Ian Joy

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Ian Joy
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Personal information
Full name Ian Paul Joy[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 (age 39)
Place of birth San Diego, California, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Left back
Youth career
1997–1998 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2000 Stirling Albion 2 (0)
2000–2001 Montrose 25 (2)
2001–2003 Kidderminster Harriers 22 (0)
2003 Chester City 3 (0)
2003–2005 Hamburger SV 34 (0)
2005–2008 FC St. Pauli 89 (1)
2008–2009 Real Salt Lake 20 (0)
2009 FC Ingolstadt 04 3 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers 21 (0)
Total 219 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional Soccer player.

Early and personal life[edit]

Born in San Diego, California,[1] Joy is the son of English former professional player Brian Joy. His mother is Scottish and he grew up in Scotland from the age of 3.[3] Joy lived in Bo'ness and attended Deanburn Primary School and Bo'ness Academy.

Playing career[edit]

Joy played as a left back for Tranmere Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose, Kidderminster Harriers, Chester City, Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli, Real Salt Lake, FC Ingolstadt 04 and Portland Timbers.[1][3][4][5][6][2][7]

As a 15 year-old, he featured for the United States U-17 team on a three-match week long tour of Germany in 1997.[8] Joy went on to represent the USA Youth national teams at U-18, U-20 and U-23 level. He captained the USA U-18's at the World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia in 1998.

Media[edit]

After retiring as a player in 2011, Joy became a sportscaster for beIN Sports. In 2015 he became the studio host of Fox Sports' coverage of the Bundesliga, FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League.[9] In April 2018, Joy was named as a studio host for FOX's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[10]

On March 25, 2020, Joy announced on Twitter he would be leaving Fox Sports.

Joy is a part of the YES Network covering New York sports after joining the network in 2015.

In August 5, 2020, Joy now served as soccer analyst at CBS Sports, sharing his analysis about UEFA Champions League and Europa League on CBS Sports HQ.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ian Joy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Ian Joy" (PDF). Timbers Army. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Ian Joy at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Ian Joy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  7. ^ "Timbers sign veteran defender Joy". USL. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "STARLET IAN TURNS BACK ON SCOTLAND; EXCLUSIVE: Footballer wants to play for USA". Daily Record. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "FOX Sports to televise or stream all 306 Bundesliga matches". Fox Sports. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "FOX Sports Announces Broadcasters, Celebrates 50-Day Countdown to 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  11. ^ F88 (August 5, 2020). "Ian Joy joins CBS Sports as their new soccer analyst". Football88. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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