Josh Walker (footballer, born 1997)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua James Walker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Tower Hamlets, England | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Fulham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Hendon | 32 | (16) |
2018–2021 | Barnet | 50 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 56 | (20) |
2023–2024 | Burton Albion | 29 | (3) |
2024 | → Gillingham (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2024– | Southend United | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua James Walker (born 28 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Southend United.
Career
[edit]Born in Tower Hamlets,[2] Walker spent his youth career with Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.[3] He then spent time in non-league with Wealdstone, Hendon,[4][5] Barnet,[3] and Dagenham & Redbridge,[6] before signing for Burton Albion in January 2023.[7][8][9][10]
In January 2024, he joined League Two side Gillingham on loan until the end of the season.[11] He scored on his debut for the club, in a 1–2 away defeat.[12]
On 8 July 2024, Walker joined National League side Southend United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wealdstone (loan) | 2016–17[1] | National League South | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Hendon | 2017–18[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 1 | 42 | 17 | |
Barnet | 2018–19[1] | National League | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2019–20[1] | National League | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 6[b] | 5 | 35 | 15 | ||
2020–21[1] | National League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 50 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 65 | 18 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2021–22[1] | National League | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 37 | 11 | |
2022–23[1] | National League | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 13 | ||
Total | 56 | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 66 | 24 | |||
Burton Albion | 2022–23[15] | League One | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
2023–24[16] | League One | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
Gillingham (loan) | 2023–24[16] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Career total | 187 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 228 | 64 |
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, two in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup, two in Middlesex Senior Cup, two in London Senior Cup
- ^ Four appearances and five goals in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Josh Walker at Soccerway
- ^ "FootballSquads - Dagenham & Redbridge - 2021/2022". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Transfer | Josh Walker signs for Barnet FC – Barnet Football Club".
- ^ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Josh Walker". www.hendonfc.net.
- ^ "Hendon | Appearances | Josh Walker | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Josh Walker from league rivals Barnet". Barking and Dagenham Post.
- ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN JOSH WALKER FROM DAGENHAM AND REDBRIDGE FOR AN UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Burton sign Kirk, Lavelle, Walker & Ahadme". BBC Sport.
- ^ Crawford, Colston (3 February 2023). "Walker 'can be awesome' for Brewers". burtonmail.
- ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge boss McMahon 'gutted' to lose Walker to Burton". Ilford Recorder.
- ^ "Josh Walker: Gillingham sign Burton Albion striker on loan". BBC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Gillingham" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Josh Walker Is A Shrimper!". www.southendunited.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Former Staff – Josh Walker". Hendon FC. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Josh Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from London
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Hendon F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen