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'{{for|the football referee of the same name|Joe Worrall}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Joe Worrall | image = Joe Worrall.jpg | image_size = 200 | fullname = Joseph Adrian Worrall<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/the-football-league-retained-and-released-list-2491522.aspx |title=The Football League Retained List |publisher=The Football League |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|01|10}}<ref name="11v11">{{citeweb|title=Joe Worrall |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/joe-worrall-251082/|publisher=''11v11.com''|author=Unknown author|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Hucknall]], England | height = {{height|m=1.93}}<ref name="11v11"/> | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | clubnumber = 42 | youthyears1 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | years1 = 2016– | clubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | caps1 = 52 <!--LEAGUE GAMES ONLY--> | goals1 = 1 <!--LEAGUE GAMES ONLY--> | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = → [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] (loan) | caps2 = 14 <!--LEAGUE GAMES ONLY--> | goals2 = 1 <!--LEAGUE GAMES ONLY--> | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017– | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 13:54, 6 May 2018 (UTC) | ntupdate = 19:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC) }} '''Joseph Adrian Worrall''' is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. Worrall has also represented England at youth level, and captained the England squad that won the [[2017 Toulon Tournament]]. ==Club career== ===Nottingham Forest=== Worrall signed with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in October 2011, rejecting interest from other local sides [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/sport/local-sport/proud-joe-signs-deal-with-forest-1-3837532|title=Proud Joe signs deal with Forest|publisher=|accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> Worrall joined [[League Two]] club [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] on 8 January 2016 on a one-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35261621|title=BBC Sport – Dagenham sign Nottingham Forest's Joe Worrall on loan|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> He made his professional debut the next day in a third-round [[FA Cup]] tie against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], which Dagenham & Redbridge lost 2–0,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35211391|title=BBC Sport – Everton 2–0 Dagenham & Redbridge|author=Caroline Chapman|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> and scored his first professional goal on 23 January in a 2–2 draw away at Newport County. Worrall made his first team debut for Forest on the 29 October 2016 at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] and, despite losing the game 2–0, his performance was praised as "strong" and "decisive" by the ''[[Nottingham Post]]''.<ref>{{citeweb |title=Reading 2–0 Forest |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?MatchId=3925866 |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=29 October 2016 |accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reading 2 Nottingham Forest 0: Reds player ratings |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/reading-2-nottingham-forest-0-reds-player-ratings/story-29851539-detail/story.html |publisher=''Nottingham Post'' |date=29 October 2016 |accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref> On 19 November, Worrall started alongside [[Damien Perquis]] and [[Matt Mills]] in a three-man defence as Forest earned their first away win and clean sheet of the season at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. His performance led to Worrall being included in the Football League's Team of the Week and comparisons to former Forest and England defender [[Michael Dawson (footballer)|Michael Dawson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall selected in the Football League's team of the week |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-defender-joe-worrall-selected-in-the-football-league-s-team-of-the-week/story-29923582-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=22 November 2016 |accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Worrall reminds Nottingham Forest legend Kenny Burns of Michael Dawson |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/joe-worrall-reminds-nottingham-forest-legend-kenny-burns-of-michael-dawson/story-29921822-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=21 November 2016 |accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref> He was also praised by his manager, [[Philippe Montanier]], who described the centre-back as "strong and tall, but very clever too, tactically".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Worrall deserving of his run in Nottingham Forest first-team, says Philippe Montanier |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/joe-worrall-deserving-of-his-run-in-nottingham-forest-first-team-says-philippe-montanier/story-29931206-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref> Worrall's performances were also noticed by [[Premier League]] clubs, with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] reportedly tracking the centre-back.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall reportedly being tracked by Everton and Stoke City |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-defender-joe-worrall-reportedly-being-tracked-by-everton-and-stoke-city/story-29942583-detail/story.html |publisher=''Nottingham Post'' |date=29 November 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref> On 27 February 2017, Worrall signed a three-and-a-half year contract to extend his stay with Nottingham Forest until the year 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Worrall: Nottingham Forest defender signs new three-and-a-half-year contract |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39104725 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2017}}</ref> ==International career== On 19 May 2017 Worrall was called up to the England representative squad for the [[2017 Toulon Tournament]] as a replacement for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic's]] [[Ezri Konsa]], who had been promoted to the [[England national under-20 football team|U20 squad]] for the [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worrall called up for Three Lions |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-joe-worrall-england-toulon-tournament-3720845.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest Official Site |date=19 May 2017}}</ref> 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 the Ivory Coast in the final. Worrall was also named as the second-best player of the tournament after teammate [[David Brooks (footballer)|David Brooks]], who won the award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Worrall will now want to 'take next step' with Nottingham Forest and England |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/joe-worrall-will-now-want-to-take-next-step-with-nottingham-forest-and-england/story-30383776-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |author=[[Kenny Burns]] |date=11 June 2017}}</ref> Following his impressive summer with [[England national under-20 football team|England]], Worrall received his first call-up to the [[England national under-21 football team|U21 squad]] on the 24 August 2017 for their upcoming qualifying matches against their [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Dutch]] and [[Latvia national under-21 football team|Latvian]] counterparts.<ref>{{citeweb|title=First U21s squad of the season contains a host of world champions|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/aug/24/england-u21s-squad-netherlands-latvia-uefa-qualifiers-240817|publisher=The FA|date=24 August 2017|author=FA staff|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> Worrall was, however, left out of the squad against the Dutch and was an unused substitute in his team's 3-0 defeat of Latvia on the 5 September.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=England U21 3-0 Latvia U21|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41168886|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 September 2017|author=Unknown author|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 30 March 2018}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|[[FA Cup]] !colspan=2|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4 valign="center"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] |[[2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Joe Worrall in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|89685|2015|name=Joe Worrall|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> |[[Football League Championship|Championship]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |[[2016–17 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Games played by Joe Worrall in 2016/2017">{{Soccerbase season|89685|2016|name=Joe Worrall|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> |Championship |21||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||21||0 |- |[[2017–18 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Games played by Joe Worrall in 2017/2018">{{Soccerbase season|89685|2017|name=Joe Worrall|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> |Championship |31||1||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||35||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !52!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!colspan=2|—!!56!!1 |- |[[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Joe Worrall in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|89685|2015|name=Joe Worrall|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> |[[Football League Two|League Two]] |14||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||1 |- !colspan=3|Career total !66!!2!!3!!0!!2!!0!!colspan=2|—!!71!!2 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==Honours== ;International ;England under-20 *[[2017 Toulon Tournament|Toulon Tournament]]: [[2017 Toulon Tournament|2017]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{Soccerway|joe-worrall/431849}} *[http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players?p=359228 England profile] at [[The Football Association]] {{Nottingham Forest F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Worrall, Joe}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Association football defenders]] [[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players]] [[Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:1997 births]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Nottingham]] [[Category:People from Hucknall]] [[Category:England youth international footballers]]'