.jpg) Worrall withBeşiktaş in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Adrian Worrall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Nottingham Forest | 205 | (4) |
| 2016 | →Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | →Rangers (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Beşiktaş (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Burnley | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:19, 13 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Adrian Worrall (born 10 January 1997) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forPremier League clubBurnley.
Worrall was born on 10 January 1997[4] inNottingham.[5] He started playing football forKimberley Miners Welfare F.C. at the age of eight, before playing for Priory Celtic when moving toWatnall and Hucknall Sports when moving toHucknall.[6]
On 29 August 2023, Worrall's uncle, Sgt. Graham Saville, died in hospital after being struck by a train five days prior in an attempt to save a man in distress. The following day in Forest'sEFL Cup second round fixture at home toBurnley, a one-minute's applause was held in his honour before kick-off by players, staff and fans.[7]
Worrall signed withNottingham Forest in October 2011, rejecting interest from other local sides,Derby County andLeicester City.[8] Worrall joinedLeague Two clubDagenham & Redbridge on 8 January 2016 on a one-month loan deal.[9] He made his professional debut the next day in a third-roundFA Cup tie againstEverton, which Dagenham & Redbridge lost 2–0,[10] and scored his first professional goal on 23 January in a 2–2 draw away toNewport County. Worrall made his first-team debut for Forest on 29 October 2016 atReading and, despite losing the game 2–0, his performance was praised as "strong" and "decisive" by theNottingham Post.[11][12] He revealed that he had been frustrated with the quality of Forest's defending that season and pulled managerPhilippe Montanier aside to ask for a chance in the first team. Montanier simply replied "OK, you play against Reading on Saturday".[13]
On 19 November, Worrall started alongsideDamien Perquis andMatt Mills in a three-man defence as Forest earned their first away win andclean sheet of the season atIpswich Town. His performance led to Worrall being included in the Football League's Team of the Week and comparisons to former Forest and England defenderMichael Dawson.[14][15] He also received praise from manager Philippe Montanier, who described the centre-back as "strong and tall, but very clever too, tactically".[16] Worrall's performances were noticed byPremier League clubs, with Everton andStoke City reportedly tracking the centre-back.[17] On 27 February 2017, Worrall signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to extend his stay with Nottingham Forest until 2020.[18] Then later that year, after his success with England at the Toulon Tournament, he signed a further extension until 2022.[19]
On 31 August 2018, Worrall joinedScottish Premiership clubRangers on loan until the end of the2018–19 season.[20] Worrall did not wish to go out on loan, and turned down a move to Ipswich Town, but Forest managerAitor Karanka insisted that he needed more experience.[13]
Following his loan spell at Rangers, Worrall became a key player in the Nottingham Forest side under new managerSabri Lamouchi, with the defender starting every league game of the2019–20 season.[21] He signed a four-year contract extension in February 2020.[22]
During the2021–22 season, Worrall regularly captained the Forest side duringLewis Grabban's absence through injury. He scored againstrivalsLeicester City during a 4–1FA Cup win.[23] He played a key role in Forest's promotion to thePremier League and captained them in their 1–0play-off final victory overHuddersfield Town atWembley. Worrall was also featured in that season'sEFL Championship Team of the Season alongside teammatesRyan Yates andDjed Spence.[24]
On 4 August 2022, Worrall was named Forest's captain for their season in the2022–23 Premier League.[25]
On 5 February 2024, Worrall was loaned to Turkish sideBeşiktaş for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[26][27]
On 22 August 2024, Worrall ended his 13-year association with Nottingham Forest and signed a four-year deal withEFL Championship sideBurnley for an undisclosed transfer fee.[28][29]
On 19 May 2017, Worrall was called up to the England representative squad for the2017 Toulon Tournament as a replacement forCharlton Athletic'sEzri Konsa, who had been promoted to theU20 squad for the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[30] Appointed as the team's captain, Worrall played four times and lifted the trophy as England defended their title on penalties after a 1–1 draw with theIvory Coast inthe final. Worrall was named the second-best player of the tournament after teammateDavid Brooks, who won the award.[31]
Following his impressive summer withEngland, Worrall received his first call-up to theU21 squad on 24 August 2017 for their upcoming qualifying matches against theirDutch andLatvian counterparts.[32] Worrall was, however, left out of the squad against the Dutch and was an unusedsubstitute in his team's 3–0 win over Latvia on 5 September.[33]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2015–16[34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[35] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[36] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[21] | Championship | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[38] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[39] | Championship | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[40] | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[41] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 205 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 226 | 5 | |||
| Dagenham and Redbridge (loan) | 2015–16[34] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[37] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2023–24[5] | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Burnley | 2024–25[42] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[43] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 263 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 8 | ||
Nottingham Forest
Beşiktaş
England U20
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