Joe Willock (born 20 August 1999, age 27) is an English centre midfielder whose senior career is now shaped chiefly by Newcastle United. He wears the number 28 shirt and is valued at around £18.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His most productive league spell came in 2020-21, when he scored eight goals in 14 Newcastle appearances. That run still stands out in his record: a midfielder arriving often enough in the right areas to make a proper mark, rather than merely filling space between both boxes.
Across seven seasons with Newcastle, Willock has made 152 league appearances and scored 16 league goals. In 2026-27, he has added nine league appearances and two goals, along with three FA Cup appearances and three in the League Cup, where he has scored once. His Newcastle total for the season stands at 15 appearances and three goals in all competitions.
Willock’s career is not short of context, but Newcastle is where the serious volume sits. He has become an established Premier League midfielder there, with a record built less on noise than on repeated involvement over several seasons.
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