Joel Tabiner

Joel Tabiner
Tabiner with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Joel William Tabiner[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 11
Youth career
–2020 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Crewe Alexandra 72 (5)
2022 → Leek Town (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Joel William Tabiner (born 30 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Tabiner signed a scholarship deal with Crewe Alexandra's Academy in 2020.[2]

He made his Crewe debut on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy group game against Wolves Under-21s at Gresty Road.[3]

On 4 February 2022, Tabiner joined Leek Town on a one-month youth loan deal,[4] making his debut the following day in their 2–0 home win against City of Liverpool F.C.[5] He signed his first professional deal with Crewe at the end of the 2021–22 season,[6] and early the following season made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town.[7] Tabiner started three consecutive league games in October 2022, but Crewe manager Alex Morris was being careful not to over-burden him: "He's not going to last games yet. He's an 18-year-old boy..., and we've got to make sure that we do not break him along the way."[8]

Tabiner scored his first Crewe goal in a 4–3 win over Salford City at Gresty Road on 10 March 2023.[9] On 15 September 2023, he signed a new contract keeping him at Crewe until 2026, with the option of a further year.[10] In October 2023, he incurred an ankle injury which required prolonged treatment;[11] he eventually returned to full training in mid-February 2024,[12] helping Crewe to a play-off final appearance at the end of the season.

Career statistics

As of 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2021–22[13] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 4 0
2022–23[14] League Two 30 2 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 35 2
2023–24[15] League Two 22 1 0 0 2 0 3[b] 0 27 1
2024–25[16] League Two 19 2 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 24 2
Total 72 5 3 0 4 0 11 0 90 5
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

References

  1. ^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Joel Tabiner - Forward". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Crewe 3-0 Wolves Under-21s". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tabiner Joins Leek On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ALL SQUARE WITH BLUES & PURPS". Leek Town. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Boss will manage demands on teen Tabiner". CreweAlex.net. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Salford City". BBC Sport. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Joel Tabiner: Teenage midfielder signs improved deal with Crewe". BBC Sport. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Injury Update: Williams & Tabiner". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Injury Update: Tabiner, Williams, Booth, Long, Thomas & Holicek". CreweAlex.net. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Joel Tabiner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Joel Tabiner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Joel Tabiner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Games played by Joel Tabiner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2023.


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