Josh Sheehan

Joshua Luke Sheehan (born 30 March 1995) is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Wales national team.

Club Career

Swansea City

Sheehan joined Swansea City academy at the age of 10. On 2 November 2012, he signed a professional contract with the club until the summer of 2015. In April 2014, Sheehan signed a new contract at Swansea until the summer of 2016. Sheehan was included in Swansea's 2014–15 pre-season tour of the United States, and later made his professional debut for the club against Rotherham United in the League Cup.

On 17 February 2015, Sheehan signed for Yeovil Town on a month's emergency loan which was later extended until the end of the season. Sheehan made 13 appearances for the Glovers as they were relegated to League Two.

Upon returning to Swansea, Sheehan captained the Under-21 team to the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title. Sheehan subsequently signed a new contract with Swansea.

Sheehan rejoined Yeovil on loan in September 2015, returning to Swansea in January 2016.

On 8 August 2016 Sheehan joined Newport County on loan until 21 January 2017. He made his debut for Newport on 24 September 2016 in a League Two match versus Cambridge United as a second-half substitute. He scored his first goal for Newport County on 29 October 2016 in a 3–1 League Two win against Accrington Stanley. On 24 January 2017, the loan was extended to the end of the 2016–17 season but he returned to Swansea on 9 March 2017 after being ruled out for the remainder of the season through injury.

Newport County

On 5 January 2018 Sheehan returned to Newport County on a permanent 18-month deal. He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute. He signed a two-year contract extension with Newport in May 2019. In July 2020 Sheehan was