Joseph Christopher Sbarra (born 21 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Solihull Moors. He began his footballing career through the youth academy of EFL Championship club West Brom.[2]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseph Christopher Sbarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Solihull Moors | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 0000–2017 | Burton Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Burton Albion | 49 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Solihull Moors | 89 | (28) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | England C | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 9 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:53, 15 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Sbarra came up through the youth academy at Burton Albion and made his debut on the last day of the 2016–17 season, coming on in the 68 minute against Reading aged 18.[3] On 10 November 2017, Sbarra was rewarded for his breakthrough with a new contract that would see him stay with the club until 2020.[4] Sbarra had to wait until the 2019–20 season to score his first senior goal, opening the scoring 3 minutes into a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth.[5]
On 25 March 2019, Sbarra joined Solihull Moors on loan until the end of the season.[6] The following day Sbarra came off of the bench in the 70 minute of a 2-2 draw with Boreham Wood[7] and had to wait until the last day of the season to make his first start in a 1-1 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[8] Sbarra made a total of six appearances as Solihull narrowly missed out on automatic promotion before losing in the playoffs.[9]
On 5 August 2020, Sbarra returned to Solihull Moors on a free transfer following his release from Burton Albion, signing a two-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 3 October against Woking on the opening day of the season[11] and opened his account for the club the following week in a 5-0 thrashing of King's Lynn Town.[12]
Sbarra was called up to the England C team for a friendly against Wales C in March 2022.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burton Albion | 2016–17[14] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[15] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[9] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[16] | League One | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2018–19[9] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2020–21[17] | National League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2021–22[18] | National League | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
| Total | 73 | 20 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 84 | 22 | |||
| Career Total | 122 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 23 | ||
Individual
2021–22 National League Team of the Year | |
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Solihull Moors F.C. – current squad | |
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