Josh Seary

Josh Seary

Personal information
Full name	Joshua David Seary[1]
Date of birth	(2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Larne (on loan from Preston North End)
Youth career
	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Preston North End	4	(0)
2022–2023	→ Warrington Town (loan)	19	(0)
2024–	→ Larne (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Joshua David Seary (born 10 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Larne on loan from EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Career

Born in Liverpool, Seary joined Preston North End at youth level, signing professional terms aged just sixteen.[4] In August 2022, he got a first experience of senior football when he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town on a three-month loan deal,[5] later extended until January 2023.[6]

On 8 August 2023, Seary made his first-team debut for Preston North End, starting in an EFL Trophy First Round penalty shoot-out defeat to Salford City.[7] Following the match, manager Ryan Lowe confirmed that plans were to send the player on loan to a League Two club.[8] Two weeks on from having signed a new eighteen-month contract,[9] he made his league debut on 23 February 2024, substituted on in added time at the end of a 3–0 victory over Coventry City.[10]

On 27 August 2024, Seary joined NIFL Premiership club Larne on loan until 12 January 2025.[11]

International career

In January 2023, Seary was called up to a training camp with the Republic of Ireland U19 squad.[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End	2022–23	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24[13]	Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Warrington Town (loan)	2022–23[14]	NPL Premier Division	19	0	3	0	—		4[a]	0	26	0
Career total			23	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	31	0

1. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

References

1. "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
2. Josh Seary at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
3. "PNE Bolster Academy With Ten New Scholars". www.pnefc.net. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. Hodgson, George (1 February 2024). "Preston North End hoping to strike deals with two youngsters as game time hint dropped". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
5. "Josh Seary Joinss Warrington Town On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
6. "Josh Seary Extends Warrington Loan". www.pnefc.net. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
7. "Preston North End 2–2 Salford City (4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
8. Hodgson, George (23 August 2023). "Next step of Josh Seary's big Preston North End test after early Deepdale hype". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
9. "Josh Seary Signs New PNE Contract". www.pnefc.net. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
10. "Coventry City 0–3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
11. "Seary makes loan switch to Inver". larnefc.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
12. "Four PNE Players Head To Republic Of Ireland U19 Training Camp". www.pnefc.net. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
13. "Games played by Josh Seary in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
14. "Warrington Town – Appearances – Josua Seary – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.