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Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello (born 26 July 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder.

Joe Rankin-Costello

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2014	Manchester United
2014–2017	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Blackburn Rovers	36	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:40, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Rankin-Costello started his career with Manchester United academy before moving to the Blackburn Rovers academy in 2014. He cemented his position in the U18 and U23 teams and was also a part of the squad which reached the semi finals of the FA Youth Cup. In the 2016–17 season, he made 36 appearances for the junior teams of the club.[3] In January 2017, as a 17-year-old, he signed a professional contract with the first team, penning a deal which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2019.[4]

On 4 October 2017, he made his senior debut against Bury where he came as a 57th minute substitute for Harrison Chapman.[5][6] On 29 August 2020, Rankin-Costello scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers.[7] Rankin-Costello has continued to make first team appearances in the league, playing on both sides of the pitch as a full back.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 July 2020.^{[needs update]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers U23	2016–17[9]	—	—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Blackburn Rovers	2017–18[10]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2018–19[11]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[12]	EFL Championship	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2020–21[13]	EFL Championship	14	0	0	0	2	1	—		16	1
	2021–22[14]	EFL Championship	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
Total			35	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	26	1
Career total			35	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	26	1

References

External links

• Joe Rankin-Costello at Soccerway
• Joe Rankin-Costello at Soccerbase
• Blackburn Rovers profile

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