Joe Whitworth

Joe Whitworth
Personal information
Full name Joseph Charles Whitworth
Date of birth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004
Place of birth Sutton, England[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 32
Youth career
2014–2016 AFC Wimbledon
2016–2023 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Crystal Palace 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Exeter City (loan) 46 (0)
2025–2026 → Exeter City (loan) 40 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 4 (0)
2019 England U16 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U18 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Charles Whitworth (born 29 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Club career

Initially on the books of AFC Wimbledon, Whitworth moved to the Crystal Palace academy in 2016.[3] In January 2023, he signed a contract extension with Palace, after working his way up through their youth teams.[4][5] He made his senior debut for Palace in a Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 March 2023.[6] In doing so, he became their youngest ever goalkeeper in the Premier League and 5th-youngest in all competitions.[3]

On 16 July 2024, Whitworth joined League One club Exeter City on a season-long loan deal.[7] At the end of the 24/25 season, he was awarded the club's Player of the Season award.[8]

On 10 July 2025, Whitworth joined Exeter City on another season-long loan deal.[9]

On 10 January 2026, Whitworth was involved in the largest scoreline defeat since 1987 conceding 10 goals against Manchester City. [10]

International career

Whitworth is a youth international for England, having won caps from the under-15s through up to the under-18s team.[11] He was called into the under-19s squad in September 2022.[12]

Career statistics

As of 24 April 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace U21 2021–22 ———1[a]010
2022–23 ———3[a]030
2023–24 ———2[a]020
Crystal Palace 2022–23 Premier League 200000—20
2023–24 000000—00
Total 200000—20
Exeter City (loan) 2024–25 League One 460401000510
2025–26 400301000440
Total 860702000950
Career total 880702060970
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Whitworth, Joseph Charles Whitworth - Futbolista | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Who is Joe Whitworth? From Palace Academy graduate to first-team". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Cawley, Richard (25 November 2022). "Exclusive: Highly-rated Palace goalkeeper signs new five-year contract". South London Press. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Simmonds, Kadeem (12 January 2023). "Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth has signed a new contract with Crystal Palace". Football.London. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Kinsella, Nizaar (15 March 2023). "Palace forced into something they haven't done for 40 years ahead of Brighton clash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Joe Whitworth signs for City!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "24/25 Awards: The Winners! | Exeter City F.C." www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Palace keeper Whitworth returns to Exeter on loan". www.bbc.co.uk. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Man City 10-1 Exeter". www.skysports.com. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Palace's three England U18s win four nations tournament". Crystal Palace F.C. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Smith, Frank (16 September 2022). "England MU19 squad as EURO title defence begins". Englandfootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joe Whitworth". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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