Joe Hanks (footballer)

Joe Hanks

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Peter Hanks[1]
Date of birth	2 March 1995
Place of birth	Gloucester, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cheltenham Town
Number	16
Youth career
000?–2012	Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Cheltenham Town	36	(2)
2013	→ Bishop's Cleeve (loan)	?	(7)
2014	→ Gloucester City (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2016	→ Gloucester City (loan)	26	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Joseph Peter Hanks (born 2 March 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town. Hanks was born in Gloucester, and attended St Peters School.

Career

Hanks was still a youth team player when he was promoted to the first team for pre-season training in 2012.^[2] He made his professional debut on 27 October 2012, in a 3–0 win over Exeter City in the Football League Two, coming on as a substitute for Sam Deering.^[3]

In August 2013, he joined Southern League side Bishop's Cleeve on loan.^[4]

On 14 March 2014, Hanks joined Conference North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.^[5]

On the first day of the 2014–15 season, he came on as a substitute and scored his first senior goal, and the winner as his club beat Bury.^[6]

On 20 September 2014 Hanks came off the bench to score his second professional goal, an 87th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.^[7] Over the course of the season, Hanks has established himself as a key part of midfield as Cheltenham Town relegated to the National League.

Hanks made a substitute appearance against Lincoln City on the first day of the 2015–16 season. Then, he was loaned out to the National League North neighbours Gloucester City till January.^[8] On 9 December it was announced that his contract will not be renewed at the end of the season.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2012–13[10]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14[11]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2014–15[12]	League Two	33	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	37	2
	2015–16[13]	National League	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		37	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	41	2
Gloucester City (loans)	2013–14[14]	Conference North	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2015–16[14]	National League North	26	0	1	0	—		0	0	27	0
	Total		32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
Career totals			69	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	74	2

1. Lower league loan spells appearances are not included
2. Other competitive appearances, including the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
2. "Cheltenham profile". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
3. "Cheltenham 3–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
4. "Cheltenham youngsters loaned to Cleeve". Non League Daily. 23 August 2013.
5. "Hanks Join Gloucester". Cheltenham Town F.C. 14 March 2014.
6. "Bury 0–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014.
7. "Cheltenham 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 20 September 2014.
8. "Joe Hanks re-joins Gloucester City on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
9. "Contracts will not be extended". Cheltenham Town F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
10. "Games played by Joe Hanks in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
11. "Games played by Joe Hanks in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
12. "Games played by Joe Hanks in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
13. "Games played by Joe Hanks in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
14. "Games played by Joe Hanks (soccerway)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

External links

• Joe Hanks career statistics at Soccerbase
• Joe Hanks profile at Soccerway