Lois Joel

Lois Kathleen Joel (born 2 June 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for FA WSL club West Ham United. Joel has represented England internationally at under-17 and under-19 level.

Club Career

West Ham United

On 2 October 2020, Joel returned to England amid uncertainty around the US college season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and signed a short-term contract with FA WSL team West Ham United. She signed on non-contract terms in order to preserve her final year of college eligibility. She made her debut on 18 October as a 73rd-minute substitute for Laura Vetterlein in a 4–2 WSL loss to Manchester United. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Joel signed a one-year contract extension.

International Career

Youth

Joel has represented England at under-17 and under-19 level. She competed at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as England topped the group by winning all three of their group stage games before losing to Germany in the semi-finals. They beat Norway in the third-place playoff, qualifying the team for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan. Joel made one appearance at the World Cup in a 3–0 quarter-final defeat to eventual winners Japan.

On 18 October 2017, Joel scored her first international goal at under-19 level during a 9–0 win over Kazakhstan in 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.