Josh Daniels
Irish footballer (born 1996)
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Joshua Christopher Daniels (born Joshua Christopher Tracey on 22 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who is a winger/wing-back playing for NIFL Premiership side Glentoran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Christopher Daniels[1] | ||
| Birth name | Joshua Christopher Tracey[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Derry City | 57 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Glenavon | 87 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | (2) |
| 2022–2026 | The New Saints | 73 | (8) |
| 2026– | Glentoran | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U17 | |||
| Northern Ireland U19 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Derry, began his career with Derry City.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in May 2016, less than two months after five members of his family had died in a car accident.[4] In August 2017 he moved to Glenavon,[5][6] signing a contract extension with the club in January 2019, lasting until 2021.[7]
In July 2020 he was linked with a move away from Glenavon, with Glentoran and Linfield reportedly interested.[8] In August 2020 he signed for English club Shrewsbury Town.[9][10][11] He made his competitive debut for Shrewsbury as a substitute in a 4–3 defeat to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 4 September 2020.[12]
In June 2022 he joined The New Saints.[13]
In the January 2026 transfer window he signed for Belfast club Glentoran.[14][15]
International career
Daniels played for Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19.[3] He then switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, playing for their under-21 team.[16]
Personal life
In March 2016, five members of Daniels' family died in the Buncrana Pier tragedy when a car plunged into Lough Swilly in County Donegal, Ireland.[4][17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2013[3] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014[3] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015[3] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016[3] | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2017[3] | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Glenavon | 2017–18[3][18] | NIFL Premiership | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[3][19] | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20[3][20] | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 2 | 38 | 8 | |||
| Total | 86 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 16 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2020–21[21] | League One | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[d] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[22] | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 221 | 21 | ||
- Appearance in Europa League
- Appearance in NIFL Premiership European Playoffs
- One appearance and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance and one goal in Mid-Ulster Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
