| Jojo Wollacott | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Luke Wollacott[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Height: | 1.90 m[2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Crawley Town |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bristol City |
| Years1: | 2013–2021 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Clevedon Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Weymouth (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Bergsøy (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Truro City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Truro City (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs9: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Clubs11: | → Swindon Town (loan) |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs12: | Swindon Town |
| Caps12: | 38 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs13: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps13: | 16 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs14: | Hibernian |
| Caps14: | 6 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2024– |
| Clubs15: | Crawley Town |
| Caps15: | 2 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:40, 21 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:10, 23 September 2022 (UTC) |
Joseph Luke Wollacott (born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for side Crawley Town. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Born in Bristol to a Ghanaian mother,[3] Wollacott grew up in the Lockleaze area of the city before moving cross-city in 2008.[4]
Wollacott started his career in the Bristol City youth academy, joining the academy aged 13.[5] He had early loan spells with non-league clubs Clevedon Town and Weymouth, and Norwegian club Bergsøy.
In August 2017, Wollacott signed a new two-year deal with the option for a further year,[6] and joined National League South club Bath City on a season-long loan,[7] but returned to Bristol City on 23 October.[8] On 8 December 2017, Wollacott joined National League club Woking on a month-long loan;[9] he made two appearances for the club.[2] Later that season, he joined Truro City on an emergency loan on 24 April,[10] making two appearances as Truro finished in the National League South play-offs, and also started their 3–1 play-off quarter-final defeat to Hampton & Richmond Borough.[11] [2]
In July 2018, it was announced that Wollacott would return to Truro on a short-term loan.[12] On 29 November 2018, Wollacott joined Gloucester City on a three-month loan deal. He saved a penalty on his debut for the club as Gloucester lost 2–0 to Chelmsford City on his debut.[13] He was recalled from his loan at Gloucester in March 2019 following an injury to Bristol City goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa.[14]
Wollacott signed a new two-year contract with the option for a one-year extension in summer 2019.[15] On 7 August 2019, he 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.[16] [17] 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.[18] Wollacott was recalled from his loan on 6 January 2020.[19]
On 12 February 2021, Wollacott joined League One side Swindon Town on a seven-day emergency loan deal.[20]
In June 2021, Wollacott signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract, with Bristol City holding a sell-on clause on Wollacott as part of the deal.[21] [22]
On 23 June 2022, Wollacott joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Swindon Town.[23]
Wollacott moved to Scottish club Hibernian on 23 June 2023 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[24] [25] He made his first appearance for Hibs in a Europa Conference League tie against Andorran side Inter Club d'Escaldes on 3 August, but during that match he suffered a thigh injury that meant he had to be substituted.[26]
On 18 July 2024, Wollacott returned to England, joining newly promoted League One side Crawley Town on a two-year deal.[27] He made his debut for the club in their opening League One match of the season, a 2–1 win at home to Blackpool on 10 August, with Blackpool scoring after Wollacott's attempted long ball struck the legs of forward Ashley Fletcher.[28]
In October 2021, Wollacott received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for 2022 World Cup qualification game against Zimbabwe.[29] He debuted with them in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 9 October 2021.[30] [31] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[32]
Wollacott missed out on inclusion in Ghana's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering a finger injury prior to the tournament.[33]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2013–14 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clevedon Town (loan) | 2013–14[34] | SL Division One South & West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2014–15 | SL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bergsøy (loan) | 2016[35] | 3. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Truro City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2021–22 | League Two | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Hibernian | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 117 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 135 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||
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