| Josef Yarney | |
| Fullname: | Josef Charles Yarney[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Chesterfield |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Weymouth |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | RoundGlass Punjab |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:16, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
Josef Charles Yarney (born 8 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Tranmere Rovers.
Born in Liverpool, Yarney began his career at Everton, before moving to Newcastle United in July 2017.[2] He signed on loan for Morecambe on 11 August 2018,[3] making his senior debut later that same day. In January 2019 he moved on loan to Chesterfield.[4]
After being released by Newcastle at the end of the 2018–19 season,[5] in June 2019 it was announced that he would sign permanently for Chesterfield after the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2019.[6]
He signed for Weymouth in October 2021.[7] In November 2021, he moved to Indian I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.[8] [9]
On 7 January 2023, Yarney signed for National League side Oldham Athletic on a non-contract basis following a successful trial.[10] In February 2023, he signed an 18-month pre-contract agreement with the club.[11] However, having previously played in India, international clearance regulations meant the contract could not be ratified until the summer, by which point Yarney no longer agreed to the deal.[12] [13] At the end of the 2022–23 season he was voted the Supporters' Player of the Year.[14]
In July 2023 he signed a one-year contract with Tranmere Rovers as a free agent.[15] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Everton | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Morecambe (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield | 2019–20 | National League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | National League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Weymouth | 2021–22 | National League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RoundGlass Punjab | 2021–22 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2022–23 | National League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2023–24 | League Two | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 142 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 165 | 4 | |||
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