Joel Coleman

Joel Coleman
Joel Coleman in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Joel Coleman[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Millwall
Number 43
Youth career
2006–2013 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Oldham Athletic 43 (0)
2016–2020 Huddersfield Town 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2021–2022 Rochdale 12 (0)
2022–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023–2025 Bolton Wanderers 13 (0)
2025– Millwall 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:43, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Joel Coleman (born 26 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Career

Oldham Athletic

Coleman was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester.[4] An Oldham Athletic youth graduate having joined when he was 11,[5] he signed a two-year scholarship with the club in 2012.[6] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 June 2014, penning a two-year contract.[7]

Coleman made his first-team debut on 17 March 2015, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jake Kean in a 3–1 League One home loss against Milton Keynes Dons.[8]

Huddersfield Town

Coleman signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on 7 June 2016 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut on 26 December 2016, playing the entirety of a 2–1 win at home to Nottingham Forest.[10]

He replaced the suspended Danny Ward for the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, keeping a clean sheet in the process.[11][12] Following Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League, Coleman signed a new two-year contract with the club on 30 July 2017.[13]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

Coleman joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on 27 July 2018 on loan for the 2018–19 season, after signing a new two-year contract at Huddersfield with the option of a further year.[14]

Fleetwood Town

On 20 August 2020, Coleman joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.[15]

On 6 August 2021, Coleman left Fleetwood Town by mutual consent.[16]

Rochdale

On 6 August 2021, Coleman signed a one-year contract with Rochdale. He was released by the club in May 2022.[17]

Ipswich Town

On 4 November 2022, Coleman signed a short-term deal for Ipswich Town following the injury to third-choice goalkeeper Nick Hayes.[18]

Bolton Wanderers

On 20 June 2023, Bolton Wanderers confirmed that Coleman would be joining them on a two-year deal on the expiry of his Ipswich Town contract on 1 July. Having been born in Bolton, he described joining his home town club as a dream come true.[19] On 7 May 2025, the club confirmed that Coleman would leave at the end of his contract.[20]

Millwall

Coleman training for Millwall‘s match against Wrexham.

On 26 August 2025, it was confirmed that Coleman had signed a one-year deal with Millwall.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 2013–14[21] League One 0000000000
2014–15[8] League One 110000000110
2015–16[22] League One 320200000340
Total 430200000450
Huddersfield Town 2016–17[10] Championship 5040001[a]0100
2017–18[23] Premier League 002020—40
2018–19[24] Premier League 10———10
2019–20[25] Championship 301000—40
Total 90702010190
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19[24] League One 160001000170
Fleetwood Town 2020–21[26] League One 0000101[b]020
Rochdale 2021–22[27] League Two 20000101[b]0210
Ipswich Town 2022–23[28] League One 0000000000
Bolton Wanderers 2023–24[29] League One 130002040190
Career total 10109070701230
  1. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Huddersfield Town

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Joel Coleman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline. p. 491. ISBN 978-1-4722-3394-3.
  4. ↑ "Coleman is on the brink". Oldham Chronicle. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ↑ JOEL COLEMAN | Goalkeeper on joining Wanderers
  6. ↑ "Gang of nine out to impress". Oldham Chronicle. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Coleman: "I'm very excited"". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Joel Coleman and Ivan Paurevic: Huddersfield Town sign duo". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Woodcock, Ian (14 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Benson, Rory (8 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town will not appeal Danny Ward red card". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Joel Coleman: Huddersfield Town goalkeeper extends stay with improved terms deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Joel Coleman joins Shrewbury Town on loan after signing contract extension at Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Joel Coleman: Fleetwood Town sign goalkeeper on two-year contract". BBC. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Joel Coleman departs Fleetwood Town". Fleetwood Town F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Goalkeeper Joel Coleman Signs". Rochdale A.F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Joel Coleman Joins Town". Ipswich Town F.C. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Coleman Becomes Second Summer Recruit". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Farewell to Rico and Geth". bwfc.co.uk. 7 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Joel Coleman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  30. ↑ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.