Black Stars goalkeeper, Joseph Wollacott has joined English League Two side, Charlton Athletic FC on a three-year deal.
Wollacot joins the Valiants as a free agent after his contract expired at Swindon Town where he made 39 appearances last season and helped them to the League Two play-offs.
The 25-year old becomes the club’s third signing ahead of the new season.
“I’m delighted. It’s the sort of club that you always want to be at. You always have the ambition to play for such a high-profile club. Obviously walking around the stadium you can feel the magnitude of the club. I’m really happy to be here.”
“Ben being here made it an easy decision. We had a really good season last year. Obviously I know how he wants to play and I know how he wants his goalkeeper to play. I feel like, for the next step in my career, he can really develop my game,” Wollacot said.
Meanwhile, Ben Garner, who worked with Wollacott in the past expressed delight in capturing the Ghana international.
“It’s another strong signing for us. Obviously Jojo is a player that I know very well having worked with him last season. I think he is a player with huge potential moving forwards as well and, again, he fits the character and the type of person that we want to bring into the football club,” he said.
Wollacott has seven caps for Ghana after making his international debut in November last year, and has rose to be the nation’s safest pair of hands after a string of impressive performances.
Charlton Athletic are delighted to confirm the signing of Ghana international goalkeeper Joe Wollacott.
Welcome to The Valley, Joe!
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— Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) June 23, 2022
Charlton Athletic are delighted to confirm the signing of Ghana international goalkeeper Joe Wollacott.
Wollacott came through the ranks at Bristol City and went on loan spells outside the EFL. He then joined then League Two side Forest Green Rovers on loan in 2019/2020, making his professional debut against Charlton.
He joined Swindon Town on an emergency loan in 2021, before signing a permanent deal at the start of the 2021/2022 season.
Wollacott was voted League Two goalkeeper of the season after an outstanding 2021/2022 campaign with Swindon Town.