Nathan Broadhead

Nathan Paul Broadhead (born 5 April 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for EFL Championship club Wrexham and the Wales national team.

Nathan Broadhead

Broadhead with Ipswich Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Paul Broadhead[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Bangor, Wales
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Forward, left winger
Team information
Current team	Wrexham
Number	33
Youth career
	Bangor City
	Wrexham
2008–2017	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	Everton	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Burton Albion (loan)	19	(2)
2021–2022	→ Sunderland (loan)	20	(10)
2022–2023	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	22	(5)
2023–2025	Ipswich Town	76	(23)
2025–	Wrexham	2	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	Wales U17	5	(0)
2015–2016	Wales U19	9	(6)
2017	Wales U20	3	(0)
2017–2020	Wales U21	17	(2)
2023–	Wales	14	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:08, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Everton

Broadhead joined Everton at the age of 10 from Wrexham.^[4][5] On 6 December 2017, Broadhead was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.^[6] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute and flicking on for Nikola Vlašić's goal in a 3–0 win.^[7][8]

On 2 August 2019, Broadhead signed a one-year contract extension until 2021, then joined Burton Albion on loan for the 2019–20 season.^[9] A day later, he made his Football League debut, coming on as a substitute in Burton's 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town.^[10]

He made the bench for the first time in the 2020–21 season in a Premier League match against Southampton on 1 March where Everton went on to win 1–0.^[11] Broadhead subsequently made his Premier League debut away against Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 April.^[12]

In June 2021, he signed a new two-year deal with Everton.^[13] On 16 August 2021, Broadhead joined League One side Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.^[14]

On 9 August 2022, he joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[15] This ended prematurely on 6 January 2023, when Everton recalled him.^[16]

Ipswich Town

On 9 January 2023, Broadhead joined Ipswich Town on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £1.5m. This ended his 15-year association with Everton.^[17]

Broadhead ended the 2023-24 season as Town's joint top scorer with 13 goals as he helped the club return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002.^[18] Broadhead scored his first-ever Premier League goal in a 2-1 win for Town at AFC Bournemouth on 2 April 2025.^[19]

Wrexham

On 14 August 2025, Broadhead joined Wrexham on a four-year deal.^[20]

International career

Broadhead represented Wales at various age levels, including playing for Wales under-20 at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.^[21]

On 19 May 2022, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off final against Ukraine or Scotland on 5 June 2022 and the Nations League Group A matches against Poland, Netherlands, Belgium and the Netherlands again on 1 June, 8 June, 11 June and 14 June 2022 respectively.^[22] However he later had to withdraw through injury.^[23]

On 25 March 2023, Broadhead earned his first senior Wales cap against Croatia in the Euro 2024 qualifying match, scoring a 93rd minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw.^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 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
Everton	2017–18[25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2018–19[26]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[28]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[30]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Burton Albion (loan)	2019–20[27]	League One	19	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	22	3
Sunderland (loan)	2021–22[29]	League One	20	10	1	0	3	2	3[b]	1	27	13
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2022–23[30]	Championship	22	5	0	0	0	0	—		22	5
Ipswich Town	2022–23[30]	League One	19	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	8
	2023–24[31]	Championship	38	13	2	0	1	0	—		41	13
	2024–25[32]	Premier League	18	2	3	0	0	0	—		21	2
	2025–26[33]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Total		76	23	7	0	1	0	0	0	84	23
Wrexham	2025–26[33]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			138	40	9	0	6	3	4	1	157	44

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2023	9	2
	2024	4	0
	2025	1	0
Total		14	2

As of match played 25 March 2025

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Broadhead goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	25 March 2023	Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia	1	Croatia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	[34]
2	11 October 2023	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales	6	Gibraltar	3–0	4–0	Friendly	[35]

Honours

Everton U23s

• Premier League Cup: 2018–19^[36]

Sunderland

• EFL League One play-offs: 2022^[37]

Ipswich Town

• EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23^[38]
• EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24^[39]

Individual

• EFL League One Goal of the Month: February 2023^[40]