Joe Whitworth

Joe Whitworth
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Charles Whitworth
Date of birth	29 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Sutton, England
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
2023–	Crystal Palace
2024–	→ Exeter City (loan)
International career‡
2019	England U15
2019	England U16
2021–2022	England U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:49, 26 January 2025 (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 EFL League One side Exeter City on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crystal Palace U21	2021–22^[9]	—			—		—		1^[a]	0	1	0
	2022–23^[10]	—			—		—		3^[a]	0	3	0
	2023–24^[11]	—			—		—		2^[a]	0	2	0
Crystal Palace	2022–23^[10]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2023–24^[11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25^[12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Exeter City (loan)	2024–25^[12]	League One	27	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			29	0	3	0	1	0	6	0	39	0

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

^ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Who is Joe Whitworth? From Palace Academy graduate to first-team". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ Cawley, Richard (25 November 2022). "Exclusive: Highly-rated Palace goalkeeper signs new five-year contract". South London Press. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ Simmonds, Kadeem (12 January 2023). "Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth has signed a new contract with Crystal Palace". Football.London. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Joe Whitworth signs for City!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Palace's three England U18s win four nations tournament". Crystal Palace F.C. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ Smith, Frank (16 September 2022). "England MU19 squad as EURO title defence begins". Englandfootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

External links

Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
Joe Whitworth – UEFA competition record (archive)

[EFLT-10] Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

[1] "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[auto-2] "Who is Joe Whitworth? From Palace Academy graduate to first-team". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[3] Cawley, Richard (25 November 2022). "Exclusive: Highly-rated Palace goalkeeper signs new five-year contract". South London Press. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[4] Simmonds, Kadeem (12 January 2023). "Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth has signed a new contract with Crystal Palace". Football.London. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[5] 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.

[6] "Joe Whitworth signs for City!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[7] "Palace's three England U18s win four nations tournament". Crystal Palace F.C. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[8] Smith, Frank (16 September 2022). "England MU19 squad as EURO title defence begins". Englandfootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[sb2122-9] "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[sb2223-11] "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[sb2324-12] "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[sb2425-13] "Games played by Joe Whitworth in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

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