Josh Feeney

Josh Feeney
Personal information
Full name Joshua Philip Feeney
Date of birth (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United (on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 12
Youth career
–2021 Fleetwood Town
2021–2024 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024 → Real Unión (loan) 8 (0)
2024–2025 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 37 (1)
2025–2026 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 24 (0)
2026– → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 England U17 10 (1)
2022–2023 England U18 4 (0)
2026– Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:26, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Joshua Philip Feeney (born 6 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One side Peterborough United on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in England, he was England youth international, but has since represented the Scotland under-21 squad.

Early life

Feeney's father Charlie was a football coach in Poulton in Lancashire, and Josh played football there from the age of five.

Career

Feeney joined Fleetwood Town at 12 years old. Feeney then joined Aston Villa from Fleetwood Town in July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.

In the summer of 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa. During the 2022–23 season Feeney was included in Aston Villa first-team training and made his first match day squad on the opening week of the Premier League season, being named as a substitute against Brentford in August 2022. In July 2023, Feeney signed a contract extension with Aston Villa.

On 1 February 2024, Feeney signed for Primera Federación club Real Unión, a sister club of Aston Villa managed by former Aston Villa U21 manager Iñigo Idiakez, on loan until the end of the season. Feeney made his debut on 10 February in a 2–1 defeat to Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

In 2024, Feeney was promoted to the Aston Villa senior team, and on 17 July 2024, played for Aston Villa during a 3–0 friendly win against EFL League Two club Walsall.

On 6 August 2024, Feeney joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal, joining up with fellow Villa youngster Tommi O'Reilly. Feeney returned to Aston Villa a few weeks later, after suffering a hamstring injury in training before making his Shrewsbury debut. However, the loan was not cancelled and Feeney was expected to return to Shrewsbury Town training once completing his rehabilitation with Villa.

On 16 June 2025, Feeney returned to League One, joining Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal. On 9 August 2025, Feeney made his Huddersfield debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 league victory over Reading.

On 31 August 2026, Feeney joined Peterborough United on a season long loan.

International career

Feeney is eligible to play for England by being born there, and Scotland via his Scottish father. Feeney was called up for England and Scotland at youth level. In 2021 he began to captain England U16s. In September 2022 he won his first cap for the England U18 team.

He was selected for the Scotland U21 squad in September 2026. He made his debut for Scotland U21 on 30 September 2026, in a 5–2 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification victory over Azerbaijan.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2021–22 Premier League 000000—2020
2022–23 000000—2020
2023–24 000000001010
2024–25 000000000000
2025–26 000000000000
2026–27 000000001010
Total 000000006060
Real Unión (loan) 2023–24 Primera Federación 80———0080
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2024–25 EFL League One 3711000—10391
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2025–26 EFL League One 2401020—41311
Peterborough United (loan) 2026–27 EFL League One 600010—1080
Career total 751203000121922
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  5. ↑ Moore, Andy (6 July 2021). "Fleetwood Town's England teenager Josh Feeney signs for Aston Villa". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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  7. ↑ Evans, Greg. "Josh Feeney:The Villa 16 year-old who has passed every test, a first team future awaits". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Woolaston, Steve (18 July 2023). "Aston Villa give new deal to player Steven Gerrard said had a 'huge future'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Josh Feeney y Tommi O´Reilly refuerzan la plantilla del Real Unión". Real Unión Club (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  10. ↑ "Toca seguir peleando". Real Unión Club (in European Spanish). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  11. ↑ "Walsall 0-3 Aston Villa". www.avfc.co.uk. 17 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town snap up Josh Feeney on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Pallatt, James (2024-08-21). "Villa return confirmed as injury blow dealt before first match for new club". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  14. ↑ "LOAN: JOSH FEENEY JOINS TOWN". www.htafc.com. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Reading 0-2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  16. ↑ https://www.theposh.com/news/posh-bolster-defensive-options-arrival-feeney
  17. ↑ Burns, Scott (21 March 2021). "Josh Feeney in Scotland and England tug of war as Fleetwood starlet switches allegiance". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Young defender Josh Feeney captains and scores for England Under-16s". Fleetwoodtownfc. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  19. ↑ Rust, Danny (25 September 2022). "Aston Villa: 17-year-old could be 'future England international' at Villa Park". Givemesport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Kyle Glasgow, 16, makes Tony Docherty's first Scotland Under-21s squad". BBC Sport. 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  21. ↑ Duncan, Thomas (30 September 2026). "Scotland U21 5-2 Azerbaijan U21: Five-star hosts cruise to qualification victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  22. ↑ Josh Feeney at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2024.