Joshua Elliot Eccles (born 6 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Elliot Eccles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Coventry City | 93 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 21 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Eccles started his career at the age of seven, by joining the youth system at Coventry City,[2] where he signed his first professional contract in July 2018.[3] Before making his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Cheltenham Town in November 2018.[4]
He signed for Gillingham on a season-long loan on 17 September 2020, two days after featuring against the club in an EFL Cup match.[5] On 6 January 2021, Eccles was recalled by the "Sky Blues".[6]
On 13 January 2023, Eccles extended his contract with Coventry City, signing a new deal until June 2027.[2] On 29 April 2023, Eccles scored his first senior goal for Coventry City in a 2-0 win against Birmingham City.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 4 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[9] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[10] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[11] | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[12] | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[13] | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 2 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[10] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 105 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 131 | 2 | ||