Joe Wollacott

Joseph Luke Wollacott (born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Swindon Town. Born in England, he represents the Ghana national team.[3][4]

Joe Wollacott
Personal information
Full name Joseph Luke Wollacott[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
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– Swindon Town 31 (0)
National team
2021– Ghana 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:57, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Career

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]

International career

In October 2021, Wollacott received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for 2022 World Cup qualification game against Zimbabwe.[3] [10]He debuted with them in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 9 October 2021.[11][12] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2013–14[14] League One 0000000000
2014–15[15] League One 0000000000
2015–16[16] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[17] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[18] Championship 000000—00
2018–19[19] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[20] Championship 00———00
2020–21[21] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Clevedon Town (loan) 2013–14[22] SL Division One South & West1000—2[lower-alpha 1]030
Bergsøy (loan) 2016[23] 3. divisjon 13000—00130
Weymouth (loan) 2014–15[22] SL Premier Division 4000—0040
Bath City (loan) 2017–18[22] National League South 0010—1[lower-alpha 2]020
Woking (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 1000—1[lower-alpha 3]020
Truro City (loan) 2017–18[2] National League South 2000—1[lower-alpha 4]030
2018–19[2] National League South 10000—00100
Total 12000—10130
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[2] National League South 13000—00130
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2019–20[20] League Two 10020201[lower-alpha 5]0150
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[21] League One 2000000020
Swindon Town 2021–22[24] League Two 270200000290
Total 310200000330
Career total 8705020601000
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  2. Appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance in National League South play-offs
  5. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played on 8 September 2021[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202140
202230
Total70

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "J. Wollacott: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "FIVE ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY FOR TOWN". Swindon Town F.C. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. "Who is new Black Stars goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "Joe Wollacott: Bristol City goalkeeper joins Forest Green Rovers on season's loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. "Who is new Black Stars goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. "Charlton 0-0 Forest Green (3-5 on pens): McCoulsky hits decisive spot-kick to set up Bournemouth tie". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. "Joe Wollacott: Swindon Town sign Bristol City goalkeeper on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. "JOJO WOLLACOTT RETURNS ON PERMANENT DEAL". Swindon Town F.C. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. "Who is new Black Stars goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. "LIST: See Ghana's 30-man provisional squad for AFCON 2021". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  13. "Playing for Ghana is an honour - Jojo Wollacott". GhanaWeb. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  15. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  16. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  17. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  18. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  19. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  20. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  21. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  22. "Joseph Wollacott Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  23. "Joseph Luke Wollacott - Profil" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  24. "Games played by Joe Wollacott in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  25. "Jojo Wollacott". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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