Joe Skarz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Peter Skarz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oxford United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Netherton | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Bury | 130 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Rotherham United | 58 | (2) |
| 2015– | Oxford United | 89 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 30 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Joseph Peter "Joe" Skarz (born 13 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Oxford United.
Born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Skarz came through his hometown club's academy. After making progress in the reserves, he made his first-team début on 4 November 2006, playing at left back in a 1–1 draw at home to Scunthorpe United. Manager Peter Jackson announced that Skarz would be the first choice left-back in preference to Danny Adams, although Jackson then signed Blackburn Rovers defender Andy Taylor on loan as competition for Skarz. On 3 February 2007, Skarz signed his first professional contract on a one-year basis since breaking through to the first team that season at left-back.
On 4 March 2007, Skarz received the Football League Award for League One Apprentice. Shortly after, Manager Peter Jackson made comments about Skarz regarding his positive future at Huddersfield Town.
After making twenty-seven appearance in the 2007–08 season, Skarz signed a new three-year contract in May 2008, which was to have kept him until 2011 at the Galpharm Stadium under then new manager Stan Ternent. Then, in the 2008–09 season, Skartz's first goal for the Terriers came against Town's greatest rivals Leeds United at Elland Road on 15 November 2008. The match finished 2–1 to Town. After the game, Gerry Murphy praised Skartz's performance. Skarz himself expressed at scoring his first goal for the club. Despite this, Skarz's first-team opportunities in Lee Clark's squad soon became limited by another left-back player, Robbie Williams once again.
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