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Ian Joy
American soccer player (born 1981)
Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American-born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Paul Joy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| 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 II | 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) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. Joy is a fan of Manchester United F.C.[4]
Joy played as a left back for Tranmere Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose, Kidderminster Harriers, Chester City, Hamburger SV IIi, FC St. Pauli, Real Salt Lake, FC Ingolstadt 04 and Portland Timbers.[1][3][5][6][7][2][8]
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.[9] 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.
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.[10] In April 2018, Joy was named as a studio host for FOX's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11]
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.
As of August 5, 2020, Joy serves as a soccer analyst for CBS Sports as part of the network's UEFA Champions League and Europa League coverage on CBS Sports HQ.[12]
- "Interview with Ian Joy" (PDF). Timbers Army. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- "Manchester City vs Dortmund | Quarterfinals Preview | UCL on CBS Sports (timestamp= 8:03)". YouTube. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "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.
- Ian Joy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- "Timbers sign veteran defender Joy". USL. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- "STARLET IAN TURNS BACK ON SCOTLAND; EXCLUSIVE: Footballer wants to play for USA". Daily Record. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "FOX Sports to televise or stream all 306 Bundesliga matches". Fox Sports. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- "FOX Sports Announces Broadcasters, Celebrates 50-Day Countdown to 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- F88 (August 5, 2020). "Ian Joy joins CBS Sports as their new soccer analyst". Football88. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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