury Town===
On 20 January 2020, Vela came back to England, signing for League One side [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Vela: Shrewsbury Town sign midfielder after Hibernian exit|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51182842|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> He was assigned the number 20 shirt.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Team|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/teams/first-team/|publisher=Shrewsbury Town FC official site|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> He won both the fan's and player's Player of the Year awards for the [[2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2020–21 season]].<ref name=POTS>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2021/05/14/josh-vela-nets-a-winning-double-in-shrewsbury-town-awards/ Shropshire Star: "Josh Vela tipped to win top Shrewsbury award"]</ref> Vela agreed to a new contract of undisclosed length with the club at the end of the [[2021–22 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2021–22 season]].<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/may/retained-list-2022/|title=Retained list 2022|website=www.shrewsburytown.com|date=3 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> It was later revealed however that despite having agreed terms with the club, Vela would indeed be departing the club upon the expiration of his contract.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/june/elliott-bennett-signs-new-deal/|title=Elliott Bennett signs new deal!|website=www.shrewsburytown.com|date=1 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
On 20 January 2020, Vela came back to England, signing for League One side [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Vela: Shrewsbury Town sign midfielder after Hibernian exit|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51182842|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> He was assigned the number 20 shirt.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Team|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/teams/first-team/|publisher=Shrewsbury Town FC official site|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> He won both the fan's and player's Player of the Year awards for the [[2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2020–21 season]].<ref name=POTS>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2021/05/14/josh-vela-nets-a-winning-double-in-shrewsbury-town-awards/ Shropshire Star: "Josh Vela tipped to win top Shrewsbury award"]</ref> Vela agreed to a new contract of undisclosed length with the club at the end of the [[2021–22 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2021–22 season]].<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/may/retained-list-2022/|title=Retained list 2022|website=www.shrewsburytown.com|date=3 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> It was later revealed however, that despite having agreed terms with the club, Vela would indeed be departing the club upon the expiration of his contract.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/june/elliott-bennett-signs-new-deal/|title=Elliott Bennett signs new deal!|website=www.shrewsburytown.com|date=1 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>


===Fleetwood Town===
===Fleetwood Town===
On 8 June 2022, Vela was announced to be joining fellow League One club [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] on a three-year contract upon the expiration of his Shrewsbury Town contract.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2022/june/vela-announcement/|title=Josh Vela becomes Town's second signing of the summer|website=www.fleetwoodtownfc.com|date=8 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> Shortly after signing, he became Fleetwood [[Captain (association football)|captain]].<ref>[https://www.newschainonline.com/sport/mens-sport/football/match-winner-josh-vela-draws-praise-as-fleetwood-edge-out-peterborough-292373 Match-winner Josh Vela draws praise as Fleetwood edge out Peterborough]</ref><ref>[https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2023/april/vela-pre-cambridge-united/ Vela: We could have a really good push next season]</ref>
On 8 June 2022, Vela was announced to be joining fellow League One club [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] on a three-year contract upon the expiration of his Shrewsbury Town contract.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2022/june/vela-announcement/|title=Josh Vela becomes Town's second signing of the summer|website=www.fleetwoodtownfc.com|date=8 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> Shortly after signing, he became Fleetwood [[Captain (association football)|captain]].<ref>[https://www.newschainonline.com/sport/mens-sport/football/match-winner-josh-vela-draws-praise-as-fleetwood-edge-out-peterborough-292373 Match-winner Josh Vela draws praise as Fleetwood edge out Peterborough]</ref><ref>[https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2023/april/vela-pre-cambridge-united/ Vela: We could have a really good push next season]</ref>

=== Carlisle United ===
On 25 January 2024, Vela signed for fellow League One club [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Carlisle sign Sunderland winger Diamond and Vela |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68094737 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> His debut came a week later, as a substitute, against his former team [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in a 4–1 loss.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Carlisle United 1–4 Bolton Wanderers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68039361 |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 2 December 2022}}
{{updated|match played 20 January 2024}}


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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.bwfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/josh-vela/ Josh Vela profile] at the Bolton Wanderers F.C. website
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Josh Vela
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Vela[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 36
Youth career
2002–2011 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Bolton Wanderers 160 (12)
2014 → Notts County (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 Hibernian 9 (0)
2020–2022 Shrewsbury Town 84 (5)
2022–2024 Fleetwood Town 67 (2)
2024– Carlisle United 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Vela (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for EFL League Two club Carlisle United.

Vela started his career with Bolton Wanderers, and made 182 total appearances for the club, during which time he also played on loan for Notts County. He then spent the first half of the 2019–20 season at Hibernian, before signing for Shrewsbury Town.

Early life

Vela was born in Salford, Greater Manchester[4] and attended Hope High School.[5]

Career

Bolton Wanderers

A product of the Bolton Wanderers Academy since joining the academy at nine,[5] Vela signed a professional contract with the club in March 2011.[6] At age seventeen, he was linked to Liverpool and Bolton rejected £1 million offer from Liverpool.[7]

Throughout the 2011–12 season, Vela was a mainstay of the reserve team, although he spent three months on the sidelines after fracturing his foot in a reserve match with Blackburn Rovers in November 2011.[8] After returning to fitness, he was rewarded with a new three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2012.[9] Vela was then given number twenty-five shirt at the club.[10]

He made his debut for the club in the 1–1 home draw against Swansea City on 21 April 2012, coming on for Mark Davies in the 90th minute.[11] His first start for Bolton came on 28 August in the League Cup second round against Crawley Town but this full debut didn't last long, as he was taken off after seven minutes and replaced by Darren Pratley because of an injury caused by a foul from Nicky Adams. This injury would sideline Vela for four months.[12] On his return, Vela started in Bolton's 2–0 victory at Sunderland in an FA Cup third round replay on 15 January 2013,[13] and he made his first league start for the club at Watford on 2 February.[14] After those matches, Vela expressed his delight on returning to action from injury.[15]

On 21 March 2014, Vela joined League One club Notts County on an initial 28-day loan.[16][17] He made his Notts County debut the next day, starting in central midfield, in a 4–1 win over Carlisle United.[18] After making five appearances for Notts County, Vela extended his loan spell with the club until the end of the season.[19] While at Notts County, Vela stated that time at the club could give him a chance of having first team football at Bolton.[20]

Making two further appearances, Vela's loan spell with Notts County came to an end and he returned to his parent club. Upon leaving, manager Shaun Derry paid tribute to him, saying that he had "been at the centre of all our good results and he's done very well."[21]

In the 2014–15 season, Vela was initially to be sent out on loan by Dougie Freedman, but this didn't happen, as Freedman was sacked by the club.[22] Under new manager Neil Lennon, Vela was playing at right back ahead of the more experienced Kevin McNaughton and fellow youth graduate Oscar Threlkeld.[23][24] For his good displays, Vela was among the players to be offered new contracts by Lennon, as his contract was due to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season.[25] He made twenty-nine appearances for the club this season, but impressive displays at right-back and in his return to a midfield position, led The Bolton News to call for Vela to be voted the club's player of the year,[26] while Lennon said he should be proud of his displays during the season.[27] At the award ceremony, Vela finished second with 19 per cent for Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Season, just behind Tim Ream.[28]

Vela scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic on 15 December 2015.[29]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Vela confirmed that he would be leaving the club after seventeen years.[30] He left because his relationship with manager Phil Parkinson became irreparable as Vela refused to be on the bench and was annoyed that loan players were playing instead of him.[31]

Hibernian

Vela signed a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in July 2019.[32] He played 14 total games for the Edinburgh club, scoring once on 17 August in the second round of the Scottish League Cup in a 5–3 home win over Greenock Morton.[33]

Shrewsbury Town

On 20 January 2020, Vela came back to England, signing for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[34] He was assigned the number 20 shirt.[35] He won both the fan's and player's Player of the Year awards for the 2020–21 season.[36] Vela agreed to a new contract of undisclosed length with the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[37] It was later revealed however, that despite having agreed terms with the club, Vela would indeed be departing the club upon the expiration of his contract.[38]

Fleetwood Town

On 8 June 2022, Vela was announced to be joining fellow League One club Fleetwood Town on a three-year contract upon the expiration of his Shrewsbury Town contract.[39] Shortly after signing, he became Fleetwood captain.[40][41]

Carlisle United

On 25 January 2024, Vela signed for fellow League One club Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.[42] His debut came a week later, as a substitute, against his former team Bolton Wanderers in a 4–1 loss.[43]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2010–11[44] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2011–12[45] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2012–13[46] Championship 4 0 2 0 1 0 — 7 0
2013–14[47] Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2014–15[48] Championship 29 0 3 0 0 0 — 32 0
2015–16[49] Championship 31 2 3 0 1 0 — 35 2
2016–17[50] League One 46 9 3 1 1 0 3[c] 0 53 10
2017–18[51] Championship 30 1 1 0 0 0 — 31 1
2018–19[52] Championship 17 0 1 0 1 0 — 19 0
Total 160 12 14 1 5 0 3 0 182 13
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[47] League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Hibernian 2019–20[53] Scottish Premiership 9 0 0 0 5 1 — 14 1
Shrewsbury Town 2019–20[53] League One 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2020–21[54] League One 44 3 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 49 3
2021–22[55] League One 36 2 2 0 2 0 1[c] 0 41 2
Total 84 5 4 0 2 0 4 0 94 5
Fleetwood Town 2022–23[56] League One 44 1 5 0 2 0 2[c] 0 53 1
2023–24[57] League One 23 1 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 27 1
Total 67 2 7 0 3 0 4 0 80 2
Carlisle United 2023–24[57] League One 2 1 — — — 2 1
Career total 327 19 25 1 15 1 11 0 377 21
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Individual

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