Burnley

Joe Worrall

A centre back built like an old fashioned stopper who has taught himself to defend with his head as well as his body, winning aerial battles while adding genuine tactical understanding on top. He organises the line around him without needing to shout about it.
England Burnley DEF
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League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

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NOR
NOR
14:00
Sat 29 Aug
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BUR
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BUR
BUR
19:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
MID
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BUR
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
BRC
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WRE
WRE
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Tue 8 Sep
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BUR
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SWA
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Sat 12 Sep
BUR
BUR

Joe Worrall, The Stopper Who Also Thinks

A physical defender whose own coaches keep pointing out that his positioning matters as much as his strength.

Worrall wins the contest a centre back is supposed to win, competing for crosses and long balls with a presence forwards cannot simply barge past. What separates him from a purely physical defender is the reading of the game underneath it, shutting off a passing lane before the ball arrives rather than reacting once it has already gone. Coaches who worked with him talk about tactical intelligence as often as strength.

That combination made him a natural captain, someone teammates look to when a defence needs organising rather than just a defender who wins duels. The tension is whether that leadership still counts in a squad where he has to fight for a starting shirt. A defender used to setting the tone finds out quickly whether the dressing room wants him to.

The Rest Of The Squad

32 players

Goalkeepers

1
Max Weiss
Age 22
2 apps
13
Ben Amos
Port Vale · Age 36
0 apps
37
Grégoire Coudert
Age 27
0 apps

Defenders

6
Bashir Humphreys
Age 23
2 apps
2
Kyle Walker
Age 36
2 apps
23
Lucas Pires
Age 25
2 apps
3
Max Alleyne
Manchester City · Age 21
2 apps 1a
22
Oliver Sonne
Age 25
2 apps
14
Connor Roberts
Age 30
1 app
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
Age 27
0 apps
18
Hjalmar Ekdal
Sweden · Age 27
0 apps
36
Jordan Beyer
Age 26
0 apps
20
Shurandy Sambo
Curaçao · Age 25
0 apps

Midfielders

21
Aaron Ramsey
Leicester City · Age 23
2 apps
28
Hannibal Mejbri
Tunisia · Age 23
2 apps
29
Josh Laurent
Age 31
2 apps
8
Ugo Raghouber
Age 23
2 apps
24
Josh Cullen
Age 30
0 apps

Forwards

27
Armando Broja
Age 24
2 apps
7
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Age 27
2 apps
10
Marcus Edwards
Age 27
2 apps
11
Zeki Amdouni
Switzerland · Age 25
2 apps
12
Dastan Satpaev
Age 18
1 app
31
Mike Trésor
Age 27
1 app
19
Zian Flemming
Age 28
1 app 2g
17
Andréas Hountondji
Age 24
0 apps
35
Ashley Barnes
Age 36
0 apps
48
Enock Agyei
Age 21
0 apps
34
Jaydon Banel
Derby County · Age 21
0 apps
30
Lluc Castell
Age 19
0 apps
9
Lyle Foster
South Africa · Age 25
0 apps
45
Michael Obafemi
Blackpool · Age 26
0 apps

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