Joss Christopher Labadie (born 30 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Solihull Moors.
[5] He played for Shrewsbury two days later in a league match against Bradford City at Valley Parade, in a game which finished 0–0.
[6] He subsequently fractured his foot in training and returned to West Brom less than a week after he had left the club.
[22] On learning of his release from West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2009–10 season, the club immediately made a contract offer to Labadie.
[24] Since joining the club on a permanent basis, Labadie was a first team regular, although he was plagued by injuries,[25] He was sent-off[26] for violent conduct during a 1–0 win over Notts County on 20 November 2010.
[31] After serving his suspension on two occasions,[32] Labadie, nevertheless, made the total of 37 appearances and scored twice in his first permanent season at the club.
[40] He played his first league game in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra coming on as a substitute in the first half to replace the injured Tom Williams.
[43] After returning from a loan spell at Torquay United, he scored the only goal with a 35-yard free kick in a 1–0 win away at Doncaster Rovers, resulting him being named Team of the Week.
[53] After adding another goal against Chesterfield,[54] He scored again on 1 April 2013, in a 3–1 loss against Bradford City, in what turned out to be his last appearance for the side.
[58] Just three weeks into his contract, The FA announced that it was investigating an alleged biting incident in the Football League Two game against Chesterfield on 15 February 2014.
[61] On 12 March, The FA announced that a commission had found Labadie guilty of biting Ollie Banks.
[63] The ban took him through to the end of the season when manager Hargreaves told the press that it was unlikely that Labadie would be offered a new contract after the club's relegation to non-league.
[65] Labadie made his Dagenham & Redbridge debut in the first round of the League Cup against Brentford, where he played 86 minutes.
[66] He then made his league debut for the club, where he played 18 minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Burton Albion.
[76] Despite being sidelined over suspension and injury on two occasions later in the season,[77] Labadie scored again on 5 April 2016, as well as assisting another goal, in a 2–1 win over Morecambe.
[78] Following the club's relegation to the non-league at the end of the 2016–17 season,[79] Labadie made a total of 34 appearances and scored five times.
[83] After making his debut for the club, Labadie quickly became a first team regular until he suffered an injury during a 2–0 loss against Doncaster Rovers on 17 September 2016.
[86] However, his return was short-lived when he suffered a knee injury in a 1–0 loss against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup Campaign.
[89] However, he was sent-off for an off-the-ball altercation with Crawley Town's Josh Yorwerth, who was also sent-off, in a 1–0 win on 1 April 2017,[90] and served a three-match suspension,[91] Towards the end of the season, with the club facing relegation to the non-league, Labadie captained for the side as a stand in for Scot Bennett and David Pipe.
[98] Several weeks later, on 22 August 2017, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–1 loss against Leeds United in the second round of League Cup.
[102] On 10 March 2017 Labadie suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Yeovil Town that ruled him out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.
Labadie declined a new contract with Newport at the end of the 2017–18 season and he became a free agent whilst still recovering from the cruciate injury.
[110] On 18 July 2023, Labadie signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a one-year deal.