![]() Ruffels playing for
Oxford United in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 October 1993||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
2013–2021 | Oxford United | 257 | (21) |
2021– | Huddersfield Town | 52 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 12 February 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels (born 23 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
Ruffels was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. [5]
Ruffels made his first-team debut for Coventry City as a substitute on 16 August 2011 in a 2–1 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Championship, coming on to replace injured Gary McSheffrey after 18 minutes. [6] [7] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2012–13 season. [8]
Oxford United signed Ruffels on a free transfer on 30 July 2013. [9] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 league win over Torquay United on 17 August 2013 [10] and his first starting appearance in a 2–1 home defeat to Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013. [11] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 League Two draw versus Bury on 4 February 2014. [12] On 17 April 2014, Ruffels signed a new contract keeping him at the club for a further two years. [13] Nine days later, he was voted 'Young Player of the Year' after he established himself in the first team in his first full season for the club. [14] On 20 October 2017, Ruffles agreed a new contract keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an additional one-year option available. [15] Ruffels won the Supporters' Player of the Year Award for the 2018–19 season. [16] Signed as a midfielder, he now plays at left back. [17]
Ruffels agreed to join EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on 1 July 2021. [18] After contracting COVID-19 just as the season was about to commence in August 2021, Ruffels had to miss a lot of the early part of the season, but he finally made his Terriers debut as a substitute in their 3–2 win over Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021, where he also became the 1,000th player to play for Huddersfield Town. [19]
He scored his first goals for Huddersfield when he scored twice in a 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers on 8 November 2022. [20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2010–11 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12 [22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2012–13 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Oxford United | 2013–14 [24] | League Two | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
2014–15 [25] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2015–16 [26] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2016–17 [27] | League One | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
2017–18 [28] | League One | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
2018–19 [29] | League One | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 52 | 4 | |
2019–20 [30] | League One | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
2020–21 [31] | League One | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
Total | 257 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 317 | 23 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2021–22 [32] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2022–23 [33] | Championship | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2023–24 [34] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
Career total | 310 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 374 | 26 |
Oxford United
![]() Ruffels playing for
Oxford United in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 October 1993||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
2013–2021 | Oxford United | 257 | (21) |
2021– | Huddersfield Town | 52 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 12 February 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels (born 23 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
Ruffels was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. [5]
Ruffels made his first-team debut for Coventry City as a substitute on 16 August 2011 in a 2–1 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Championship, coming on to replace injured Gary McSheffrey after 18 minutes. [6] [7] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2012–13 season. [8]
Oxford United signed Ruffels on a free transfer on 30 July 2013. [9] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 league win over Torquay United on 17 August 2013 [10] and his first starting appearance in a 2–1 home defeat to Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013. [11] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 League Two draw versus Bury on 4 February 2014. [12] On 17 April 2014, Ruffels signed a new contract keeping him at the club for a further two years. [13] Nine days later, he was voted 'Young Player of the Year' after he established himself in the first team in his first full season for the club. [14] On 20 October 2017, Ruffles agreed a new contract keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an additional one-year option available. [15] Ruffels won the Supporters' Player of the Year Award for the 2018–19 season. [16] Signed as a midfielder, he now plays at left back. [17]
Ruffels agreed to join EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on 1 July 2021. [18] After contracting COVID-19 just as the season was about to commence in August 2021, Ruffels had to miss a lot of the early part of the season, but he finally made his Terriers debut as a substitute in their 3–2 win over Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021, where he also became the 1,000th player to play for Huddersfield Town. [19]
He scored his first goals for Huddersfield when he scored twice in a 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers on 8 November 2022. [20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2010–11 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12 [22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2012–13 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Oxford United | 2013–14 [24] | League Two | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
2014–15 [25] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2015–16 [26] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2016–17 [27] | League One | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
2017–18 [28] | League One | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
2018–19 [29] | League One | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 52 | 4 | |
2019–20 [30] | League One | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
2020–21 [31] | League One | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
Total | 257 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 317 | 23 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2021–22 [32] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2022–23 [33] | Championship | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2023–24 [34] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
Career total | 310 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 374 | 26 |
Oxford United