Joel Ward

England · Defender
Born 29 October 1989 (age 36). Height 186 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: England. Market value €300k.
Career totals: 6 goals and 10 assists in 389 appearances (28,558 minutes played).
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 219 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.02 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.03 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.05 |
| Shots | 47 |
| Shots on target | 9 |
| Shot conversion, % | 13 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.29 |
| Passes per 90 | 33.79 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.66 |
| Dribble success, % | 66 |
| Duels won, % | 58 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.03 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.38 |
| Yellow cards | 41 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | Manchester City Football Club | 2–4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2024-04-14 | at Liverpool Football Club | 0–1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2024-05-11 | at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club | 1–3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2025-04-05 | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | 2–1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-05-20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club | 4–2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-01-11 | West Brom | 1–1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-01-17 | Birmingham | 1–1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-01-20 | Blackburn | 3–1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-01-31 | at Watford FC | 0–2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-02-21 | Bristol City | 1–0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-28 | at Ipswich | 3–0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-03-10 | at Portsmouth | 1–2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-03-21 | Coventry | 0–3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-04-03 | at Sheffield Utd | 3–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-04-06 | Middlesbrough FC | 2–2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-04-11 | at Leicester City | 0–1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-04-18 | Southampton FC | 1–2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-04-21 | at QPR | 1–2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-04-25 | at Norwich | 1–1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-05-02 | Charlton | 3–1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | — | Swansea City | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Crystal Palace Football Club | — | — |
| 2012-07-01 | — | Crystal Palace Football Club | €650k |
| 2009-05-31 | Association Football Club Bournemouth | — | — |
| 2008-08-07 | — | Association Football Club Bournemouth | — |
| 2008-07-01 | — | — | — |