Joe Willis (English footballer)

Not to be confused with Joseph Willis (footballer).

Joe Willis

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Alan Willis[1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stafford Rangers
Youth career
0000–2019	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Walsall	2	(0)
2020	→ Salisbury (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ Leamington (loan)	6	(0)
2021–2022	→ Bromsgrove Sporting (loan)	26	(0)
2022–	Stafford Rangers	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Joseph Alan Willis (born 3 October 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stafford Rangers.

Career

Born in Walsall,[2] Willis started his career at Walsall and made his debut for the club on 7 January 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat at home to Portsmouth.[3] On 13 February 2020, he joined Salisbury on a one-month loan,[4] and made two appearances for the club.[5] He was offered his first professional contract for Walsall in May 2020,[6] and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2020.[7] He made his league debut for Walsall on 24 April 2021 as a late substitute in a 2–0 victory away to Scunthorpe United,[8] and made his second appearance of the season as a substitute in the final match of the season against Carlisle United.[9]

In October 2021, Willis joined National League North side Leamington on a month-long youth loan.[10] On 19 November 2021, Willis was recalled from his loan spell by parent club Walsall.[11] On the same day Willis was loaned out to Southern League Premier Central side Bromsgrove Sporting.[12] Willis made a total of 26 appearances whilst on loan with Bromsgrove Sporting.[13]

Willis was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[14] Upon his release, Willis joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stafford Rangers.[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	2019–20[16]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2020–21[9]		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2020–21[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Salisbury (loan)	2019–20[5]	Southern League Premier Division South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Leamington (loan)	2021–22[2]	National League North	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Bromsgrove Sporting (loan)	2021–22[13]	Southern League Premier Central	26	0	0	0	—		1[b]	0	27	0
Career total			36	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	39	0

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. One appearance in Southern League Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Joe Willis at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
3. "Match Report: Walsall 1-2 Portsmouth". Walsall F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
4. "Joe Willis joins Salisbury on loan". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
5. "Joe Willis Profile - Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
6. Keen, Liam (11 May 2020). "Joe Willis and Sam Perry offered first professional contracts with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
7. Keen, Liam (1 July 2020). "Joe Willis signs first professional contract with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
8. Keen, Liam (24 April 2021). "Scunthorpe 0 Walsall 2 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
9. "Games played by Joe Willis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
10. Edwards, Joe (8 October 2021). "Walsall's Joe Willis heads out on loan to Leamington". Express & Star. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
11. "Joe Willis recalled by Walsall". Leamington FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
12. "NEW ADDITION: Walsall's Willis Joins Sporting On Loan". BromsgroveSporting.co.uk. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
13. "Joe Willis". BromsgroveSporting.co.uk. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
14. "Retained and Released list confirmed". www.saddlers.co.uk. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
15. "Joe Willis Signs for the Boro". www.staffordrangersfc.co.uk. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
16. "Games played by Joe Willis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
17. "Games played by Joe Willis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

• Joe Willis at Soccerbase
• Joe Willis at Soccerway
• Joe Willis at WorldFootball.net