Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Charles Whitworth | ||
Date of birth | 29 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Sutton, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Exeter City (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
2016–2023 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
2024– | → Exeter City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021–22 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Joseph Charles Whitworth (born 29 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Exeter City on loan from Crystal Palace.
Initially on the books of AFC Wimbledon, Whitworth moved to the Crystal Palace academy in 2016.[2] In January 2023, he signed a contract extension with Palace, after working his way up through their youth teams.[3][4] He made his senior debut for Palace in a Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 March 2023.[5] In doing so, he became their youngest ever goalkeeper in the Premier League and 5th-youngest in all competitions.[2]
On 16 July 2024, Whitworth joined League One club Exeter City on a season-long loan deal.[6]
Whitworth is a youth international for England, having won caps from the under-15s through up to the under-18s team.[7] He was called into the under-19s squad in September 2022.[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25 | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Career total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |