Josh Wilson-Esbrand

Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand (born 26 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Manchester City.

Josh Wilson-Esbrand

Wilson-Esbrand with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand
Date of birth	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	97
Youth career
0000–2019	West Ham United
2019–2021	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester City	0	(0)
2023	→ Coventry City (loan)	14	(0)
2023–2024	→ Reims (loan)	11	(1)
2024	→ Cardiff City (loan)	11	(0)
2025	→ Stoke City (loan)	6	(0)
International career‡
2017	England U16	1	(0)
2019	England U18	2	(0)
2021	England U20	1	(0)
2023–	England U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:50, 25 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Joshua Darius Kamani Wilson-Esbrand^[2] was born on 26 December 2002 in Hackney, Greater London.^[1] He is of Jamaican descent.^[3]

Club career

In 2019, Wilson-Esbrand left West Ham United to join the academy of Manchester City.^[4] On 21 September 2021, he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.^[5] He signed a five-year contract with Manchester City in February 2022.^[6]

On 10 January 2023, Wilson-Esbrand joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on a loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[7] He was part of the Coventry side that reached the play-offs and was an unused substitute as Coventry were beaten 6–5 on penalties after extra time ended 1–1 at Wembley Stadium by Luton Town in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final.^[8]

In July 2023, Wilson-Esbrand joined French Ligue 1 side Reims on loan for the 2023–24 season.^[9] After making nine appearances for Reims he was recalled and loaned out to Cardiff City for the remainder of the season.^[10] He made 11 appearances for the Bluebirds before his season was ended early due to injury.^[11]

On 22 January 2025, Wilson-Esbrand was loaned out to EFL Championship club Stoke City until the end of the 2024–25 season.^[12][13] On the same day, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away defeat against Portsmouth, providing the assist to Ben Wilmot for Stoke's only goal of the game.^[14] Wilson-Esbrand made seven appearances for Stoke, as they finished in 18th position, avoiding relegation on the final day of the season.^[15][16]

International career

In November 2019, Wilson-Esbrand represented the England national under-18 team.^[17] On 11 November 2021, he made his under-20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League.^[18]

On 19 November 2023, Wilson-Esbrand made his England U21 debut as a substitute in the 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification victory away to Serbia.^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City U21	2020–21[20]	—			—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
	2021–22[21]	—			—		—		2[c]	0	2	0
	2022–23[22]	—			—		—		2[c]	0	2	0
	2024–25[15]	—			—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		6	0	6	0
Manchester City	2021–22[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23[22]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	2	0
	2023–24[23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
Coventry City (loan)	2022–23[22]	Championship	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Reims (loan)	2023–24[23]	Ligue 1	9	1	0	0	—		—		9	1
Cardiff City (loan)	2023–24[23]	Championship	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	0
Stoke City (loan)	2024–25[15]	Championship	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
Career total			40	1	1	0	1	0	8	0	50	1

1. Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League