Joel Colwill

Joel Colwill (born 27 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Cardiff City. He is a Wales Under-21 international.

Joel Colwill

Personal information
Full name	Joel William Colwill
Date of birth	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Wales
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cardiff City
Number	27
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Cardiff City	7	(1)
2024–2025	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	22	(6)
2025	→ Exeter City (loan)	18	(0)
International career‡
2019	Wales U16	2	(0)
2022	Wales U18	4	(0)
2022	Wales U19	3	(1)
2023–	Wales U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:44, 26 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Colwill is a product of the Cardiff City academy, signing his first professional contract with Cardiff in June 2022.^[1] In August 2023, Colwill made his senior debut for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup against Colchester United.^[2] Colwill signed a new five-year contract with Cardiff City in September 2023.^[3]

On 2 August 2024, Colwill joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on an initial season-long loan deal.^[4] Having impressed over the first-half of the season, it was announced on 10 January 2025 that Colwill would be recalled from his loan at Cheltenham.^[5] On 12 January 2025, Colwill was signed by League One club Exeter City on loan until the end of the season.^[6]

International career

Joel Colwill made his Wales Under-21 debut on 8 September 2023 in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein alongside his brother Rubin.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	2023–24[8]	Championship	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	2024–25[9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025–26[10]	League One	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		7	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	12	1
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2024–25[9]	League Two	22	6	2	2	1	0	3[a]	1	28	9
Exeter City (loan)	2024–25[9]	League One	18	0	–		–		–		18	0
Career total			47	6	3	2	5	1	3	1	58	10

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Joel Colwill is the younger brother of Wales international footballer Rubin Colwill.^[11]

Honours

Cheltenham Town Young Player of the Year (2024/25)