Joe Wildsmith

Joseph Charles Wildsmith (born 28 December 1995) is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.[3]

Joe Wildsmith
Personal information
Full name Joseph Charles Wildsmith[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2014 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Sheffield Wednesday 37 (0)
2014 → Alfreton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Barnsley (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2015 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Wildsmith signed a ​2 1⁄2-year professional contract with Sheffield Wednesday in November 2013 after impressing with the club's youth teams. He made his Owls debut in Wednesday's 4–1 League Cup win over Mansfield Town at Hillsborough on 11 August 2015. Then into the 2015–16 season Wildsmith made further cup starts against Premier League giants Newcastle United and Arsenal, claiming clean sheets and wins over both teams.

In August 2015, Wildsmith signed a new two-year contract keeping him at Sheffield Wednesday until the summer of 2017. He returned to Sheffield Wednesday after 2 appearances for Barnsley.

He broke into the first-team under new manager Carlos Carvalhal, as Keiran Westwood was injured and Chris Kirkland had left for Preston North End.

On 27 October 2015, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the 3–0 League Cup victory over Arsenal. The game was played in front of a near capacity 35,065 people. Wildsmith kept a clean sheet allowing Sheffield Wednesday to progress to the Quarter-finals for the first time since 2001.

On 5 November 2015, he was called up into the England under-21 national squad.

Barnsley (loan)

In March 2015 he signed for Barnsley on an emergency one-month loan deal,[4] making his professional debut on 28 March against Bristol City.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2013–14[6] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[7] Championship 000000—00
2015–16[8] Championship 90104000140
2016–17[9] Championship 1010100030
2017–18[10] Championship 2601020—290
2018–19[11] Championship 000020—20
2019–20[12] Championship 101000—20
Total 370409000500
Alfreton Town (loan) 2013–14[6] Conference Premier 20———20
Barnsley (loan) 2014–15[7] League One 20———20
Career totals 400309000520

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 65. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Joe Wildsmith". 11v11. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. Player Profiles. "Sheffield Wednesday FC Player Profiles". swfc.co.uk.
  4. "Joe Wildsmith: Barnsley sign Sheffield Wednesday keeper". BBC Sport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. "Bristol City 2-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  11. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  12. "Games played by Joe Wildsmith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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