Josef Yarney
Defender - Centre-Back
at Macclesfield FC
at Macclesfield FC
321 days · joined 2025-07-07
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Chesterfield FC
top club · 60 apps
Career highs
€125k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 17/18
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1997-10-08 · 6 players total
196Appearances
6Goals
3Assists
31Yellow cards
0Red cards
55Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Josef Yarney |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Josef Charles Yarney |
| Date of birth | 1997-10-08 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Macclesfield FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-07 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Relatives |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Boreham Wood → Macclesfield
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Macclesfield FC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Transfer: Hilal Al-Quds → Boreham Wood
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Hilal Al-Quds
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Hilal Al-Quds Club, Boreham Wood FC
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Tranmere → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Tranmere
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Tranmere Rovers
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Oldham Athletic
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Punjab FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Oldham Athletic
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2022
Transfer: Punjab FC → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Nov 2021
Transfer: Weymouth FC → Punjab FC
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Weymouth FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Punjab FC, Weymouth FC
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Chesterfield → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Chesterfield FC
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Chesterfield FC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Newcastle U23 → Chesterfield
19/20 · Transfer
Jun 2019
Transfer: Chesterfield → Newcastle U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Newcastle U23 → Chesterfield
18/19 · Loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Newcastle U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Newcastle U23 → Morecambe FC
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Morecambe FC, Chesterfield FC
40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Everton U23 → Newcastle U23
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Newcastle United U23
20 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Everton FC U23, Newcastle United U23
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Everton U18 → Everton U23
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Everton Youth → Everton U18
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €125k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Macclesfield FC
0.0%
Boreham Wood FC
0.0%
Hilal Al-Quds Club
0.0%
Tranmere Rovers
0.0%
Oldham Athletic
19.1%
Weymouth FC
0.0%
Punjab FC
0.0%
Chesterfield FC
66.2%
Morecambe FC
0.0%
Newcastle United U23
14.8%
Everton FC U23
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield FC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boreham Wood FC | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilal Al-Quds Club | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 948 |
| Weymouth FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punjab FC | 2 | 2022 | 21/22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chesterfield FC | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 3,294 |
| Morecambe FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United U23 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 734 |
| Everton FC U23 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National League North | Macclesfield FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | AFC Challenge League | Hilal Al-Quds Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | National League South | Boreham Wood FC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | NL South Play-offs | Boreham Wood FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League Two | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | National League | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 948 |
| 21/22 | I-League | Punjab FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | National League | Weymouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | I-League Champ. Stage | Punjab FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,070 |
| 19/20 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,224 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Morecambe FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Newcastle United U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Newcastle United U23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 734 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Everton FC U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Newcastle United U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Everton FC U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Everton Youth | Everton U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Everton U18 | Everton U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-06 | Everton U23 | Newcastle U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-10 | Newcastle U23 | Morecambe FC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-10 | Morecambe FC | Newcastle U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Newcastle U23 | Chesterfield | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Chesterfield | Newcastle U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Newcastle U23 | Chesterfield | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Chesterfield | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-10-16 | Without Club | Weymouth FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-11-05 | Weymouth FC | Punjab FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-06-01 | Punjab FC | Without Club | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Without Club | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-21 | Oldham Athletic | Tranmere | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Tranmere | Without Club | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-09-30 | Without Club | Hilal Al-Quds | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-06 | Hilal Al-Quds | Boreham Wood | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-07 | Boreham Wood | Macclesfield | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€125k
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Dennis | 1 | 0 | 784 |
| Robbie Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Conlan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Sheron | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kitching | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Ellison | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Mandeville | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurence Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rowley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fondop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Denton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Haydn Hollis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Weston | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | National League | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 22 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Newcastle United U23 | 2 | 19 |
| 19/20 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 1 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | National League South | Boreham Wood FC | 1 | 8 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Newcastle United U23 | 1 | 19 |
| 21/22 | I-League | Punjab FC | 1 | 10 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Chesterfield | Newcastle U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Newcastle U23 | Chesterfield | Loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-10 | Morecambe FC | Newcastle U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-10 | Newcastle U23 | Morecambe FC | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Josef Yarney's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 40% |
| Notts County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 30% |
| Barnet FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 56% |
| Yeovil Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 56% |
| Eastleigh FC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 63% |
| Wrexham AFC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 50% |
| Torquay United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 63% |
| Solihull Moors | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 25% |
| Southend United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 50% |
| Aldershot Town | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 50% |
| Halifax Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 25% |
| Bromley FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 22 | 948 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 20/21 | 16 | 1,070 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 2,224 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 18/19 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 20 | 734 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
National League
83 apps
4 G
0 A
Premier League 2
20 apps
2 G
1 A
National League South
8 apps
0 G
1 A
I-League
10 apps
0 G
1 A
National League North
7 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
45 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
9 apps
0 G
0 A
I-League Champ. Stage
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Josef Yarney
Who is Josef Yarney?
Josef Yarney is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Macclesfield FC.
How old is Josef Yarney?
Josef Yarney is 28 years old. He was born on October 8, 1997 in Liverpool.
What position does Josef Yarney play?
Josef Yarney plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Josef Yarney play for?
Josef Yarney currently plays for Macclesfield FC.
How many career goals has Josef Yarney scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Josef Yarney has scored 6 goals in 196 appearances.