Joe Ward (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Henry Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Chelmsford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Chelmsford City | 63 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Stanway Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Woking | 27 | (6) |
| 2018–2023 | Peterborough United | 202 | (18) |
| 2023– | Derby County | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England C | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 13 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Henry Ward (born 22 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Derby County.
Ward started his career at hometown club Chelmsford City in 2009, making his first-team debut in 2013, and having a loan spell at Stanway Rovers that same year. After trials with several Premier League club in 2015, Ward signed with Brighton & Hove Albion, but failed to break into the first team, and joined Lincoln City on loan in 2017. In June 2017, Ward was released by Brighton and signed with Woking.
Ward joined Peterborough United in January 2018, making his Football League debut in the same month, and helping Peterborough gain promotion to the Championship in 2021. He was named in the League One Team of the Year for the 2021–22 season. After making 232 appearances, Ward left Peterborough in June 2023 and joined fellow League One side Derby County. In his first season for the club he helped the club gain promotion to the Championship.