Joe Day (footballer)

For people of the same name see Joseph Day (disambiguation)

Joe Day
Personal information
Full name Joseph David Day[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 25
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Rushden & Diamonds 33 (0)
2009 → Harrow Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Peterborough United 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Alfreton Town (loan) 15 (0)
2012 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Newport County (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2019 Newport County 197 (0)
2019– Cardiff City 1 (0)
2020 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Joseph David Day (born 13 August 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City.

Career

Rushden & Diamonds

Day began his career with Crystal Palace before joining Rushden & Diamonds in 2007.[3] After spending time out on loan at Harrow Borough Day established himself in the Rushden & Diamonds first team.[4]

Peterborough United

Day joined Peterborough United in April 2011.[5] He spent most of the 2011–12 season on loan at Alfreton Town.[6] He made his Football League debut for Peterborough United on 18 January 2014 in a 3–0 win against Tranmere Rovers.[7]

On 28 August 2014, Day joined Newport County on a one-month loan, making his debut versus Portsmouth on 30 August 2014. Following some impressive displays the loan period was subsequently extended to 28 November 2014.

Newport County

On 29 December 2014, Newport County announced that they had agreed a full transfer with Peterborough United for Day for an undisclosed record transfer for the Welsh club with Day being contracted until the end of the 2016–17 season. Day was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two.[8] On the 18 May 2017 Day signed a two-year contract to remain with Newport.[9]

On 5 February 2019, whilst he was playing in a 2–0 FA Cup fourth round victory against Championship club Middlesbrough, Day's wife gave birth to twin daughters.[10] Day said he knew that her waters had broken before the game, but he did not know she had given birth until after the match ended.[11]

In March 2019 Day was selected in the League Two PFA Team of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[12]

He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute.[13]

Cardiff City

On 27 June 2019, Day signed a two-year deal with Cardiff City on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at Newport.[14] He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 3–2 defeat to Wigan Athletic as a substitute in place of Neil Etheridge.[15]

Day joined AFC Wimbledon on a six-month loan deal on 28 January 2020.[16] He made his debut at Accrington Stanley on 1 February 2020.

References
  1. "Joe Day". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Joe Day". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Rushden keeper Day goes on loan". BBC Sport. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. "Match experience crucial for Diamonds keeper Joe Day". BBC Sport. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. "Rushden keeper Joe Day set for Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. "Alfreton Town sign Peterborough goalkeeper Joe Day". BBC Sport. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. "Peterborough 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  8. "Newport County 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. "Newport County re-sign David Pipe and Robbie Willmott". BBC Sport. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. "FA Cup: Goalkeeper's wife has twin girls and rise of the supermarket shelf-stacker". BBC Sport. 6 February 2019.
  11. "Keeper didn't know his twins had arrived". BBC News. 6 February 2019.
  12. Day in League Two team of the year
  13. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "League Two play-off final: Newport County 0-1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. "Done Deal: Joe Day Signs". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
  15. "Wigan Athletic 3–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  16. "Joe Day: Cardiff goalkeeper joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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