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Joshua Christopher Daniels (born Joshua Christopher Tracey on 22 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who is a winger for Cymru Premier side The New Saints.

Josh Daniels

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Christopher Daniels[1]
Birth name	Joshua Christopher Tracey[2]
Date of birth	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	The New Saints
Number	7
Youth career
	Derry City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Derry City	57	(2)
2017–2020	Glenavon	86	(13)
2020–2022	Shrewsbury Town	40	(2)
2022–	The New Saints	0	(0)
National team
	Northern Ireland U17
	Northern Ireland U19
	Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:59, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Derry, began his career with Derry City.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in May 2016, less than two months after five members of his family had died in a car accident.[4] In August 2017 he moved to Glenavon,[5][6] signing a contract extension with the club in January 2019, lasting until 2021.[7]

In July 2020 he was linked with a move away from Glenavon, with Glentoran and Linfield reportedly interested.[8] In August 2020 he signed for English club Shrewsbury Town.[9][10][11] He made his competitive debut for Shrewsbury as a substitute in a 4–3 defeat to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 4 September 2020.[12]

In June 2022 he joined The New Saints.[13]

International career

Daniels played for Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19.[3] He then switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, playing for their under-21 team.[14]

Personal life

In March 2016, five members of Daniels' family died in the Buncrana Pier tragedy when a car plunged into Lough Swilly in County Donegal, Ireland.[4][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derry City	2013[3]	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2014[3]		10	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		14	0
	2015[3]		9	0	2	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
	2016[3]		20	2	4	1	3	0	–		–		27	3
	2017[3]		18	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		20	0
	Total		57	2	8	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	72	3
Glenavon	2017–18[3][16]	NIFL Premiership	29	2	1	0	2	0	–		0	0	32	2
	2018–19[3][17]		33	7	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	8
	2019–20[3][18]		24	4	1	0	1	0	–		2[lower-alpha 3]	2	38	8
	Total		86	13	4	0	4	0	1	1	3	2	98	16
Shrewsbury Town	2020–21[19]	League One	19	2	1	0	1	0	–		4[lower-alpha 4]	0	25	2
	2021–22[20]		21	0	2	0	2	0	–		1	0	26	0
	Total		40	2	3	0	2	0	–		5	0	51	2
Career total			183	17	15	1	11	0	3	1	9	2	221	21

References

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