Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello (born 26 July 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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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) |
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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