Joel Latibeaudiere
{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joel Latibeaudiere
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Joel Owen Latibeaudiere{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697050 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=26 June 2020 |accessdate=10 July 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Doncaster, England
| position = Centre back, right back
| currentclub = Coventry City
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Manchester City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = → FC Twente (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Swansea City
| caps3 = 71
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Coventry City
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = England U18
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = England U20
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2022–
| nationalteam5 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps5 = 23
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2017 India|}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2017 Croatia|}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|JAM}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|CONCACAF Nations League}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 United States|Team}}
| club-update = 08:08, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:30, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Joel Owen Latibeaudiere (born 6 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|CoventrC}} club Coventry City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
Club career
=Manchester City=
Latibeaudiere joined Manchester City at the age of thirteen but did not make a senior appearance at the club.{{cite news |last=Brennan |first=Stuart |title=England starlet speaks of his Man City frustration|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/latibeaudiere-twente-sancho-foden-england-16869653 |accessdate=23 October 2019 |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=5 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-city-sign-man-city-19113798 |title=Swansea City sign Man City defender Joel Latibeaudiere on permanent deal |publisher=Wales Online |date=16 October 2020 |accessdate=16 October 2020}} He captained City's under-18s to the Premier League North title, and was part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup final.{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-complete-signing-joel-latibeaudiere |title=Swansea City complete signing of Joel Latibeaudiere |publisher=Swansea City |date=16 October 2020 |accessdate=16 October 2020}} He went on loan to FC Twente for the 2019–20 Eredivisie season, where he made five appearances and scored once.{{cite web | author=The Football Association | title=Joel Latibeaudiere on life with FC Twente and England U20s return | website=www.thefa.com | date=October 13, 2019 | url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/oct/11/joel-latibeaudiere-england-u20s-interview-131019 | access-date=September 28, 2022}}
=Swansea City=
In October 2020, Latibeaudiere joined Swansea City on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Reading on 10 August 2021.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58066068
|title=Reading 0-3 Swansea
|publisher=BBC
|date=10 August 2021 |access-date=11 August 2021}}
=Coventry City=
In July 2023, Latibeaudiere became Sky Blues manager Mark Robins fifth signing of the close season.
International career
=England=
Born in England, Latibeaudiere is of Jamaican descent. He was a member of the side that finished runners up to Spain at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and missed a penalty in the final.{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Conrad |title=European Under-17s Championship: England lose final to Spain on penalties|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/19/spain-england-under17-european-championship-final-match-report |accessdate=30 October 2019 |publisher=Guardian |date=19 May 2017}} In October 2017 he was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41495760|title=England Under-17 World Cup Squad|date=4 October 2017|accessdate=30 October 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Simon|last=Stone}} and played the full game in the final as England defeated Spain to lift the trophy.{{cite news |last=Rostance |first=Tom |title=England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41788830 |accessdate=30 October 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-u17-world-cup-win-squad-hudson-odoi-sancho-foden-brewster-inside-story-fa-spain-india-a9206626.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-u17-world-cup-win-squad-hudson-odoi-sancho-foden-brewster-inside-story-fa-spain-india-a9206626.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The inside story of how England won the Under-17 World Cup|date=18 November 2019|website=The Independent}}
=Jamaica=
Latibeaudiere was called up to the Jamaica national team in May 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-city-transfer-news-pursuit-23968404|title=Swans transfer news as winger pursuit hits problem and Forest threat disappears|first=Tom|last=Coleman|date=16 May 2022|website=WalesOnline}} He made his unofficial debut in a 6–0 friendly defeat to Catalonia on 25 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcf.cat/noticia/montilivi-vibra-amb-l-exhibicio-de-catalunya-contra-jamaica/25/05/2022|title=MONTILIVI VIBRA AMB L'EXHIBICIÓ DE CATALUNYA CONTRA JAMAICA|trans-title=MONTILIVI VIBRATES WITH THE EXHIBITION OF CATALONIA AGAINST JAMAICA|language=Catalan|website=fcf.cat|date=25 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2022}}
In June 2023, Latibeaudiere was named to Jamaica's squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230619/demarai-gray-named-gold-cup-squad|date=June 19, 2023|first=Daniel|last=Wheeler|title=Demarai Gray named to Gold Cup squad|work=The Gleaner}} He made his official debut for Jamaica in the tournament opener against the USA.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played on 21 April 2025}}
| 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|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Manchester City U23
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|105851|2017|accessdate=6 March 2021}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|105851|2018|accessdate=6 March 2021}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0||2||0 | ||||||||||
| FC Twente (loan)
|5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | |||
| rowspan=4|Swansea City
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|105851|2020|accessdate=6 March 2021}} |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|105851|2021|accessdate=6 March 2021}}
|Championship |29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|105851|2022|accessdate=6 March 2021}}
|Championship |34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 37 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!71||3||4||0||4||1||0||0||79||3 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Coventry City
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|105851|2023|accessdate=6 August 2023}} |Championship |41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2024–25
|Championship |31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!72||2||7||2||3||0||0||0||80||4 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!148||5||12||2||7||1||2||0||167||8 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|Jamaica
|2023 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 23 | 0 |
Honours
England U17
References
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{{Coventry City F.C. squad}}
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