Josh Feeney
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Feeney | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 2005 | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Fleetwood Town | ||
2021–2024 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Real Unión (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2024– | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | England U16 | 2 | (1) |
2021–2022 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 7 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Joshua Feeney (born 6 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League One club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. He is an England youth international.[1]
Early life
[edit]Feeney’s father Charlie Feeney was a football coach in Poulton in Lancashire, and Joshua would play football there from the age of five.[2] He attended Hodgson Academy secondary school from 2016 to 2021.
Career
[edit]Feeney joined Fleetwood Town at 12 years old. He featured on the substitutes bench for the first team without making his debut as a 15 year-old.
Feeney joined Aston Villa from Fleetwood Town in July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[3] In the summer of 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[4] During the 2022–23 season Feeney was included in Aston Villa first-team training and made his first match day squad on the opening week of the Premier League season, being named as a substitute against Brentford in August 2022.[5] In July 2023, Feeney signed a contract extension with Aston Villa.[6]
On 1 February 2024, Feeney signed for Primera Federación club Real Unión, a sister club of Aston Villa managed by former Aston Villa U21 manager Iñigo Idiakez, on loan until the end of the season.[7] Feeney made his debut on 10 February in a 2–1 defeat to Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]
In 2024, Feeney was promoted to the Aston Villa senior team, and on July 17 2024, Feeney made his debut for Aston Villa during a 3–0 friendly win against EFL League Two club Walsall.[9]
On 6 August 2024, Feeney joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal, joining up with fellow Villa youngster Tommi O'Reilly.[10]
International career
[edit]Eligible to play for England and Scotland, Feeney chose to represent England at youth level.[11] In 2021 he began to captain England U16s.[12] In September 2022 he won his first cap for the England U18 team.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 May 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Real Unión (loan) | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Feeney". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Townley, John (18 July 2023). "Josh Feeney signs Aston Villa deal - lowdown on the 'stand-out' centre back". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Moore, Andy (6 July 2021). "Fleetwood Town's England teenager Josh Feeney signs for Aston Villa". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Ramsdale, Ben (5 July 2022). "Aston Villa confirm signing of young England defender as Steven Gerrard sticks to promise". Birmingham World. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Evans, Greg. "Josh Feeney:The Villa 16 year-old who has passed every test, a first team future awaits". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Woolaston, Steve (18 July 2023). "Aston Villa give new deal to player Steven Gerrard said had a 'huge future'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Josh Feeney y Tommi O´Reilly refuerzan la plantilla del Real Unión". Real Unión Club (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Toca seguir peleando". Real Unión Club (in European Spanish). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Walsall 0-3 Aston Villa". www.avfc.co.uk. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town snap up Josh Feeney on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Burns, Scott (21 March 2021). "Josh Feeney in Scotland and England tug of war as Fleetwood starlet switches allegiance". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Young defender Josh Feeney captains and scores for England Under-16s". Fleetwoodtownfc. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Rust, Danny (25 September 2022). "Aston Villa: 17-year-old could be 'future England international' at Villa Park". Givemesport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Josh Feeney at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Real Unión footballers
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Primera Federación players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- English expatriate sportspeople in Spain