What position does Joel Cotterill play?

Joel Cotterill plays as a centre midfield.

What team does Joel Cotterill play for?

Joel Cotterill plays for St Johnstone.

Joel Cotterill

Joel Cotterill of St Johnstone was born on 10 October 2004 (age 21).

Joel Cotterill, born on 10 October 2004 (age 21), is a Welsh central midfielder with St Johnstone. His current market value is around £128,000, according to Transfermarkt.

His career to this point is shaped most clearly by Dundee. In the 2025-26 season, he made 13 league appearances and scored once, giving him the first proper body of senior league work on his record.

By 2026-27 he was at St Johnstone, where he has made three league appearances. It is still a relatively short senior career, but Dundee remains the spell that gives it most of its substance so far.

📈 Key stats and insights

Joel Cotterill has made three Premiership appearances (two starts, one sub) in 2026–27

Joel Cotterill averages a 6.56 rating this season with a range of 6.4–6.84

Joel Cotterill moved to St Johnstone from Swansea City in September 2026 – transfer undisclosed

Joel Cotterill has a €150k market value

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Centre Midfield
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

1.83m (6ft)
Height: 70kg (11st)
Weight: 10 October 2004 (age 21)
Date of Birth: Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Country of Birth: St Johnstone
Team: £128,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: St Johnstone
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 4
Utilisation: 43%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

At 21, Cotterill has made three Premiership appearances this season – two starts and one substitute appearance – and is on zero goals, with zero yellow cards and zero red cards; those numbers mark him as a squad option used early in the 2026–27 campaign.

🔥 Recent form

Last 10 appearances for Joel Cotterill.

Season average rating: 6.56

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 Falkirk
19 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic
9 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 87
Goals: -
Rating: 6.4

Match: St. Johnstone 2-1 Hibernian
6 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 33
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: Dundee 3-2 Aberdeen
17 May 2026 (H)
Mins: 13
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee
12 May 2026 (A)
Mins: 86
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: Dundee 3-0 Livingston
9 May 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Dundee 1-0 St. Mirren
2 May 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Dundee United 3-0 Dundee
26 Apr 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee
11 Apr 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: Dundee 1-2 Celtic
5 Apr 2026 (H)
Mins: 23
Goals: -
Rating: 6.5

Cotterill has averaged a 6.56 rating this season with a narrow range from 6.4–6.84, a profile that points to consistent outputs across his limited appearances rather than marked volatility.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 3
Goals: -

Team: Dundee
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: 1

Cotterill progressed through Swansea City before a cluster of loan moves in 2025–26 involving Bristol Rovers and Dundee, and he completed a move to St Johnstone in September 2026 – a young career shaped by short-term spells rather than a prolonged single-club breakthrough to date.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
3 September 2026
From: Swansea City
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Swansea City
1 June 2026
From: Dundee
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Dundee
14 January 2026
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
6 January 2026
From: Bristol Rovers
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Bristol Rovers
1 September 2025
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
1 June 2025
From: Swindon Town
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Swindon Town
30 July 2024
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
29 January 2024
From: Stockport County
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Stockport County
28 August 2023
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
1 July 2020
Type: Trainee

The transfer trail features multiple loan movements from Swansea City in 2025–26 – a loan to Bristol Rovers in September 2025 and a loan to Dundee in January 2026, followed by further loan-related movement in June 2026 – and a permanent move to St Johnstone in September 2026 for an undisclosed fee.

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🔗 External links

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