Joe Willock, born on 20 August 1999 (age 27), is an English centre midfielder whose senior career has come to rest most firmly at Newcastle United. He wears squad number 28 and is valued at around £18.5m by Transfermarkt.
His Newcastle spell is the substance of the career so far: 147 league appearances and 15 league goals across seven seasons. The burst that still stands out came in 2020-21, when he scored eight times in 14 league games – a sharp return from midfield and the sort of run that tends to follow a player around, for better and worse.
In 2026-27, Willock has made nine appearances for Newcastle in all competitions, scoring twice. That includes four Premier League appearances with one goal, three in the FA Cup, and two in the League Cup with one goal.
Willock’s career is not short of wider context, but Newcastle is where the weight of it sits. He has been a regular Premier League midfielder there over a long stretch, with his best scoring spell arriving early and his later seasons built more around continuity than headlines.
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