Jojo Wollacott

Joseph "Jojo" [3] Luke Wollacott (born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian. Born in England, he represents the Ghana national team.[4][5]

Jojo Wollacott
Personal information
Full name Joseph Luke Wollacott[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2015 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Bristol City 0 (0)
2015 → Clevedon Town (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Weymouth (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Bergsøy (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Bath City (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Woking (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Truro City (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Truro City (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 Swindon Town 37 (0)
2022–2023 Charlton Athletic 16 (0)
2023– Hibernian 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Ghana 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Bristol City

Wollacott started his career in the Bristol City youth academy. He had loan spells with non-league clubs Clevedon Town, Weymouth, Bath City, Woking, Truro City and Gloucester City, and Norwegian club Bergsøy. On 7 August 2019 he joined EFL League Two side Forest Green Rovers on loan for the 2019–20 season, facing competition for the first-team spot from Adam Smith and Lewis Thomas.[6][5] He made his debut in professional football six days later, saving a penalty as he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup, before going on to finish on the winning side in the penalty shoot-out.[7][5]

Swindon Town

On 12 February 2021, Wollacott joined League One side Swindon Town on a seven-day emergency loan deal.[8] In June 2021, Wollacott signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract.[9]

Charlton Athletic

On 23 June 2022, Wollacott joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Swindon Town.[10]

Hibernian

Wollacott moved to Scottish club Hibernian on 23 June 2023 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[11][12] He made his first appearance for Hibs in a Europa Conference League tie against Andorran side Inter Club d'Escaldes on 3 August, but during that match he suffered a thigh injury that meant he had to be substituted.[13]

International career

In October 2021, Wollacott received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for 2022 World Cup qualification game against Zimbabwe.[4][5] He debuted with them in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 9 October 2021.[14][15] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2013–14[17] League One 0000000000
2014–15[18] League One 0000000000
2015–16[19] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[20] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[21] Championship 000000—00
2018–19[22] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[23] Championship 00———00
2020–21[24] Championship 000000—00
Bristol City total 0000000000
Clevedon Town (loan) 2013–14[25] SL Division One South & West1000—2[lower-alpha 1]030
Weymouth (loan) 2014–15[25] SL Premier Division 4000—0040
Bergsøy (loan) 2016[26] 3. divisjon 13000—00130
Bath City (loan) 2017–18[25] National League South 0010—1[lower-alpha 2]020
Woking (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 1000—1[lower-alpha 3]020
Truro City (loan) 2017–18[2] National League South 2000—1[lower-alpha 4]030
2018–19[2] National League South 10000—00100
Truro City total 12000—10130
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[2] National League South 13000—00130
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2019–20[23] League Two 10020201[lower-alpha 5]0150
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[24] League One 2000000020
Swindon Town 2021–22[27] League Two 370200000390
Swindon Town total 390200000410
Charlton Athletic 2022–23[28] League One 160103000200
Charlton Athletic total 160103000200
Hibernian 2023–24[29] Scottish Premiership 0000001[lower-alpha 6]010
Hibernian total 0000001010
Career total 10906050701270
  1. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Southern League Cup
  2. One appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup
  3. One appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in the National League South play-offs
  5. One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  6. One appearance in the Europa Conference League

International
As of match played on 23 September 2022[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202140
202270
Total110

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "J. Wollacott: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Jojo Wollacott Joins Hibs!".
  4. "FIVE ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY FOR TOWN". Swindon Town F.C. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. "Who is new Black Stars goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. "Joe Wollacott: Bristol City goalkeeper joins Forest Green Rovers on season's loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. "Charlton 0-0 Forest Green (3-5 on pens): McCoulsky hits decisive spot-kick to set up Bournemouth tie". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. "Joe Wollacott: Swindon Town sign Bristol City goalkeeper on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. "JOJO WOLLACOTT RETURNS ON PERMANENT DEAL". Swindon Town F.C. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. "DONE DEAL : Charlton sign talented goalkeeper Joe Wollacott". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. "Hibernian sign up Ghana goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott". BBC Sport. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. "JOE WOLLACOTT JOINS HIBERNIAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. Galindo, Alan (10 August 2023). "Lee Johnson gives Jojo Wollacott Hibs injury update with all focus on Luzern NOT Aston Villa". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  15. "LIST: See Ghana's 30-man provisional squad for AFCON 2021". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. "Playing for Ghana is an honour - Jojo Wollacott". GhanaWeb. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  18. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  19. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  20. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  21. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  22. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  23. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  24. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  25. "Joseph Wollacott Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  26. "Joseph Luke Wollacott - Profil" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  27. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  28. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  29. "Games played by Jojo Wollacott in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  30. "Jojo Wollacott". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  31. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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