| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | |
| Full Name: | Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Hackney, England |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet)[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Manchester City |
| Clubnumber: | 97 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Coventry City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Reims (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Cardiff City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 7 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand (born 26 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Manchester City.
He was born in Hackney, Greater London.[1] He is of Jamaican descent.[2]
In 2019, Wilson-Esbrand left West Ham United to join the academy of Manchester City.[3] On 21 September 2021, he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]
On 10 January 2023, Wilson-Esbrand joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on a loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[5] He was part of the Coventry side that achieved play-off football and was an unused substitute as Coventry were beaten 6–5 on penalties after extra time ended 1–1 at Wembley Stadium by Luton Town in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final.[6]
In November 2019, Wilson-Esbrand represented the England national under-18 team.[7] On 11 November 2021, he made his under-20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League.[8]
On 19 November 2023, Wilson-Esbrand made his England U21 debut as a substitute in the 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification victory away to Serbia.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Reims (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||