Joe Willis
Personal information
Full name Joseph Alan Willis[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stafford Rangers
Youth career
0000–2019 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Walsall 2 (0)
2020 → Salisbury (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Leamington (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) 26 (0)
2022– Stafford Rangers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Alan Willis (born 3 October 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stafford Rangers.

Career

Born in Walsall,[2] Willis started his career at Walsall and made his debut for the club on 7 January 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat at home to Portsmouth.[3] On 13 February 2020, he joined Salisbury on a one-month loan,[4] and made two appearances for the club.[5] He was offered his first professional contract for Walsall in May 2020,[6] and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2020.[7] He made his league debut for Walsall on 24 April 2021 as a late substitute in a 2–0 victory away to Scunthorpe United,[8] and made his second appearance of the season as a substitute in the final match of the season against Carlisle United.[9]

In October 2021, Willis joined National League North side Leamington on a month-long youth loan.[10] On 19 November 2021, Willis was recalled from his loan spell by parent club Walsall.[11] On the same day Willis was loaned out to Southern League Premier Central side Bromsgrove Sporting.[12] Willis made a total of 26 appearances whilst on loan with Bromsgrove Sporting.[13]

Willis was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[14] Upon his release, Willis joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stafford Rangers.[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2019–20[16] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[9] 2000000020
2020–21[17] 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 2000002040
Salisbury (loan) 2019–20[5] Southern League Premier Division South 2000—0020
Leamington (loan) 2021–22[2] National League North 6000—0060
Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) 2021–22[13] Southern League Premier Central 26000—1[lower-alpha 2]0270
Career total 360000030390
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Southern League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Joe Willis at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: Walsall 1-2 Portsmouth". Walsall F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Joe Willis joins Salisbury on loan". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Joe Willis Profile - Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Keen, Liam (11 May 2020). "Joe Willis and Sam Perry offered first professional contracts with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Keen, Liam (1 July 2020). "Joe Willis signs first professional contract with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Keen, Liam (24 April 2021). "Scunthorpe 0 Walsall 2 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Joe Willis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Edwards, Joe (8 October 2021). "Walsall's Joe Willis heads out on loan to Leamington". Express & Star. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Joe Willis recalled by Walsall". Leamington FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "NEW ADDITION: Walsall's Willis Joins Sporting On Loan". BromsgroveSporting.co.uk. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Joe Willis". BromsgroveSporting.co.uk. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Retained and Released list confirmed". www.saddlers.co.uk. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Joe Willis Signs for the Boro". www.staffordrangersfc.co.uk. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Joe Willis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Joe Willis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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