Joel Senior

Joel Toby Senior (born 24 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Tranmere Rovers.

Early and personal life Senior was born in Didsbury. His brothers are also footballers, who played in non-league for Maine Road.

He then made 68 appearances in all competitions for F.C. United of Manchester, including 58 league appearances between 2017 and 2019. His only goal for F.C. United of Manchester was in the 2017–18 Manchester Premier Cup final, and he moved to Curzon Ashton in February 2019, for whom he made ten league appearances in National League North.

He was released by Burnley at the end of the 2019–20 season. He later signed for Altrincham. He signed for Carlisle United in January 2022.

On 30 May 2023, after Carlisle won promotion to League One, Carlisle manager Paul Simpson announced that Senior would be released once his contract expired.

In June 2023, it was announced that he would sign for League Two side Morecambe on a one-year deal from 1 July 2023. Following a successful first season, Senior was named as Morecambe's Player of the Year, also winning Players' Player of the Season.

Bristol Rovers On 29 June 2024, Senior agreed to join League One side Bristol Rovers on a two-year deal with the option for a further season. In his fourth appearance for the club, a 2–0 defeat to Stockport County, Senior suffered a torn hamstring, likely to rule him out of action for a period of around two months according to manager Matt Taylor.

On 19 June 2026, the club announced that manager Steve Evans had agreed to allow Senior to depart the club in order for the player to move closer to his family.

Tranmere Rovers On 29 June 2026, Senior agreed to join fellow League Two club Tranmere Rovers on a two-year deal. The move saw him reunite with his former Bristol Rovers manager from the first half of the previous season, Darrell Clarke.

Career statistics

Honours FC United of Manchester

Manchester Premier Cup: 2017–18

Individual Morecambe Supporters' Player of the Season: 2023–24 Morecambe Players' Player of the Season: 2023–24