Joseph Luke Wollacott (born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One side Charlton Athletic. Born in England, he represents the Ghana national team.[3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Luke Wollacott[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Clevedon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Bergsøy (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2017 | → Bath City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Woking (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Swindon Town | 37 | (0) |
2022– | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Ghana | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 8 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 23 September 2022 (UTC) |
On 7 August 2019, Wollacott joined EFL League Two side Forest Green Rovers on loan for the 2019–20 season, facing competition for the first-team spot from Adam Smith and Lewis Thomas.[5][6] He made his debut in professional football six days later, saving a penalty as he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup, before going on to finish on the winning side in the penalty shoot-out.[7] [6]On 12 February 2021, Wollacott joined League One side Swindon Town on a seven-day emergency loan deal.[8]
In June 2021, Wollacott signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract.[9]
On 23 June 2022, Wollacott joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Swindon Town.[10]
In October 2021, Wollacott received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for 2022 World Cup qualification game against Zimbabwe.[3] [11]He debuted with them in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 9 October 2021.[12][13] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2013–14[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Bristol City total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Clevedon Town (loan) | 2013–14[23] | SL Division One South & West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Weymouth (loan) | 2014–15[23] | SL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Bergsøy (loan) | 2016[24] | 3. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2017–18[23] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Woking (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Truro City (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19[2] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Truro City total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Gloucester City (loan) | 2018–19[2] | National League South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20[21] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21[22] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swindon Town | 2021–22[25] | League Two | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Swindon Town total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2022–23[26] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
Charlton Athletic F.C. – current squad | |
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Ghana squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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2021–22 EFL League Two Team of the Season | |
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