Joe Willock, born on 20 August 1999 (age 27), is an English centre midfielder whose senior career has been shaped above all by Newcastle United. He is not a player with much Celtic relevance, beyond being the sort of Premier League midfielder whose value – around £18.5m, according to Transfermarkt – tends to keep him in a different market.
At Newcastle, Willock has made 148 league appearances across seven seasons, scoring 16 goals. His sharpest league return came in 2020-21, when he scored eight times in 14 appearances, a burst of productivity that still stands out in a career otherwise built more on steady Premier League involvement than headline numbers.
In 2026-27, he has made five Premier League appearances and scored twice. Across all competitions for Newcastle that season, he has 10 appearances and three goals, including one in the League Cup. It is a solid continuation of a Newcastle career that has lasted long enough to give him a clear place in their recent midfield picture.
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