Joe Lacey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sydney FC NPL | 31 | (3) |
| 2023– | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 | |||
Joseph Steven Colin Lacey (born 22 June 2007)[1] is a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Early life
[edit]Lacey was born on Sydney's Northern Beaches. He is of Welsh descent; his mother is from Pontypridd and his father, An award winning potter, is from Brighton and his aunt lives near Wrexham and works as a paramedic for EFL Championship club Wrexham A.F.C..[2]
Club career
[edit]Lacey began his career at Sydney FC Youth in the National Premier Leagues NSW (NPL NSW). He signed his first professional contract in 2023.[3] Sydney FC's head coach Ufuk Talay described him as a "very technically gifted number 10" who "scores goals and is equally adept using both feet".[2]
On 15 July 2025, Lacey, who is of Welsh descent,[2] scored the winning goal for Sydney FC in a 2–1 comeback victory against newly-promoted EFL Championship side Wrexham in a friendly at Allianz Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd.[4][2][5] Lacey's first competitive appearance for the club came six weeks later against Auckland FC in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Australia Cup.
International
[edit]In June 2026 Lacey was called up to the Wales under-19 squad.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 26 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2025–26 | A-League Men | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Summary - Joseph Lacey - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 jakerosengarten (16 July 2025). "Meet the Sydney FC kids who just stunned Wrexham: 'He reminds me of Roy Keane!'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ FC, Sydney. "Joseph Lacey". Sydney FC. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "No Cookies | CODE Sports". codesports. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ davidw (15 July 2025). "Sydney FC Stun Hollywood Club Wrexham AFC". Sydney FC. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ Lacey Wales under-19
External links
[edit]- Joe Lacey at Soccerway.com
