Joe Rankin-Costello
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Manchester United | ||
2014–2017 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Blackburn Rovers | 89 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 25 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph Scott Rankin-Costello (born 26 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers as a defender.
Career
Rankin-Costello started his career with Manchester United academy before moving to the Blackburn Rovers academy in 2014. He cemented his position in the U18 and U23 teams and was also a part of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup. In the 2016–17 season, he made 36 appearances for the junior teams of the club.[3] In January 2017, as a 17-year-old, he signed a professional contract with the first team, penning a deal which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2019.[4]
On 4 October 2017, he made his senior debut against Bury where he came as a 57th minute substitute for Harrison Chapman.[5][6] On 29 August 2020, Rankin-Costello scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers.[7] Rankin-Costello has continued to make first team appearances in the league, playing on both sides of the pitch as a full back.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers U23 | 2016–17[9] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018–19[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[12] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2020–21[13] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2021–22[14] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2022–23[15] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
2023–24[16] | Championship | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
2024–25[17] | Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 89 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
Career total | 89 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 7 |
- ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Joe Rankin-Costello". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Three Academy graduates who could make their breakthrough for Rovers in League One next season". 4 October 2017. Lancashire Telegraph. 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Promising youngster Joe Rankin-Costello signs first professional deal at Blackburn Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers vs Bury". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Rovers 0 Bury 1". Lancashire Telegraph. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Blackburn 3-2 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Joe Rankin-Costello is Tony Mowbray's unsung hero on an afternoon of Blackburn Rovers superlatives". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Joe Rankin-Costello at Soccerway
- Joe Rankin-Costello at Soccerbase
- Blackburn Rovers profile
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