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Joe Champness
Joseph William Champness (born 27 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional footballer and rapper who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar Tehran and the New Zealand national team. Born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, Champness represents New Zealand in international competition after switching from Australia in 2021.
Champness attended St Patrick's College where he was college captain in 2014. His younger brother Daniel Francis Champness, who was also college captain, plays as a midfielder for Moreton Bay United.
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-Gilroy signed a loan deal with Portuguese second division club Académica 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 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 career. He made statements to the effect that if he decided to return to playing in the next three years, he would come back to Newcastle Jets.
Following his musical career break from football Champness joined Brisbane Roar on loan ahead of the 2020–21 A-League season, angering many in the Newcastle camp over his backing out of the alleged "deal" to return to the Jets.
Champness joined Turkish club Giresunspor of the Süper Lig on a three-year contract with a possible one-year extension into the 2024–25 season. Due to unpaid wages he left the club in March 2022 after 13 games, having scored 4 goals while coming on as a substitute in almost all of his matches. Champness terminated the contract and proceeded with a FIFA Dispute Resolution claim. FIFA found in favour of Champness and awarded him €790,000 (1.33 million New Zealand Dollars) plus interest.
Champness joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar in January 2025.
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Joe Champness
Joseph William Champness (born 27 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional footballer and rapper who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar Tehran and the New Zealand national team. Born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, Champness represents New Zealand in international competition after switching from Australia in 2021.
Champness attended St Patrick's College where he was college captain in 2014. His younger brother Daniel Francis Champness, who was also college captain, plays as a midfielder for Moreton Bay United.
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-Gilroy signed a loan deal with Portuguese second division club Académica 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 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 career. He made statements to the effect that if he decided to return to playing in the next three years, he would come back to Newcastle Jets.
Following his musical career break from football Champness joined Brisbane Roar on loan ahead of the 2020–21 A-League season, angering many in the Newcastle camp over his backing out of the alleged "deal" to return to the Jets.
Champness joined Turkish club Giresunspor of the Süper Lig on a three-year contract with a possible one-year extension into the 2024–25 season. Due to unpaid wages he left the club in March 2022 after 13 games, having scored 4 goals while coming on as a substitute in almost all of his matches. Champness terminated the contract and proceeded with a FIFA Dispute Resolution claim. FIFA found in favour of Champness and awarded him €790,000 (1.33 million New Zealand Dollars) plus interest.
Champness joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar in January 2025.