Joe Rothwell, born on 11 January 1995 (age 31), is an English central midfielder now with Sheffield United, where he wears squad number 48. His current market value is around £1m, according to Transfermarkt.
He came through at Manchester United, but his early senior education came away from the comfort of an academy badge. Loan spells at Blackpool and Barnsley gave him the sort of league football that tends to strip the gloss off a young midfielder fairly quickly, before he moved on permanently to Oxford United.
Rothwell then built a more settled career in the Championship, most notably with Blackburn Rovers, before AFC Bournemouth took him into the Premier League in 2022. His most productive league season came at Southampton in 2023-24, when he scored four goals in 16 appearances.
At Sheffield United in 2026-27, he has made seven appearances across all competitions, including five in the Championship and two in the League Cup. His career has been that of a capable English midfielder shaped by early loans, Championship mileage and spells around the top two divisions.
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