The EPL club Burnley FC have confirmed Joe Bauress has signed with Sky Bet League Two Club Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan for the duration of the 2025/26 season. On August 5th, 2025, the news was confirmed through Burnley’s Academy channels, as well as Accrington Stanley through their official channels. A great opportunity for the 19-year-old midfielder to gain some valuable first-team minutes as he continues to develop within the environment of League Two football.
Let’s have a look at Joe Bauress’ exciting and thrilling football career at Burnley FC through this article on the 96.com app, and what could be lying ahead in the next chapter of his career.
Who is Joe Bauress?
Joe Bauress is a midfielder born on November 24th, 2005, in Liverpool, England. He joined Burnley’s youth academy at 8 and progressed through to the first team at Burnley. Joe is known for his calmness in possession and his ability to read the game; after two years on scholarship, Joe turned professional in 2023.
Joe’s first appearance for Burnley’s first team was when he made his first appearance as a substitute on November 8th 2022; he came off the bench in the 69th minute of an EFL Cup game against Crawley Town, which Burnley won 3-1. Joe has not played with the first team since, but has continued to play with the U18 and U21 Burnley teams, as he has done for the past three years.
In terms of international football, Joe has represented England twice at U15 and represented England three times at U18 level in 2023. Some observers mention that Joe has a playing style that emphasises the box-to-box midfielders of previous generations, and he is undoubtedly one of the most promising prospects to emerge from Burnley’s academy system.
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Joe Bauress: Stats, Record & Performance at Burnley FC
Bauress has made just one senior appearance for Burnley in the EFL Cup during the 2022/23 season and has not made a senior league appearance nor scored any senior goals.
Bauress has made over 40 cumulative matches for Burnley U18 & U21 at the youth level. To clarify, Transfermarkt and FBref show he made 33 appearances in the U18S (4 goals) and 9 appearances in the U21S (1 goal). In addition, he has represented the England national teams at youth level on 4 occasions (1 U15 & 3 U18 caps).
Although he did not make the senior squad that won the EFL Championship in the 2024/25 season, Bauress regularly trained with the first team squad and was a prominent member of Burnley’s development squads. Burnley had an outstanding title-winning season with 101 points, 30 clean sheets, and went unbeaten at home, which helped form a high-performance environment for Joe to continue his development as a professional footballer.
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What to Expect from Joe at Accrington Stanley
Joe Bauress’ move to Accrington Stanley is intended to allow him to get regular first-team platform in the EFL. League Two is a more physical, quicker game than at youth level, and this loan can be expected to assess how well Joe Bauress adapts to the physicality as well as how strong he is mentally from a tactical discipline perspective, and he is going to need to adapt, despite being an incredibly talented footballer.
Expected role:
Most likely play as a central midfielder; maybe box-to-box. Joe may play in roles protecting the ball as well as distribution roles to help with transitioning the sustained pressure from defence into attack.
He could probably play a regular role and could push for 15-25 league appearances in total across the league season.
With good vision, solid work rate, and good composure, Bauress should help Accrington control and compete in battles in midfield. The experience of competing at a senior level in a senior league week after week could be vital to Joe’s development as a player.
Conclusion
It will be a landmark occasion in Joe Bauress’ career, and even though he didn’t get much first-team football with Burnley Football Club, the loan will at least provide him with some minutes and valuable development along with them.
Burnley’s academy is slowly establishing a reputation for developing players who show discipline and tactical awareness, and Bauress certainly fits the bill. If he can make the jump to League Two, we would not be shocked to see a new arrival back at Turf Moor in 2026, ready to compete for a place in the Championship, or more first-team football.
And for supporters and followers, we will be able to follow Joe Bauress’ development for the entire 2025/26 season on the 96.com app, with live insights, scores and updates from across all leagues in the UK.
