Joel Coleman (born 26 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Millwall.
Coleman was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester. An Oldham Athletic youth graduate having joined when he was 11, he signed a two-year scholarship with the club in 2012. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 June 2014, penning a two-year contract.
Coleman made his first-team debut on 17 March 2015, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jake Kean in a 3âÂÂ1 League One home loss against Milton Keynes Dons.
Coleman signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on 7 June 2016 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 26 December 2016, playing the entirety of a 2âÂÂ1 win at home to Nottingham Forest.
He replaced the suspended Danny Ward for the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, keeping a clean sheet in the process. Following Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League, Coleman signed a new two-year contract with the club on 30 July 2017.
Coleman joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on 27 July 2018 on loan for the 2018âÂÂ19 season, after signing a new two-year contract at Huddersfield with the option of a further year.
On 20 August 2020, Coleman joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.
On 6 August 2021, Coleman left Fleetwood Town by mutual consent.
On 6 August 2021, Coleman signed a one-year contract with Rochdale. He was released by the club in May 2022.
On 4 November 2022, Coleman signed a short-term deal for Ipswich Town following the injury to third-choice goalkeeper Nick Hayes.
On 20 June 2023, Bolton Wanderers confirmed that Coleman would be joining them on a two-year deal on the expiry of his Ipswich Town contract on 1 July. Having been born in Bolton, he described joining his home town club as a dream come true. On 7 May 2025, the club confirmed that Coleman would leave at the end of his contract.
On 26 August 2025, it was confirmed that Coleman had signed a one-year deal with Millwall.
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