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Joel Ward

Joel Ward

Defender - Right-Back  at Without Club
Age36
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornOctober 29, 1989
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value €500k
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Crystal Palace
top club · 364 apps

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2016
€650k
top transfer fee · 12/13
3
best season · 10/11
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Tope Obadeyi
Attack - Centre-Forward · Alvechurch FC
Saoud Al Ali Al-Enezi
Midfield · Unknown

Shares 1989-10-29 · 2 players total

491Appearances
13Goals
15Assists
60Yellow cards
0Red cards
129Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoel Ward
Name in home countryJoel Edward Philip Ward
Date of birth1989-10-29 (36 yrs)
Place of birthEmsworth, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubWithout Club
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentAvid Sports Group
Jul 2025
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Crystal Palace
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Crystal Palace
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Crystal Palace
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Crystal Palace
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Crystal Palace
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Crystal Palace
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Crystal Palace
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Crystal Palace
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Crystal Palace
42 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Crystal Palace
38 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Crystal Palace
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Crystal Palace
36 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
12/13 — Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace U21
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Portsmouth → Crystal Palace
12/13 · Transfer · €650k
Jul 2011
11/12 — Portsmouth FC
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Portsmouth FC
46 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth FC U21
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Bournemouth → Portsmouth
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Portsmouth → Bournemouth
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — AFC Bournemouth
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Portsmouth U18 → Portsmouth
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
11,580 min
Minutes played by club
Crystal Palace 69.5%
Crystal Palace U21 0.0%
Portsmouth FC 18.6%
Portsmouth FC U21 0.0%
AFC Bournemouth 11.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Crystal Palace 13 12/13 24/25 364 6 10 8,052
Crystal Palace U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
Portsmouth FC 3 09/10 11/12 96 6 5 2,152
Portsmouth FC U21 1 09/10 09/10 5 0 0 0
AFC Bournemouth 1 08/09 08/09 25 1 0 1,376

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€1.3M3€2.5M5€3.8M6€5M08/09 — 1 goals (AFC Bournemouth)108/0909/1010/11 — 3 goals (Portsmouth FC)10/11 — 3 assists610/1111/12 — 3 goals (Portsmouth FC)11/12 — 2 assists511/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 1 goals (Crystal Palace)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/16 — 3 goals (Crystal Palace)15/16 — 2 assists515/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/19 — 1 goals (Crystal Palace)118/1919/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Crystal Palace)122/2323/24 — 1 assists123/2424/2509/10 — €50K10/11 — €400K11/12 — €1M12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €5M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €5M19/20 — €4M20/21 — €3.2M21/22 — €2.8M22/23 — €2M23/24 — €1.2M24/25 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Crystal Palace 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Crystal Palace 26 0 1 4 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Premier League Crystal Palace 28 1 0 6 0 2,255
21/22 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Crystal Palace 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Crystal Palace 28 0 0 8 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Crystal Palace 26 0 1 5 0 0
19/20 Premier League Crystal Palace 29 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Crystal Palace 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Crystal Palace 7 1 0 1 0 551
17/18 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Crystal Palace 19 0 1 4 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Crystal Palace 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Crystal Palace 38 0 1 7 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Crystal Palace 6 1 1 0 0 570
15/16 League Cup Crystal Palace 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Crystal Palace 30 2 1 4 0 1,346
14/15 FA Cup Crystal Palace 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Crystal Palace 37 1 0 4 0 3,330
13/14 Premier League Crystal Palace 36 0 2 3 0 0
12/13 Championship Crystal Palace 25 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 Championship Play-Offs Crystal Palace 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League Cup Crystal Palace 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 2 Crystal Palace U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Portsmouth FC 44 3 2 4 0 1,144
11/12 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Championship Portsmouth FC 42 3 1 1 0 1,008
10/11 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Portsmouth FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Portsmouth FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Reserve League South Portsmouth FC U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two AFC Bournemouth 21 1 0 0 0 1,376
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Portsmouth U18 Portsmouth Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-08-07 Portsmouth Bournemouth Loan 0 —
08/09 2009-05-31 Bournemouth Portsmouth Return from loan 0 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Portsmouth Crystal Palace Transfer 1000000 €650k
25/26 2025-07-01 Crystal Palace Without Club Transfer 500000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Knee injury 2015-09-10 2015-10-17 38 6
18/19 Knock 2018-10-17 2018-11-09 24 4
19/20 Knee injury 2019-11-24 2020-01-17 55 10
20/21 Groin injury 2020-10-19 2020-11-22 35 3
20/21 Knock 2021-01-31 2021-02-12 13 2
23/24 Hamstring injury 2023-12-17 2024-02-06 52 8
24/25 Calf injury 2024-12-08 2024-12-18 11 2
24/25 Calf strain 2025-01-24 2025-03-09 45 8
Current€600k
Peak€5.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€550k
€50k€1.29m€2.53m€3.76m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Wilfried Zaha 1 2 0
Jeffrey Schlupp 1 1 0
Jordan Ayew 1 0 0
Christian Benteke 1 2 0
Andros Townsend 1 0 0
Luka Milivojevic 1 0 0
Yannick Bolasie 1 0 0
Tyrick Mitchell 1 0 0
Eberechi Eze 1 0 0
Joachim Andersen 1 0 0
Marc Guéhi 1 0 0
Odsonne Édouard 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Championship Portsmouth FC 3 44
10/11 Championship Portsmouth FC 3 42
15/16 Premier League Crystal Palace 2 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Championship Portsmouth FC 2 44
13/14 Premier League Crystal Palace 2 36
10/11 League Cup Portsmouth FC 2 3

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
08/09 2009-05-31 Bournemouth Portsmouth Return from loan — —
08/09 2008-08-07 Portsmouth Bournemouth Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Joel Ward's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Watford FC 21 8 6 7 31 25 +6 38%
Southampton FC 20 4 5 11 17 30 -13 20%
Leicester City 18 8 5 5 27 19 +8 44%
Cardiff City 17 5 4 8 20 25 -5 29%
West Ham United 16 4 5 7 25 31 -6 25%
Burnley FC 16 5 5 6 18 24 -6 31%
Chelsea FC 15 3 0 12 11 28 -17 20%
Everton FC 15 5 5 5 22 18 +4 33%
Arsenal FC 14 1 2 11 13 32 -19 7%
Norwich City 14 9 2 3 26 15 +11 64%
Newcastle United 14 3 5 6 18 19 -1 21%
Derby County 14 2 6 6 14 25 -11 14%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 3 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 26 0 4 0 0 0
22/23 30 2,255 7 0 0 0.28
21/22 32 0 8 0 0 0
20/21 26 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 29 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 12 551 1 0 0 0.16
17/18 20 0 4 0 0 0
16/17 42 0 7 0 0 0
15/16 38 1,916 4 0 0 0.19
14/15 40 3,330 4 0 0 0.11
13/14 36 0 3 0 0 0
12/13 31 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 46 1,144 5 0 0 0.39
10/11 46 1,008 1 0 0 0.09
08/09 25 1,376 0 1 0 0.07

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
111 apps
6 G
4 A
Premier League
309 apps
5 G
7 A
FA Cup
23 apps
1 G
2 A
League Two
21 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
17 apps
0 G
2 A
Reserve League South
5 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Joel Ward

Who is Joel Ward?

Joel Ward is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Without Club.

How old is Joel Ward?

Joel Ward is 36 years old. He was born on October 29, 1989 in Emsworth.

What position does Joel Ward play?

Joel Ward plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Joel Ward play for?

Joel Ward currently plays for Without Club.

How many career goals has Joel Ward scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Joel Ward has scored 13 goals in 491 appearances.

What is Joel Ward's market value?

Joel Ward's most recent reported market value is €500k.