Josh Dolling

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Josh Dolling
Personal information
Full name Joshua Jordan Dolling [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2012 Blackburn Rovers
2012–2013 Manchester United
2013–2016 Burnley
2015 → Trafford (loan)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Missouri State Bears 82 (40)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Prescot Cables 10 (6)
2022 St. Louis City 2 21 (8)
2023 New Mexico United 14 (0)
2023 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 13 (0)
2024 Spokane Velocity 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 24, 2024

Joshua Jordan Dolling (born 29 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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Career

Youth

Dolling began playing with the Blackburn Rovers academy, before getting scouted by Manchester United's under-14 team, where he played before getting released in 2013. [2] Dolling subsequently joined Burnley, where he played with the academy team, scoring 24 goals for the Clarets at youth level. [3] [4] In 2015, he joined Trafford on a short-term loan deal. [5] [6]

In 2016, Dolling signed with Northern Premier League Division One North side Prescot Cables, scoring six goals in ten appearances. [7] Dolling had previously spent time on loan with Prescot Cables whilst with Burnley. [8]

College

In 2017, Dolling moved to the United States to play college soccer at Missouri State University. In four full seasons with the Bears and a truncated 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dolling scored 40 goals and tallied 14 assists in 82 appearances. He earned All-MVC honours in all four seasons with Missouri State, MVC All-Tournament Team in 2019 and 2021, United Soccer Coaches All-American on three occasions, United Soccer Coaches All-Region on four occasions and was on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in his senior year. [7]

Following college, Dolling was available in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, but went unselected. [9]

Professional

In early 2022, Dolling signed with MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City SC 2 ahead of their inaugural season. [2] [10] [11] His contract option was declined by St. Louis following the 2022 season. [12]

On 23 December 2022, it was announced that Dolling would join USL Championship side New Mexico United for their 2023 season. [13] On 20 July 2023, Dolling was loaned to USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights for the remainder of the 2023 season. [14]

Dolling joined Spokane Velocity on 5 January 2024, ahead of the club's inaugural USL League One season. [15] Spokane opted not to renew his contract following their 2024 season. [16]

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  2. 1 2 Timmermann, Tom. "City2's Dolling hopes MLS is at the end of his long journey from England". STLtoday.com.
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  4. ↑ "Youth coach left stunned as Burnley lose shootout to Met Police". Lancashire Telegraph.
  5. ↑ "Saturday's Transfer List - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
  6. ↑ LTDX, Digital Sports Group. "Dolling scores first Trafford goal". Clarets Mad.
  7. 1 2 "Josh Dolling - Men's Soccer". Missouri State.
  8. ↑ Scholes, Tony (September 25, 2016). "Three former youth players join non-league clubs".
  9. ↑ "2021 MLS SuperDraft: List of players eligible for selection | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  10. ↑ "Bears Soccer Standouts to Play for St. Louis City Soccer Club". Missouri State.
  11. ↑ "Josh Dolling | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  12. ↑ SC, St Louis CITY. "St Louis CITY2 Announces End of Year Roster Decisions | St. Louis SC". St. Louis CITY SC.
  13. ↑ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF ENGLISH FORWARD JOSH DOLLING".
  14. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (July 20, 2023). "Lights FC acquires Joshua Dolling on loan from New Mexico". USL Championship.
  15. ↑ "Spokane Velocity FC Signs Five Players". SpokaneVelocity.com. Spokane Velocity . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Spokane Velocity to Return 13 Members From Its League One Final Team".
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