Joe Champness
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Full name | Joseph William Champness | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Moreton Bay United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Moreton Bay United | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Newcastle Jets | 36 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2017 |
→ Académica de Coimbra (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Brisbane Roar (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Giresunspor | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Adanaspor | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 |
Australia U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Australia U23 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2021 |
New Zealand U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– |
New Zealand | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 |
Joseph William Champness (born 27 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional
Early life
Champness attended St Patrick's College where he was college captain in 2014. His younger brother Daniel Francis Champness, who was also college captain, plays as a midfielder for Moreton Bay United.[3]
Club career
Newcastle Jets
Champness signed a scholarship contract with the
Champness had a successful pre-season in 2017 appearing regularly for the first team, scoring four goals and impressing new coach
On 14 August 2019, prior to the season after spending most of the pre-season in the United States, Champness decided to quit playing soccer, so that he can follow his music career. He made statements to the effect that if he decided to return to playing in the next three years, he would come back to Newcastle Jets.[6]
Brisbane Roar
Following his musical career break from football Champness joined Brisbane Roar on loan ahead of the 2020–21 A-League season, angering many in the Newcastle camp over his backing out of the alleged "deal" to return to the Jets.[7]
Giresunspor
Champness joined Turkish club
International career
Champness was born in New Zealand to a
He has represented Australia at youth level, and was a member of the
It was reported on 14 June 2021 that Champness changed his international allegiance to New Zealand.
Music career
Outside from his football career, Champness releases music under the name JOWIC. He has released 5 singles as of May 2021. His biggest single, "My Plan" was released in February 2020, amassing over 3.5 million combined views over multiple platforms, and placements on the music TV stations
Critical response
“My Plan” received a 3.5/5 rating from Triple J critic Dave Ruby Howe, who compared the style of the song to PartyNextDoor and Bryson Tiller.[12]
In 2019, Champness left the Newcastle Jets to pursue a music career in Los Angeles.[6] Champness came back to Australia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and signed on loan with the Brisbane Roar. This caused a backlash from the Jets, who claimed that Champness had signed a contract that said if he came back from Los Angeles within three years, he would only be able to play for them.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 21 June 2021[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AAC Secção de Futebol | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Newcastle Jets | 2017–18 | A-League
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27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
2018–19 | A-League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Brisbane Roar (loan) | 2020–21 | A-League | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Career total | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10 |
Honours
Australia U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016
References
- ^ "Confirmed: Champness secures loan move to Roar". A-League. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b Voerman, Andrew (14 June 2021). "Australian age-group international Joe Champness now eligible for New Zealand". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Squad Update: Joe Champness joins on loan". Brisbane Roar FC. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "'No regrets': The rising star who gave up football to become a rapper in LA". Fox Sports. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Champness Olympics 2021 | Joe Champness Olympic Medals List, Records, Stats, Age, Appearances - myKhel.com". mykhelcom. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b Rugari, Vince; Gardiner, James (14 August 2019). "'I know it's the right choice': Jets star to skip A-League season to pursue hip-hop career". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Rapper Champness' Roar deal hits sour note with Jets". The World Game. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ de Weger, Frans (15 June 2022). "Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber" (PDF). digitalhub.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Joe Champness". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain v New Zealand game report". ESPN. 12 October 2021.
- ^ Rayson, Zac (30 May 2020). "'No regrets': The rising star who gave up football to become a rapper in LA". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "JOWIC". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (11 October 2020). "Hip-hop beef: Jets, Roar in feud over Champness' comeback season". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Joe Champness at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- Joe Champness at Soccerway