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'{{Short description|English footballer (born 1997)}} {{for|the football referee of the same name|Joe Worrall (referee)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Joe Worrall | image = Joe Worrall with Beşiktaş (cropped).jpg | caption = Worrall with [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in 2024 | full_name = Joseph Adrian Worrall<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/183721110af1407d87d5d77408a07201/efl-professional-retain-list---2021-22.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: Nottingham Forest |publisher=English Football League |page=28 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England | height = {{convert|1.93|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/joeworrall/ |title=Joe Worrall |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joe-worrall/ |title=Joe Worrall: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |date=6 February 2022 |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> | currentclub = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]<br>(on loan from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]) | clubnumber = <!--4--> 17 | youthyears1 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | years1 = 2016– | clubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | caps1 = 205 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = → [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = → [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (loan) | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = → [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | 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 = 27 April 2024 (UTC) }} [[File:Joe Worrall.jpg|thumb|250px|Worrall with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in 2016]] '''Joseph Adrian Worrall''' (born 10 January 1997) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]] for Turkish club [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] on loan from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]. He has also represented England at youth level, and captained the England squad that won the [[2017 Toulon Tournament]]. ==Early and personal life== Worrall was born on 10 January 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13622/Joe-Worrall/overview |title=Joe Worrall: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> in [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/joe-worrall/431849/ |title=J. Worrall: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> He started playing football for Kimberley Miners' Welfare at the age of eight, before playing for Priory Celtic when moving to [[Watnall]] and Hucknall Sports when moving to [[Hucknall]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/sport/football/familys-pride-as-teen-joe-worrall-makes-full-nottingham-forest-debut-762512 |title=Family's pride as teen Joe Worrall makes full Nottingham Forest debut |newspaper=Hucknall Dispatch |date=3 November 2016 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> 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's [[EFL Cup]] second round fixture at home to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], a one-minute's silence was held in his honour before kick-off by players, staff and fans.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} ==Club career== 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|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> Worrall joined [[EFL League Two|League Two]] club [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] on 8 January 2016 on a one-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35261621|title=BBC Sport – Dagenham sign Nottingham Forest's Joe Worrall on loan|website=BBC Sport|access-date=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 news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35211391|title=Everton 2–0 Dagenham & Redbridge|author=Caroline Chapman|website=BBC Sport|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> and scored his first professional goal on 23 January in a 2–2 draw away to [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]. Worrall made his first-team debut for Forest on 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>{{cite web |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 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=29 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> He revealed that he had been frustrated with the quality of Forest's defending that season and pulled manager [[Philippe Montanier]] aside to ask for a chance in the first team. Montanier simply replied "OK, you play against Reading on Saturday".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Paul|title=Joe Worrall Exclusive - his 'fetish' for heading the ball, demanding his debut and earning the right to drive a Maserati|url=https://theathletic.com/1250452/2019/10/01/taylor-worrallexclusive-sept29/|access-date=26 June 2021|website=The Athletic}}</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 [[Shutout#Association football|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 news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> He also received praise from manager Philippe Montanier, who described the centre-back as "strong and tall, but very clever too, tactically".<ref>{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> Worrall's performances were noticed by [[Premier League]] clubs, with Everton and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] reportedly tracking the centre-back.<ref>{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=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 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Worrall: Nottingham Forest defender signs new three-and-a-half-year contract |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39104725 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2017}}</ref> Then later that year, after his success with England at the Toulon Tournament, he signed a further extension until 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/october/worrall-pens-new-deal/|title=Worrall pens new deal |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref> On 31 August 2018, Worrall joined [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on loan until the end of the [[2018–19 Rangers F.C. season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worrall makes Rangers loan move|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/august/worrall-makes-rangers-loan-move/ |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref> Worrall did not wish to go out on loan, and turned down a move to Ipswich Town, but Forest manager [[Aitor Karanka]] insisted that he needed more experience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Paul|title=Joe Worrall Exclusive - his 'fetish' for heading the ball, demanding his debut and earning the right to drive a Maserati|url=https://theathletic.com/1250452/2019/10/01/taylor-worrallexclusive-sept29/|access-date=11 September 2020|website=The Athletic}}</ref> Following his loan spell at Rangers, Worrall became a key player in the Nottingham Forest side under new manager [[Sabri Lamouchi]], with the defender starting every league game of the [[2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2019–20 season]].<ref name="sb1920"/> He signed a four-year contract extension in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worrall signs new contract|date=13 February 2020 |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/february/joe-worrall-signs-new-nottingham-forest-contract/ |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref> During the [[2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2021–22]] season, Worrall regularly captained the Forest side during [[Lewis Grabban|Lewis Grabban]]'s absence through injury. He scored against [[Leicester City F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry|rivals]] [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] during a 4–1 [[FA Cup]] win.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Forest defeat FA Cup holders Leicester |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60266470 |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref> He played a key role in Forest's promotion to the [[Premier League]] and captained them in their 1–0 [[2022 EFL Championship play-off final|play-off final]] victory over [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]]. Worrall was also featured in that season's [[EFL Championship]] Team of the Season alongside teammates [[Ryan Yates]] and [[Djed Spence]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/football-manager-efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-announced/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |publisher=English Football League}}</ref> On 4 August 2022, Worrall was named Forest's captain for their season in the [[2022–23 Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/august/04/joe-worrall-named-nottingham-forest-captain/ | title=Joe Worrall named Nottingham Forest captain | date=4 August 2022 |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C.}}</ref> On 5 February 2024, Worrall was loaned to Turkish side [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/88283/besiktasa-hos-geldin-joe-worrall.html | title=Beşiktaş'a Hoş Geldin Joe Worrall }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2024/february/05/worrall-completes-besiktas-move/|title=Worrall completes Besiktas move|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|date=5 February 2024|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}</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 national under-20 football team|Ivory Coast]] in [[2017 Toulon Tournament#Final|the final]]. Worrall was named the second-best player of the tournament after teammate [[David Brooks (footballer)|David Brooks]], who won the award.<ref>{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Nottingham Post |author=Kenny Burns |author-link=Kenny Burns |date=11 June 2017 |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611183854/http://www.nottinghampost.com/joe-worrall-will-now-want-to-take-next-step-with-nottingham-forest-and-england/story-30383776-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }}</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 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>{{cite web|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|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> Worrall was, however, left out of the squad against the Dutch and was an unused [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in his team's 3–0 win over Latvia on 5 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=England U21 3–0 Latvia U21|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41168886|website=BBC Sport|date=5 September 2017|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 17 January 2024}} {| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[Scottish Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]], [[Scottish League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] |[[2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="sb1516">{{soccerbase season|89685|2015|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2016–17 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2016|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |21||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |[[2017–18 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2017|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |31||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |[[2018–19 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="sb1819">{{soccerbase season|89685|2018|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="sb1920">{{soccerbase season|89685|2019|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |46||1||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||48||1 |- |[[2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2020|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |31||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |[[2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2021|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> |Championship |39||0||4||1||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||46||1 |- |[[2022–23 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2022|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |30||1||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |[[2023–24 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89685|2023|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> |Premier League |7||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !205!!4!!10!!1!!8!!0!!3!!0!!226!!5 |- |[[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="sb1516"/> |[[EFL League Two|League Two]] |14||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (loan) |[[2018–19 Rangers F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="sb1819"/> |[[Scottish Premiership]] |22||0||4||1||2||0||4{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||32||1 |- |[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] (loan) |[[2023–24 Beşiktaş J.K. season|2023–24]] |[[Süper Lig]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !241!!5!!15!!2!!10!!0!!7!!0!!273!!7 |} {{notelist}} ==Honours== '''Nottingham Forest''' *[[EFL Championship play-offs]]: [[2022 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2022]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61539298 |title=Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest |first=Ian |last=Woodcock |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2022 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> '''England U20''' *[[Toulon Tournament]]: [[2017 Toulon Tournament|2017]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} '''Individual''' *[[Toulon Tournament]] Best XI: [[2017 Toulon Tournament#Best XI|2017]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hirst named in Team of the Tournament |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/hirst-named-in-team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.swfc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> *[[Toulon Tournament]] Silver Ball: [[2017 Toulon Tournament#Individual awards|2017]] *[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] Player of the Season: [[2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2020–21]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} *[[EFL Awards|EFL Championship Team of the Season]]: [[EFL Awards#2022 Awards|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/football-manager-efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-announced/|title=Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced|publisher=English Football League |date=24 April 2022|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/joeworrall/ Profile] at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website {{Beşiktaş J.K. squad}} {{Navboxes | title = Awards | bg = gold | fg = navy | list1 = {{Nottingham Forest F.C. 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