Joe Hanks (footballer)

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| name = Joe Hanks

| image =

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| fullname = Joseph Peter Hanks{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |title=Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |date=3 June 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717125933/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate=17 July 2013 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gloucester, England

| height =

| currentclub = Gloucester City

| clubnumber = 13

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2012

| youthclubs1 = Cheltenham Town

| years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = Cheltenham Town | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = → Bishop's Cleeve (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Gloucester City (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = → Gloucester City (loan) | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2020 | clubs5 = Gloucester City | caps5 = 146 | goals5 = 25

| years6 = 2020–2023 | clubs6 = Chippenham Town | caps6 = 89 | goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Gloucester City | caps7 = 59 | goals7 = 22

| club-update = 22:04, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

}}

Joseph Peter Hanks (born 2 March 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gloucester City.

Career

Hanks was still a youth team player when he was promoted to the first team for pre-season training in 2012.{{cite web| url=http://www.ctfc.com/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=493298&tcmuri=310442| publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C. | title=Cheltenham profile|accessdate=10 November 2012}} He made his professional debut on 27 October 2012, in a 3–0 win over Exeter City in the Football League Two, coming on as a substitute for Sam Deering.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20014190| publisher=BBC Sport | title=Cheltenham 3–0 Exeter|accessdate=10 November 2012}}

In August 2013, he joined Southern League side Bishop's Cleeve on loan.{{Cite web| url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=96116 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013329/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=96116 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Cheltenham youngsters loaned to Cleeve |publisher=Non League Daily |date=23 August 2013}}

On 14 March 2014, Hanks joined Conference North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.{{Cite web |title=Hanks Join Gloucester |url=http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/hanks-joins-gloucester-1421085.aspx |work=Cheltenham Town F.C. |date=14 March 2014}}

On the first day of the 2014–15 season, he came on as a substitute and scored his first senior goal, and the winner as his club beat Bury.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28647909 |title=Bury 0–1 Cheltenham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2014}}

On 20 September 2014 Hanks came off the bench to score his second professional goal, an 87th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29187112 |title=Cheltenham 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2014}} Over the course of the season, Hanks has established himself as a key part of midfield as Cheltenham Town relegated to the National League.

Hanks made a substitute appearance against Lincoln City on the first day of the 2015–16 season. Then, he was loaned out to the National League North neighbours Gloucester City till January.{{cite web| url=http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/cheltenham-town-joe-hanks-gloucester-city-2634956.aspx| publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C.| title=Joe Hanks re-joins Gloucester City on loan |accessdate=26 February 2016}} On 9 December it was announced that his contract will not be renewed at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/cheltenham-town-player-contracts-2843716.aspx |title=Contracts will not be extended |publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C. |date=9 December 2015 |accessdate=25 February 2016}}

He has since signed for Gloucester City.

He signed for Chippenham Town in May 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chippenhamtown/news/player-movements-2536766.html|title=Player Movements|publisher=Chippenham Town F.C.}} On 5 November 2022, Hanks scored the only goal as Chippenham defeated EFL League One side Lincoln City to reach the FA Cup second round for the first time in the club's history.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63461228|title=Chippenham Town 1–0 Lincoln City: Non-League side stun League One Imps|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 November 2022|accessdate=5 November 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionLower league loan spells are not included
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Cheltenham Town \|2012–13{{Soccerbase season\|65990\|2012\|name=Joe Hanks\|access-date=19 November 2015}} \|League Two \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2013–14{{Soccerbase season\|65990\|2013\|name=Joe Hanks\|access-date=19 November 2015}} \|League Two \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2014–15{{Soccerbase season\|65990\|2014\|name=Joe Hanks\|access-date=19 November 2015}} \|League Two \|33	2	1	0	1	0	2Appearances in the Football League Trophy	0	37	2
2015–16{{Soccerbase season\|65990\|2015\|name=Joe Hanks\|access-date=26 February 2016}} \|National League \|1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !37	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	41	2
rowspan="3"\|Gloucester City (loans) \|2013–14{{soccerway\|joe-hanks/257964\|accessdate=25 February 2016}} \|Conference North \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	6	0
2015–16 \|National League North \|37	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	38	0
colspan="2"\|Total !43	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
rowspan="3"\|Gloucester City \|2016–17 \|National League North \|42	8	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	42	8
2017–18 \|National League South \|14	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	14	1
colspan="2"\|Total !56	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	9
colspan="3" \| Career totals !136	11	2	0	1	0	2	0	141	11

References

External links

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Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Footballers from Gloucester

Category:People educated at St Peter's High School, Gloucester

Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players

Category:Bishop's Cleeve F.C. players

Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players

Category:Chippenham Town F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:21st-century English sportsmen