Nathan Broadhead
Welsh footballer (born 1998)
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Nathan Paul Broadhead (born 5 April 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for EFL Championship club Wrexham and the Wales national team.
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Broadhead with Ipswich Town in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Paul Broadhead[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bangor City | |||
| Wrexham | |||
| 2008–2017 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sunderland (loan) | 20 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Ipswich Town | 76 | (23) |
| 2025– | Wrexham | 30 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Wales U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Wales U19 | 9 | (6) |
| 2017 | Wales U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Wales U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2023– | Wales | 17 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:49, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Everton
Broadhead joined Everton at the age of 10 from Wrexham.[4][5] On 6 December 2017, Broadhead was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[6] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute and flicking on for Nikola Vlašić's goal in a 3–0 win.[7][8]
On 2 August 2019, Broadhead signed a one-year contract extension until 2021, then joined Burton Albion on loan for the 2019–20 season.[9] A day later, he made his Football League debut, coming on as a substitute in Burton's 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town.[10]
He made the bench for the first time in the 2020–21 season in a Premier League match against Southampton on 1 March where Everton went on to win 1–0.[11] Broadhead subsequently made his Premier League debut away against Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 April.[12]
In June 2021, he signed a new two-year deal with Everton.[13] On 16 August 2021, Broadhead joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.[14]
On 9 August 2022, he joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15] This ended prematurely on 6 January 2023, when Everton recalled him.[16]
Ipswich Town
On 9 January 2023, Broadhead joined Ipswich Town on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £1.5m. This ended his 15-year association with Everton.[17]
Broadhead ended the 2023-24 season as Town's joint top scorer with 13 goals as he helped the club return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002.[18] Broadhead scored his first-ever Premier League goal in a 2–1 win for Town at AFC Bournemouth on 2 April 2025.[19]
Wrexham
On 14 August 2025, Broadhead joined Wrexham on a four-year deal.[20] On 23 September, he scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 2–0 victory over Reading in the third round of the EFL Cup.[21]
International career
Broadhead represented Wales at various age levels, including playing for Wales under-20 at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[22]
On 19 May 2022, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off final against Ukraine or Scotland on 5 June 2022 and the Nations League Group A matches against Poland, Netherlands, Belgium and the Netherlands again on 1 June, 8 June, 11 June and 14 June 2022 respectively.[23] However he later had to withdraw through injury.[24]
On 25 March 2023, Broadhead earned his first senior Wales cap against Croatia in the Euro 2024 qualifying match, scoring a 93rd minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2017–18[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[28] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2019–20[31] | League One | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Sunderland (loan) | 2021–22[29] | League One | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3[b] | 1 | 27 | 13 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[30] | Championship | 22 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2022–23[30] | League One | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24[32] | Championship | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 13 | ||
| 2024–25[33] | Premier League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | ||
| Wrexham | 2025–26[34] | Championship | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 8 | |
| Career total | 168 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 52 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | |
- As of match played 18 November 2025
Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Broadhead goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2023 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia | 1 |  Croatia | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [35] |
| 2 | 11 October 2023 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales | 6 |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [36] |
| 3 | 13 October 2025 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 15 |  Belgium | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 18 November 2025 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 17 |  North Macedonia | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Everton U23s
Sunderland
Ipswich Town
- EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23[39]
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24[40]
Individual
- EFL League One Goal of the Month: February 2023[41]
