Joe Rodwell-Grant
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002
Place of birth Haslingden, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 38
Youth career
2013–2020 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Preston North End 1 (0)
2020 → Chorley (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Bamber Bridge (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Bamber Bridge (loan) 4 (1)
2022 → Lancaster City (loan) 5 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 10 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:29, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant (born 18 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for the EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Career

Rodwell-Grant was born in Haslingden, Lancashire and grew up in Rossendale with his mother.[2] He joined the youth academy of Preston North End at the age of 11, after he was picked up playing junior football in East Lancashire.[2] In 2020, he went on successive loans with non-league sides Chorley and Bamber Bridge.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 12 May 2021.[4] He made his professional debut with Preston North End in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Mansfield Town on 10 August 2021.[5] He was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[6]

On 29 July 2022, he signed a contract with Wigan Athletic after a successful trial period.[7] In September 2022, he joined FC United of Manchester on loan before returning to the club in October.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2020–21[9] Championship 00—00—00
2021–22[9] Championship 100010—20
Total 100010—20
Chorley (loan) 2020–21[9][10] National League North 4020——60
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2020–21[11] NPL Premier Division 10——1[lower-alpha 1]020
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2021–22[12] NPL Premier Division 71——1[lower-alpha 1]081
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[13] NPL Premier Division 161———161
Wigan Athletic 2022–23 Championship 00———00
Career total 292201020342
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rodwell-Grant, Joe (19 August 2021). "EXCLUSIVE Joe Rodwell-Grant column: Moving to the city helped bring my PNE dream to lifewebsite=www.lep.co.uk".
  3. ↑ "PNE Fan Joe Excited By Opportunity". www.pnefc.net.
  4. ↑ "Preston North End hand professional contracts to four of their scholars". www.lep.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Mansfield Town vs. Preston North End - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 9 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Quadruple boost for Wigan Athletic's Academy". Wigan Today. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ @FCUnitedMCR (October 17, 2022). "🔥 Player News: Joe Rodwell-Grant We're delighted to announce that centre-forward Joe has rejoined us on loan from @LaticsOfficial Welcome back Joe, thanks to all parties for making this deal possible 🤝 Next game: Guiseley Away - Tuesday 🟥🟥⬜⬛⬜🟥🟥" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. 1 2 3 Joe Rodwell-Grant at Soccerway
  10. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Nield, Mike (4 October 2020). "Chorley 2, Gateshead 1: FA Cup joy for Magpies". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (13 October 2020). "York City knocked out of FA Cup after 1-0 defeat at Chorley". York Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joe Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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