Kyle Alexander Joseph (born 10 September 2001) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for club

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

. Born in England, Joseph is a youth international for

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Early life and education

Joseph was born in Chipping Barnet. He attended

Birkdale High School Birkdale High School was a secondary school located in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. History The school's buildings were constructed in two distinct phases; the older building, comprising mainly the former Wheelwright Grammar School for ...

in Southport.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Joseph joined

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

's academy at the age of 13 and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019, lasting until summer 2021. He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat at home to Northampton Town on 31 October 2020, before making his full debut for the club against

on 3 November. He scored his first goal for Wigan on 5 December 2020 with the only goal in a League One victory over

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

. On 29 December, he scored his first senior hat-trick as Wigan defeated Burton Albion 4–3 in League One. Joseph was substituted in the second half of a 5–0 defeat at home to Blackpool on 26 January 2021 after sustaining a back injury, with manager Leam Richardson stating after the match that "he will be out for a large part of the season". He returned to the matchday squad for a 2–0 win over Crewe Alexandra on 17 April 2021, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute. He scored five goals in 20 appearances during the 2020–21 campaign.

Swansea City

On 11 June 2021, it was announced that Joseph had agreed to join

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

on a four-year deal, with Swansea paying a compensation fee of around £500,000 plus add-ons. He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2021 in a 3–0

EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...

win over

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of Letter (alphabet), letters, symbols, etc., especially by Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process invo ...

Cheltenham Town (loan)

After two appearances for Swansea, he joined League One club

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

on a season-long loan on 31 August 2021. He scored on his debut for the club with the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Milton Keynes Dons on 4 September 2021. He scored two goals in a 3–1 win over

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

on 19 October 2021. He scored four goals in 19 league matches before being recalled from his loan on 5 January 2022. He made ten Championship appearances for Swansea in the second half of the 2021–22 season, all of them as a substitute.

Oxford United (loan)

In August 2022, Joseph joined

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

of League One on a season-long loan. He made 41 appearances for the club in the 2022–23 season, scoring ten goals (nine of them in league fixtures).

Blackpool

Joseph joined Blackpool on a permanent deal in July 2023.

International career

Joseph has played for Scotland internationally at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Style of play

Joseph usually plays as a

striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi ...

, but has also been used as a right wing-back on occasion for Swansea City and Cheltenham Town.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Kyle 2001 births Living people Scottish men's footballers English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet People from Chipping Barnet Men's association football forwards Wigan Athletic F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players English Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers