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Joel Latibeaudiere

Joel Latibeaudiere
Personal information
Full name Joel Owen Latibeaudiere[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back, right back
Team information
Current team
Coventry City
Number 22
Youth career
2013–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Manchester City 0 (0)
2019–2020FC Twente (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2023 Swansea City 71 (3)
2023– Coventry City 55 (2)
International career
2016 England U16 4 (0)
2016–2017 England U17 16 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2019 England U20 5 (0)
2022– Jamaica 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Joel Owen Latibeaudiere (born 6 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Coventry City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Manchester City

Latibeaudiere joined Manchester City at the age of thirteen but did not make a senior appearance at the club.[3][4] He captained City's under-18s to the Premier League North title, and was part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup final.[5] He went on loan to FC Twente for the 2019–20 Eredivisie season, where he made five appearances and scored once.[6]

Swansea City

In October 2020, Latibeaudiere joined Swansea City on a three-year contract.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Reading on 10 August 2021.[7]

Coventry City

In July 2023, Latibeaudiere became Sky Blues manager Mark Robins fifth signing of the close season.

International career

England

Born in England, Latibeaudiere is of Jamaican descent. He was a member of the side that finished runners up to Spain at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and missed a penalty in the final.[8] In October 2017 he was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup[9] and played the full game in the final as England defeated Spain to lift the trophy.[10][11]

Jamaica

Latibeaudiere was called up to the Jamaica national team in May 2022.[12] He made his unofficial debut in a 6–0 friendly defeat to Catalonia on 25 May.[13]

In June 2023, Latibeaudiere was named to Jamaica's squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14] He made his official debut for Jamaica in the tournament opener against the USA.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 26 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U23 2017–18[15] 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[16] 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 2 0 2 0
FC Twente (loan) 2019–20[2] Eredivisie 5 1 1 0 6 1
Swansea City 2020–21[17] Championship 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
2021–22[18] Championship 29 0 0 0 3 1 32 1
2022–23[19] Championship 34 2 2 0 1 0 37 2
Total 71 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 79 3
Coventry City 2023–24[20] Championship 41 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 46 3
Coventry City 2024–25 Championship 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Total 55 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 62 3
Career total 131 5 11 1 7 1 2 0 149 7
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2023 12 0
2024 11 0
Total 23 0

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "J. Latibeaudiere: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ Brennan, Stuart (5 September 2019). "England starlet speaks of his Man City frustration". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Swansea City sign Man City defender Joel Latibeaudiere on permanent deal". Wales Online. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Swansea City complete signing of Joel Latibeaudiere". Swansea City. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ The Football Association (13 October 2019). "Joel Latibeaudiere on life with FC Twente and England U20s return". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Reading 0-3 Swansea". BBC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b Leach, Conrad (19 May 2017). "European Under-17s Championship: England lose final to Spain on penalties". Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ Stone, Simon (4 October 2017). "England Under-17 World Cup Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ a b Rostance, Tom (28 October 2017). "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The inside story of how England won the Under-17 World Cup". The Independent. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ Coleman, Tom (16 May 2022). "Swans transfer news as winger pursuit hits problem and Forest threat disappears". WalesOnline.
  13. ^ "MONTILIVI VIBRA AMB L'EXHIBICIÓ DE CATALUNYA CONTRA JAMAICA" [MONTILIVI VIBRATES WITH THE EXHIBITION OF CATALONIA AGAINST JAMAICA]. fcf.cat (in Catalan). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. ^ Wheeler, Daniel (19 June 2023). "Demarai Gray named to Gold Cup squad". The Gleaner.
  15. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Joel Latibeaudiere in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.