Josh Feeney
English footballer (born 2005)
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Joshua Philip Feeney (born 6 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. He is an England youth international.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Philip Feeney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Huddersfield Town (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| 2021–2024 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Real Unión (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Feeney's father Charlie was a football coach in Poulton in Lancashire, and Josh played football there from the age of five.[4]
Career
Feeney joined Fleetwood Town at 12 years old. Feeney then joined Aston Villa from Fleetwood Town in July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[5]
In the summer of 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[6] During the 2022–23 season Feeney was included in Aston Villa first-team training and made his first match day squad on the opening week of the Premier League season, being named as a substitute against Brentford in August 2022.[7] In July 2023, Feeney signed a contract extension with Aston Villa.[8]
On 1 February 2024, Feeney signed for Primera Federación club Real Unión, a sister club of Aston Villa managed by former Aston Villa U21 manager Iñigo Idiakez, on loan until the end of the season.[9] Feeney made his debut on 10 February in a 2–1 defeat to Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[10]
In 2024, Feeney was promoted to the Aston Villa senior team, and on 17 July 2024, played for Aston Villa during a 3–0 friendly win against EFL League Two club Walsall.[11]
On 6 August 2024, Feeney joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal, joining up with fellow Villa youngster Tommi O'Reilly.[12] Feeney returned to Aston Villa a few weeks later, after suffering a hamstring injury in training before making his Shrewsbury debut. However, the loan was not cancelled and Feeney was expected to return to Shrewsbury Town training once completing his rehabilitation with Villa.[13]
On 16 June 2025, Feeney returned to League One, joining Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[14] On 9 August 2025, Feeney made his Huddersfield debut as a second half substitute in a 2–0 league victory over Reading.[15]
International career
Feeney is eligible to play for England by being born there, and Scotland via his Scots father. After being involved with the Scotland under 16 set up, Feeney played for England at youth level.[16] In 2021 he began to captain England U16s.[17] In September 2022 he won his first cap for the England U18 team.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 February 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Real Unión (loan) | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2025–26 | EFL League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 78 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy