Freddy Willcox
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| full_name = Frederick Henry Arthur Willcox
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|02|02|df=y}}{{Soccerway|freddie-willcox/806783|access-date=26 January 2025}}
| birth_place = Worcestershire
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Oxford City (on loan from Cheltenham Town)
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2024 | youthclubs1 = Cheltenham Town
| years1 = 2023–| clubs1 = Cheltenham Town| caps1 = 4| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024| clubs2 = → Evesham United (loan)| caps2 = 28| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2025–| clubs3 = → Oxford City (loan)| caps3 = 0| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 11:30, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Frederick Henry Arthur Willcox (born 2 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|OxfordCi}} club Oxford City, on loan from {{English football updater|CheltenT}} club Cheltenham Town.
Career
Willcox made his first-team debut for Cheltenham Town on 7 May 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic at Whaddon Road on the final day of the 2022–23 EFL League One season.{{cite news |title=Cheltenham Town 2-2 Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65439615 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2023}} He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2024.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jon |date=20 June 2024 |title=Midfield prospects sign pro deals |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cheltenham-town-midfield-prospects-sign-9356764 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250124113144/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cheltenham-town-midfield-prospects-sign-9356764 |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=24 January 2025 |website=Gloucestershire Live |language=en}}
On 25 January 2025, Willcox joined National League North club Oxford City on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Jon |date=25 January 2025 |title=Cheltenham Town prospect Freddy Willcox joins Oxford City on loan |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/cheltenham-town-prospect-freddy-willcox-joins-oxford-city-on-loan/ar-AA1xRkiy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250126130221/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/cheltenham-town-prospect-freddy-willcox-joins-oxford-city-on-loan/ar-AA1xRkiy |archive-date=26 January 2025 |access-date=26 January 2025 |publisher=MSN}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 5 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="4"|Cheltenham Town
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|167881|2022|accessdate=1 August 2023}} | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|167881|2023|accessdate=1 August 2023}} | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ELT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|167881|2024|accessdate=14 August 2024}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ELT}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Evesham United (loan)
|2023–24{{Cite web |title=Freddy Willcox {{!}} Player Profile |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/freddy-willcox/41188 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Aylesbury United Archive}} |Southern Division One South |28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{Efn|One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Worcestershire Senior Cup}} | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| Oxford City | National League North | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Category:Evesham United F.C. players
Category:Oxford City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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