Joachim: Julian Kevin (Julian)

2004-2005 (Player Details)

Striker

Born: Boston, Lincolnshire: 20-09-1974

Debut: v Derby County (h): 07-08-2004

5’6” 12st (2006)

Joachim joined Leicester City as a youngster and made his debut in 1992. During his debut season (1992/93) the forward bagged ten goals for Leicester as they finished sixth in Division One, before securing promotion to the Premiership a year later. Joachim appeared nine times for England Under-Twenty-ones, after making his debut against Denmark in 1994, he also represented England Youth. Joachim netted three goals as Leicester were subsequently relegated back to Division One at the first time of asking. In all Joachim scored thirty-one goals in one hundred and nineteen games at Filbert Street. In February 1996, Villa boss Brian Little invested £1.5 million to secure Joachim's services and he bagged thirty-nine goals in ninety starts at Villa Park, being voted 'player of the year' in 1999.After five seasons in the EPL, Joachim dropped down a division to play for the relegated Coventry City in a deal that saw Villa exchange Joachim plus £2m for Mustapha Hadji. He scored a total of forty-five goals in one hundred and seventy-three games at Villa Park. Joachim joined Coventry in July 2001 and enjoyed his most successful season with the Sky Blues by netting eight goals in twenty-nine appearances during the 2003/04 campaign, in all he scored fourteen goals in sixty-one games at Highfield Road. He moved to Leeds in the summer of 2004, a club heavily in debt and in the process of rebuilding an inexpensive team, on a free transfer. Joachim's appearances at Elland Road were restricted and he was eventually loaned out to League One side Walsall, where he netted six goals in eight appearances, including a hat-trick against promoted Hull City. However, he turned down Walsall's advances in the summer to join Boston United. Joachim went on to score nineteen goals in fifty-one games in his only season at Boston United 2005/06. Julian Joachim signed for Darlington on 14th August 2006. Ironically just two days before his move to Darlington Joachim lined up against Quakers as Boston United defeated Darlington 4-1 with the striker setting up two goals and scoring another two. At £100,000, he became Darlington's most expensive signing and despite scoring nine goals in forty League appearances as Darlington reached the promotion play-offs, Joachim was released at the end of the 2007–08 season. In his two seasons at Darlington he scored thirteen League goals in sixty-six starts and ten games from the bench, started two F.A. Cup games and came off the bench in another, scored three times in three League Cup starts and started five games in the play-offs and Johnstone's Paint Trophy without scoring. In June 2008, he moved into Non-League football with King's Lyn, who had just been promoted to the Conference North. They were relegated at the end of the season and in May 2009 and Joachim was released. He scored six League goals in twenty-five starts and eight games from the bench. He also scored twice in three starts and three games from the bench in Cup competitions. He was linked with a return to Boston United but briefly appeared as an amateur with Thurmaston Town in the Leicestershire Senior League, before joining Quorn as a semi-professional in the First Division South of the Unibond League in August 2009. He moved to Hinckley United in March 2010.