Joel Colwill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel William Colwill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Cardiff City | 49 | (6) |
| 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) |
| 2025– | Wales | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joel William Colwill (born 27 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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] In September 2025, he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time.[8]
He made his Wales senior debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Canada on 9 September 2025.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 12 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24[10] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[12] | League One | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2026–27[13] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2024–25[11] | League Two | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25[11] | League One | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 17 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 31 March 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Joel Colwill is the younger brother of Wales international footballer and Cardiff City teammate Rubin Colwill.[15]
Honours
[edit]Cheltenham Town Young Player of the Year (2024/25)
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
- ↑ Joel Colwill Wales call up
- ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (9 September 2025). "Wales 0-1 Canada: Derek Cornelius free-kick earns win for Canucks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Although there were few, if any, standout Wales performances, Bellamy was able to give debuts to three players: right-back Ronan Kpakio from the start and midfielders Joel Colwill and Kai Andrews from the bench.
- ↑ "Games played by Joel Colwill in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Games played by Joel Colwill in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Joel Colwill". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ Joel and Rubin Colwill new contracts
External links
[edit]- Joel Colwill at Soccerbase
- Joel Colwill at Soccerway
- Joel Colwill at WorldFootball.net
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Wales men's international footballers
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen