Josh Coburn
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.jpg) Josh Coburn in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Guy Coburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedale, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Sunderland | ||
| 2019–2021 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Middlesbrough | 46 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 35 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | → Millwall (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2025– | Millwall | 25 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:14, 22 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Guy Coburn (born 6 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall.
Coburn was born in Bedale, North Yorkshire, and attended Bedale Primary School, Crakehall Primary School and Richmond School.[3][4][5] He returned to his primary school in November 2021 to open a new sports facility at the school, alongside local MP and former Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.[5]
Career
Middlesbrough
After spending five years at Sunderland's academy Coburn joined Middlesbrough at under-16 level in September 2019.[2][4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2021,[4] and was named on the first team bench for the first time on 13 March 2021 for a 3–0 home win over Stoke City.[2][6] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Rotherham United on 21 April 2021.[6][7] Coburn scored his first goal for the club in his next game with a "brilliant headed goal" in a 3–1 league win at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 24 April 2021.[8] He scored once in four appearances in his debut season in professional football.[9]
On 11 August 2021, he made his first start for Middlesbrough in a 3–0 EFL Cup defeat to Blackpool.[10][11] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win over Peterborough United on 16 October 2021.[11] He scored in successive fixtures against Luton Town and West Bromwich Albion in November 2021,[11] the former coinciding with his full league debut.[12] In January 2022, he signed a new contract with the club until 2025, with the option of a further year.[3]
On 1 March 2022, he scored the winning goal in extra time in an FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur to take Middlesbrough through to the quarter-finals of the competition.[13]
Bristol Rovers (loan)
On 1 September 2022, Coburn joined EFL League One club Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2022–23 season.[14] Having suffered an injury on the opening day of the season, Coburn would stay with his parent club in the short-term to work on the rehab from this knee injury.[15] On 4 October, Coburn made his debut for the club when he came on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 EFL Trophy victory over Crystal Palace U21.[16] Coburn made his league debut four days later, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Cambridge United, Rovers' first league win for eight weeks.[17] Coburn impressed during his first ten league appearances for the club, scoring five goals, with manager Joey Barton tipping him to go on to play for England.[18] In December 2022, amid talk of a potential recall, Middlesbrough Head of Football Kieran Scott reiterated the plan was to allow Coburn to stay with Rovers until the end of the season as originally planned.[19] Despite going through a goal drought of over two months, he retained the faith of Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick who challenged him to force himself back into the first-team regularly.[20] On 2 May 2023, he ended his goal drought in the penultimate game of the season in a 2–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town, his first goal since 7 January and his tenth of the season.[21] At the end of the season, he received the club's Young Player of the Year award and their goal of the season award for his goal in October against Sheffield Wednesday.[22]
Millwall
On 30 August 2024, Coburn joined fellow Championship side Millwall on a season-long loan deal, scoring on his debut.[23] In just his second appearance for the club, he suffered a calf injury that manager Neil Harris estimated would rule him out for a period of six to eight weeks.[24]
On 26 June 2025, Millwall completed the permanent signing of Coburn from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed club-record fee of up to £5 million.[25] He was named EFL Championship Player of the Month for March 2026 after three goals helped the Lions in their push for automatic promotion.[26]