# Joel Coleman

Joel Coleman (born 26 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

## Career
### Oldham Athletic

Coleman was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester. An Oldham Athletic youth graduate having joined when he was 11, he signed a two-year scholarship with the club in 2012. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 June 2014, penning a two-year contract.
Coleman made his first-team debut on 17 March 2015, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jake Kean in a 3–1 League One home loss against Milton Keynes Dons.

### Huddersfield Town

Coleman signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on 7 June 2016 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 26 December 2016, playing the entirety of a 2–1 win at home to Nottingham Forest.
He replaced the suspended Danny Ward for the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, keeping a clean sheet in the process. Following Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League, Coleman signed a new two-year contract with the club on 30 July 2017.

#### Shrewsbury Town (loan)

Coleman joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on 27 July 2018 on loan for the 2018–19 season, after signing a new two-year contract at Huddersfield with the option of a further year.

### Fleetwood Town

On 20 August 2020, Coleman joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.
On 6 August 2021, Coleman left Fleetwood Town by mutual consent.

### Rochdale

On 6 August 2021, Coleman signed a one-year contract with Rochdale. He was released by the club in May 2022.

### Ipswich Town

On 4 November 2022, Coleman signed a short-term deal for Ipswich Town following the injury to third-choice goalkeeper Nick Hayes.

### Bolton Wanderers

On 20 June 2023, Bolton Wanderers confirmed that Coleman would be joining them on a two-year deal on the expiry of his Ipswich Town contract on 1 July. Having been born in Bolton, he described joining his home town club as a dream come true.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Oldham Athletic | 2013–14 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2014–15 | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | Total | Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2018–19 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 2021–22 | League Two | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2023–24 | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 101 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 0 |
* ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs
* 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

## Honours

Huddersfield Town
* EFL Championship play-offs: 2017