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.jpg) Joe Emery in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Alfred Emery[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2007[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
South Shields (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| –2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → South Shields (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:10, 20 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Alfred Emery (born 18 April 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club South Shields on loan from EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday.
Club career
[edit]Sheffield Wednesday
[edit]Emery joined Sheffield Wednesday from Charlton Athletic.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2025.[5][6] He made his debut on the 13 August 2025 in the EFL Cup against Bolton Wanderers, starting the match before being replaced by Max Lowe on the 69 minute after picking up cramp - the game finished 3–3, with the young Owls side going on to win on peanlties.[7][8] In September 2025, he made his first Championship squad against Queens Park Rangers, but remained an unused substitute.[9] On 24 January 2026, Emery made his Championship debut, coming off the bench for Reece Johnson against Bristol City.[10] Following the end of the 2025–26 season, the new ownership at Sheffield Wednesday exercised their one year option to keep him at the club until 2027.[11] Ahead of the following season, he would sign a new one-year contract, with a club option for another year.[12]
On 11 September 2026, Emery joined National League North club South Shields on a 28 day loan.[13] His first match was a 0–6 defeat against Hereford the following day.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2025–26[15] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026–27[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| South Shields (loan) | 2026–27[16] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2024-25" (PDF). English Football League. p. 35. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "J. Emery". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday youngster Joe Emery eyed by Lincoln City". English Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Details given as trio join Sheffield Wednesday amid flurry of contract signings". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Professional deals for six young Owls". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Defender pens Sheffield Wednesday contract". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Henrik Pedersen praises Sheffield Wednesday's senior service as academy youngsters shine in cup". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Owls held to draw as QPR fight back". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑ "Bristol City ease past Owls to close on top six". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Owls confirm retained list". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Joe Emery signs new Owls contract". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "Joe Emery signs for South Shields". South Shields FC. 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "South Shields heavily beaten away to Hereford". South Shields FC. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Joe Emery in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Joe Emery in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.