Josh Seberry

Joshua Seberry (born 9 January 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Josh Seberry
Personal information
Full name Joshua Seberry
Date of birth (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005
Place of birth London, England[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 15
Youth career
2016–0000 Drogheda Boys
0000–2022 Drogheda United
2022–2023 Shelbourne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Newport County 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in London, England, Seberry was raised in Monasterboice, County Louth and was a competitive swimmer[3] and track and field athlete in his youth.[4] As well as football, swimming and athletics, he has also held national titles in Taekwondo.[2] Seberry started playing football at Drogheda Boys at under-13 level.[5]

Career

Seberry played for the academy of Drogheda United before moving to Shelbourne's academy in 2022 where he featured in 4 of the club's 2023 pre-season friendlies[2] but ultimately never made a senior competitive appearance for either club.[1]

In July 2023, Seberry signed a two-year contract with Newport County following a brief trial.[6] He made his first league match-day squad for Newport on the 5 August 2023, being named amongst the substitutes against Accrington Stanley.[7] He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2023, starting in the 3–1 EFL Cup first round win against Charlton Athletic.[8] He made his Football League debut for Newport on 15 August 2023 as a second half substitute in the 4–2 EFL League Two defeat against Crewe Alexandra.[9] In October 2023, he suffered a broken leg during a 3–0 defeat to Notts County[10] that would rule him out of action for four-to-five months with him requiring surgery.[11]

Style of play

Seberry has been described as a "natural athlete" capable of playing right back or right sided centre back.[12]

Personal life

Seberry is qualified to play for Ireland, England or South Africa.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played on 29 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2023–24[14] EFL League Two 2000200040
Career total 2000200040

    References
    1. "Republic of Ireland – J. Seberry – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    2. "Joshua Seberry | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com – The Home of Irish Football – Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
    3. "Underage' Joshua qualifies for national swimming finals". Independent.ie. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    4. "Dunleer AC had huge success at the Leinster cross country championships o". Dunleerac.net. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    5. "U13s, The New Kid". Droghedaboys.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    6. "Josh Seberry: Newport County sign Shelbourne defender". BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    7. "ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS. NEWPORT COUNTY". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
    8. "NEWPORT VS. CHARLTON". Soccerway. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
    9. "Demetriou leads Crewe rout of ex-club Newport" – via bbc.co.uk.
    10. "Notts County 3–0 Newport County: Macauley Langstaff scores twice in comfortable win". BBC Sport. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
    11. "Josh Seberry: Newport County defender faces 'four or five' months out with broken leg". BBC Sport. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
    12. "Irish trialist Josh Seberry earns two-year Newport County deal". South Wales Argus. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    13. "Josh Seberry". Extra Time. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    14. Josh Seberry at Soccerway
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