Josh Eccles
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Eccles
| fullname = Joshua Elliot Eccles{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019 |publisher=English Football League |accessdate=6 July 2019}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|04|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = Coventry, England
| height = 1.81mhttps://uk.soccerway.com/players/josh-eccles/570840/
| position = Midfielder, right-back
| currentclub = Coventry City
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = 2007–2018
| youthclubs1 = Coventry City
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Coventry City
| caps1 = 130
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 0
| club-update = 00:37, 16 April 2025 (GMT+7)
}}
Joshua Elliot Eccles (born 6 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|CoventrC}} club Coventry City.
Career
Eccles started his career at the age of seven, by joining the youth system at Coventry City,{{Cite news |date=2023-01-13 |title=Coventry's Eccles signs new four-year deal |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64239348 |access-date=2023-01-13}} where he signed his first professional contract in July 2018.{{cite web |title=Josh Eccles Signs First Professional Contract |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2018/july/news-josh-eccles-signs-first-professional-contract/ |publisher=Coventry City |accessdate=14 November 2018}} Before making his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Cheltenham Town in November 2018.{{cite web |title=Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/report-cheltenham-town-vs-sky-blues/ |publisher=Coventry City |accessdate=14 November 2018}}
He signed for Gillingham on a season-long loan on 17 September 2020, two days after featuring against the club in an EFL Cup match.{{cite news |title=Josh Eccles: Gillingham sign Coventry City midfielder on loan |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54191056 |accessdate=19 September 2020}} On 6 January 2021, Eccles was recalled by the "Sky Blues".{{cite web |title=Josh Eccles returns to Coventry City from Gillingham |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/news-josh-eccles-return-to-coventry-city-from-gillingham/ |publisher=Coventry City FC |access-date=6 January 2021}}
On 13 January 2023, Eccles extended his contract with Coventry City, signing a new deal until June 2027. On 29 April 2023, Eccles scored his first senior goal for Coventry City in a 2-0 win against Birmingham City.{{cite news|title=Eccles scores his first goal for Coventry City|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65356907|access-date=29 April 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|13 May 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" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|Coventry City
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|114246|2018|accessdate=13 November 2018}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearances in EFL Trophy | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|114246|2019|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|League One |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|114246|2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}}
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|114246|2021|accessdate=8 January 2022}}
|Championship |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|114246|2022|accessdate=31 July 2022}}
|Championship |34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=CPO|Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|114246|2023|accessdate=6 August 2023}}
|Championship |44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|114246|2024|accessdate=13 May 2025}}
|Championship |39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CPO}} | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Total
!132 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 162 | 5 | |
| Gillingham (loan)
|League One |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!144 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 176 | 5 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:Footballers from Coventry
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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