Joseph David Day (born 13 August 1990) is an English professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for club Newport County.

Career

Rushden & Diamonds

Day began his career with

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before joining

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...

in 2007. After spending time out on loan at Harrow Borough Day established himself in the Rushden & Diamonds first team.

Peterborough United

Day joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

in April 2011. He spent most of the 2011–12 season on loan at

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

. He made his

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debut for Peterborough United on 18 January 2014 in a 3–0 win against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

. On 28 August 2014, Day joined League Two Newport County on a one-month loan, making his debut versus Portsmouth on 30 August 2014. Following some impressive displays the loan period was subsequently extended to 28 November 2014.

Newport County

On 29 December 2014, Newport County announced that they had agreed a full transfer with Peterborough United for Day for an undisclosed record transfer for the Welsh club with Day being contracted until the end of the 2016–17 season. Day was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. On the 18 May 2017 Day signed a two-year contract to remain with Newport. On 5 February 2019, whilst he was playing in a 2–0 FA Cup fourth round victory against Championship club

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, Day's wife gave birth to twin daughters. Day said he knew that her waters had broken before the game, but he did not know she had given birth until after the match ended. He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at

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on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to

, 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute.

Cardiff City

On 27 June 2019, Day signed a two-year deal with Cardiff City on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at Newport. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 3–2 defeat to

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as a substitute in place of Neil Etheridge. Day joined

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team

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...

on a six-month loan deal on 28 January 2020. He made his Wimbledon debut against Accrington Stanley on 1 February 2020. On 4 January 2021, Day joined

side

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

on loan until the end of the

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season. Day made his debut that weekend in a 3–2

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third round defeat to

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. Although Day made a number of good saves, he was unlucky when a header he ''tipped'' onto the bar came back down, hitting Day and going in, this own goal opening the scoring for the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

side. Day was released by Cardiff City at the end of his contract at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Newport County return

On 11 June 2021, Day returned to former club Newport County, signing a three-year contract two years after he had left the club to join Cardiff City. He made his third debut for Newport on 7 August 2021 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 League Two win against

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Career statistics

Honours

Peterborough United *

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: 2013–14 Individual *

EFL League Two Player of the Month The EFL League Two Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the player adjudged the best for each month of the season in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Originally named the Football League Two Pl ...

: April 2019

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Joe 1990 births Living people Footballers from Brighton English footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players Harrow Borough F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Bristol Rovers F.C. players