Joe Muscatt

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Joe Muscatt
Personal information
Full name Joseph Luis Muscatt[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Leytonstone, England[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
2017–2019 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2019Salford City (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Paderborn II 0 (0)
2021–2022 Welling United 12 (0)
2022 Billericay Town 4 (0)
2022–2023 Braintree Town 17 (0)
International career
2020– Malta 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Muscatt (born 15 December 1997) is a footballer who last played as a defender for Braintree Town. Born in England, he represents the Malta national team.

Club career[edit]

Muscatt began his career with Tottenham Hotspur at the age of ten,[2] before being released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Later that summer he joined Bolton Wanderers after a trial period a signed his first professional deal the following year, agreeing a one-year deal.[4] In January 2019, he joined League Two side Salford City on a one-month loan deal.[5] He left Bolton Wanderers at the end of his contract in the summer of 2019.[6] In July 2020, Muscatt joined the reserve team of German club Paderborn.[7][8] In March 2022, he joined Billericay Town after a spell with Welling United.[9]

On 13 July 2022, Muscatt agreed to join fellow National League South side, Braintree Town.[10]

International career[edit]

On 29 September 2020, Muscatt received his first call-up to the Malta national team.[11] On 7 October 2020, he made his senior international debut, starting in a 2–0 friendly win over Gibraltar.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Muscatt holds a Maltese passport.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 20 December 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2018–19[1] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Salford City (loan) 2018–19[1] National League 2 0 2[a] 0 4 0
Paderborn II 2020–21[14] Oberliga Westfalen 0 0 0 0
Welling United 2021–22[1] National League South 12 0 1[a] 0 13 0
Billericay Town 2021–22[1] National League South 4 0 4 0
Braintree Town 2022–23[1][15] National League South 17 0 2 1 2[a] 0 21 1
Career total 36 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 43 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "J. Muscatt". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b O'Grady, Conor (31 December 2016). "SHOOT for the Stars: Tottenham talent Joe Muscatt". Shoot. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CONFIRM SIX YOUNG PLAYERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED". hitc.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Brockbank, Muscatt, Politic and Edwards sign pro deal at Bolton". theboltonnews.co.uk. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Joe Muscatt joins Salford City on loan". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Who's in contract, and who's out at Bolton Wanderers?". theboltonnews.co.uk. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Joe Muscatt jingħaqad ma' Paderborn fil-Ġermanja". netnews.com.mt (in Maltese). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "SC Paderborn U21: Trainer Mitch Kniat hat wieder einen vielversprechenden Kader". westfalen-blatt.de (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ @BTFC (24 March 2022). "We're delighted to announce the signing of defender/midfielder Joe Muscatt after previously playing for Welling United!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Braintree Town F.C. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Germany-based midfielder Muscatt and Arab named in Malta squad". sportsdesk.com.mt. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Malta gain deserved victory over Gibraltar in friendly". mfa.com.mt. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ Joe Muscatt at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "SC Paderborn 07 II » Appearances Oberliga Westfalen 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  15. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Braintree Town 2 - 1 Heybridge Swifts". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hornchurch 3 - 0 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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