Joey Phuthi
Personal information
Full name Joey Phuthi[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 34
Youth career
2017–2018 Wincobank Juniors
2018–2023 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Joey Phuthi (born 2 January 2005) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Sheffield Wednesday.

Club career

Phuthi moved from his native Zimbabwe to England at the age of 12. He shortly after began playing football with Wincobank Juniors, before moving to the academy of Sheffield Wednesday at 13 and worked his way up their youth categories.[3] He was promoted to their U21s on 14 July 2021 on a scholarship deal,[4] and in the summer of 2023 he joined the senior team for preseason.[5] On 29 August 2023 he signed his first professional contract with Sheffield Wednesday.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sheffield Wednesday as a substitute in a 2–0 English Football League loss to Coventry City on 26 December 2023.[6]

Playing style

Phuthi is a versatile pacey player who can play as right-back, left-back, or as a winger.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2023–24[9] Championship 1000000010
Career total 1000000010

    References

    1. ↑ "EFL Squad List: Season 2023/24". EFL. 7 September 2023.
    2. 1 2 Chigandiwa, Tafadzwa (29 August 2023). "Zim teenager Joey Phuthi signs first pro-contract with Sheffield Wednesday".
    3. ↑ "Joey Phuthi - Forward - Under-21 profiles - Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk.
    4. ↑ "Academy welcomes new scholars!". www.swfc.co.uk.
    5. ↑ Team, Soccer24 (22 June 2023). "Another Zim youngster offered pro deal in England - Soccer24".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    6. ↑ "Sakamoto double earns Coventry win over Wednesday" – via www.bbc.com.
    7. ↑ Moorhouse, Jimmy (9 November 2022). "Sheffield Wednesday: Joey Phuthi can be Moore's next Johnson". FootballFanCast.
    8. ↑ Phelps, Luke (14 December 2023). "Danny Rohl takes unseen Sheffield Wednesday teenager with team to Norwich City". Sheffield Wednesday News.
    9. ↑ "Games played by Joey Phuthi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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