Joshua Elliot Eccles (born 6 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Elliot Eccles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Coventry City | 106 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEccles started his career at the age of seven, by joining the youth system at Coventry City,[2] where he signed his first professional contract in July 2018.[3] Before making his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Cheltenham Town in November 2018.[4]
He signed for Gillingham on a season-long loan on 17 September 2020, two days after featuring against the club in an EFL Cup match.[5] On 6 January 2021, Eccles was recalled by the "Sky Blues".[6]
On 13 January 2023, Eccles extended his contract with Coventry City, signing a new deal until June 2027.[2] On 29 April 2023, Eccles scored his first senior goal for Coventry City in a 2-0 win against Birmingham City.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[9] | League One | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[10] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[11] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[12] | Championship | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[13] | Championship | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[14] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 110 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[10] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 122 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the 2023 EFL Championship play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Coventry's Eccles signs new four-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Josh Eccles Signs First Professional Contract". Coventry City. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues". Coventry City. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Josh Eccles: Gillingham sign Coventry City midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Josh Eccles returns to Coventry City from Gillingham". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Eccles scores his first goal for Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Eccles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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