Joe Newell, an English midfielder born on 15 March 1993, plies his trade for Hibernian, wearing the number 11 shirt. Standing 5ft 10in tall with a weight of 11st 2lb, his role is primarily that of a central midfielder. At the age of 31, he has shown a consistent presence in football, despite not having played for Celtic.
Hibernian has seen him on the pitch for two matches in the current 2024 - 2025 Premiership season, with Newell being named in the starting line-up on both occasions. Additionally, in the League Cup 2024 - 2025, he has begun from the starting whistle in three encounters, while the Scottish Cup 2023 - 2024 saw him starting three times.
Newell made his debut in the 2010 - 2011 season at Peterborough United, gracing the field twice. The subsequent four seasons saw him make a total of 94 appearances, occasionally finding the back of the net - he scored once in the 2011 - 2012 season and twice in the 2014 - 2015 season.
His career took him to Rotherham United for the 2015 - 2016 season, where he also added goalscoring to his game, sending the ball home five times in his 35 appearances. Over the next three seasons at Rotherham, Newell added five more goals to his tally in his 89 appearances.
Since the 2019 - 2020 season, Newell has been a staple of Hibernian's team sheet. Over six seasons, he has made 151 appearances, scoring 5 times - including one in the current season.
