Joe Champness

Joseph Champness (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional footballer and rapper [1] who plays as a winger for Brisbane Roar on loan from Newcastle Jets FC. [2]

Joe Champness
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar
(on loan from Newcastle Jets)
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2015 Moreton Bay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Moreton Bay United 17 (3)
2016 Brisbane Roar NPL 14 (4)
2017 Académica de Coimbra 9 (0)
2017– Newcastle Jets 36 (8)
2020– → Brisbane Roar (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Australia U-20 7 (2)
2018–2019 Australia U-23 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

Early life

Champness attended St Patrick's College where he was college captain in 2014. His younger brother Dan, who was also college captain, plays as a midfielder for Moreton Bay United.

Football career

Newcastle Jets

Champness signed a scholarship contract with the Newcastle Jets along with three other emerging youngsters in January 2017 until the end of the 2017-18 season, but almost immediately after the deals were announced Champness and former emerging Jet Antonee Burke signed a loan deal with Portuguese 2nd Division club Academica de Coimbra through to mid-2017. Champness spent his time at Academica playing football for the reserve team and occasionally training with the first team.

Champness had a successful pre-season in 2017 appearing regularly for the first team, scoring four goals and impressing new coach Ernie Merrick enough to reward him with a three-year deal until 2019/20 although he will still be playing under the scholarship contract for the 2017-18 season. Champness made his professional debut on the 7 October 2017 away to the Central Coast Mariners coming on late and scoring a goal in the 81st minute. Champness then started his first professional game in Round 5 at home against the Wellington Phoenix. Champness scored his second goal for Newcastle in round 8 starting the game and scoring in the 75th minute in the Jets 4-1 win over the Melbourne Victory.

On 14 August 2019, prior to the season after spending most of the pre-season in the United States, Champness decided to quit playing soccer, so that he can follow his music dream. He signed a deal with Newcastle Jets that if he decides to return to playing in the next three years, he will come back to Newcastle Jets.[3]

Brisbane Roar

Following a career break in football, Champness joined Brisbane Roar ahead of 2020–21 A-League season.[4]

International

Champness was born in New Zealand to an Australian father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to represent New Zealand, Australia and Philippines at international level.

He has represented Australia at youth level and was a member of the Young Socceroos team in the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in Bahrain. Currently, he is a member of the Australia under-23 squad.

Club statistics
As of 8 February 2018[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AAC Secção de Futebol 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 90000090
Newcastle Jets 2017–18 A-League 1730000173
Career totals 2630000263

    Honours

    International
    Australia

    Music career

    Outside from his football career, Joseph is a rapper under the name JOWIC. His single "My Plan" was released in February 2020.[6]

    References
    1. "JOWIC". Spotify. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    2. "Confirmed: Champness secures loan move to Roar". A-League. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    3. Rugari, Vince; Gardiner, James (14 August 2019). "'I know it's the right choice': Jets star to skip A-League season to pursue hip-hop career". The Sydney Morning Herald.
    4. "Rapper Champness' Roar deal hits sour note with Jets". The World Game. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
    5. Joe Champness at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
    6. Rayson, Zac (30 May 2020). "'No regrets': The rising star who gave up football to become a rapper in LA". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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