| Kyle Joseph | |
| Fullname: | Kyle Alexander Joseph[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Chipping Barnet, England |
| Height: | 1.86m (06.1feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Blackpool |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Swansea City |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Oxford United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Blackpool |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:24, 12 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13:29, 12 August 2021 (UTC) |
Kyle Alexander Joseph (born 10 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for club Blackpool. Born in England, Joseph is a youth international for Scotland.
Joseph was born in Chipping Barnet. He attended Birkdale High School in Southport.[2]
Joseph joined Wigan Athletic's academy at the age of 13 and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019, lasting until summer 2021.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat at home to Northampton Town on 31 October 2020,[4] before making his full debut for the club against Blackpool on 3 November.[5]
He scored his first goal for Wigan on 5 December 2020 with the only goal in a League One victory over Sunderland.[6] [7] On 29 December, he scored his first senior hat-trick as Wigan defeated Burton Albion 4–3 in League One.[8]
Joseph was substituted in the second half of a 5–0 defeat at home to Blackpool on 26 January 2021 after sustaining a back injury, with manager Leam Richardson stating after the match that "he will be out for a large part of the season".[9] [10] He returned to the matchday squad for a 2–0 win over Crewe Alexandra on 17 April 2021, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute.[11] He scored five goals in 20 appearances during the 2020–21 campaign.
On 11 June 2021, it was announced that Joseph had agreed to join Swansea City on a four-year deal, with Swansea paying a compensation fee of around £500,000 plus add-ons.[12] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2021 in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Reading.
After two appearances for Swansea, he joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan on 31 August 2021.[13] [14] He scored on his debut for the club with the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Milton Keynes Dons on 4 September 2021.[15] He scored two goals in a 3–1 win over Morecambe on 19 October 2021.[16] He scored four goals in 19 league matches before being recalled from his loan on 5 January 2022.[17] He made ten Championship appearances for Swansea in the second half of the 2021–22 season, all of them as a substitute.
In August 2022, Joseph joined Oxford United of League One on a season-long loan.[18] He made 41 appearances for the club in the 2022–23 season, scoring ten goals (nine of them in league fixtures).
Joseph joined Blackpool on a permanent deal in July 2023.[19]
Joseph has played for Scotland internationally at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[20]
Joseph usually plays as a striker, but has also been used as a right wing-back on occasion for Swansea City and Cheltenham Town.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2020–21 | EFL League One | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| Swansea City | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL League One | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| Oxford United (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 10 | |
| Career total | 84 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 19 | |||