Joel Colwill
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel William Colwill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Cardiff City | 40 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Exeter City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Wales U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joel William Colwill (born 27 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
Colwill is a product of the Cardiff City academy, signing his first professional contract with Cardiff in June 2022.[1] In August 2023, Colwill made his senior debut for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup against Colchester United.[2] Colwill signed a new five-year contract with Cardiff City in September 2023.[3]
On 2 August 2024, Colwill joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on an initial season-long loan deal.[4] Having impressed over the first-half of the season, it was announced on 10 January 2025 that Colwill would be recalled from his loan at Cheltenham.[5] On 12 January 2025, Colwill was signed by League One club Exeter City on loan until the end of the season.[6]
International career
Joel Colwill made his Wales Under-21 debut on 8 September 2023 in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein alongside his brother Rubin.[7] In September 2025 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time.[8]
He made his Wales senior debut in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Canada on 9 September 2025.[9]
Career statistics
Personal life
Joel Colwill is the younger brother of Wales international footballer and Cardiff City teammate Rubin Colwill.[14]