Joe Lacey
Australian soccer player (born 2007)
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Joseph Steven Colin Lacey (born 22 June 2007)[1] is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sydney FC Youth | 31 | (3) |
| 2023– | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2025 | |||
Early life
Lacey was born on Sydney's Northern Beaches. He is of Welsh descent; his mother is from Pontypridd and his aunt lives near Wrexham and works as a paramedic for EFL Championship club Wrexham A.F.C..[2]
Club career
Lacey began his career at Sydney FC Youth in the National Premier Leagues NSW (NPL NSW). He signed his first professional contract in 2023.[3] Sydney FC's head coach Ufuk Talay described him as a "very technically gifted number 10" who "scores goals and is equally adept using both feet".[2]
On 15 July 2025, Lacey, who is of Welsh descent,[2] scored the winning goal for Sydney FC in a 2–1 comeback victory over newly-promoted EFL Championship side Wrexham, the club his aunt works as a paramedic for, in a friendly at Allianz Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd.[4][2][5]
