Josh Seary
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua David Seary[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Larne (on loan from Preston North End) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Preston North End | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Warrington Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Larne (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 28 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joshua David Seary (born 10 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Larne on loan from EFL Championship club Preston North End.
Career
[edit]Born in Liverpool, Seary joined Preston North End at youth level, signing professional terms aged just sixteen.[4] In August 2022, he got a first experience of senior football when he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town on a three-month loan deal,[5] later extended until January 2023.[6]
On 8 August 2023, Seary made his first-team debut for Preston North End, starting in an EFL Trophy First Round penalty shoot-out defeat to Salford City.[7] Following the match, manager Ryan Lowe confirmed that plans were to send the player on loan to a League Two club.[8] Two weeks on from having signed a new eighteen-month contract,[9] he made his league debut on 23 February 2024, substituted on in added time at the end of a 3–0 victory over Coventry City.[10]
On 27 August 2024, Seary joined NIFL Premiership club Larne on loan until 12 January 2025.[11]
International career
[edit]In January 2023, Seary was called up to a training camp with the Republic of Ireland U19 squad.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24[13] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2022–23[14] | NPL Premier Division | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Josh Seary at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "PNE Bolster Academy With Ten New Scholars". www.pnefc.net. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Hodgson, George (1 February 2024). "Preston North End hoping to strike deals with two youngsters as game time hint dropped". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Josh Seary Joinss Warrington Town On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Josh Seary Extends Warrington Loan". www.pnefc.net. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Preston North End 2–2 Salford City (4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Hodgson, George (23 August 2023). "Next step of Josh Seary's big Preston North End test after early Deepdale hype". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Josh Seary Signs New PNE Contract". www.pnefc.net. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Coventry City 0–3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Seary makes loan switch to Inver". larnefc.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Four PNE Players Head To Republic Of Ireland U19 Training Camp". www.pnefc.net. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Seary in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Warrington Town – Appearances – Josua Seary – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.