 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Paul Joy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 14, 1981 | ||
| 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 | |||
Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American-born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.
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]
