Josh Fawole

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Josh Fawole
Personal information
Full name Joshua Ayoola Fawole
Date of birth (1998-07-21) July 21, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Columbia, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Central Valley Fuego
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2015 MSC Falcons
2015–2016 Baltimore Celtic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Loyola Greyhounds 68 (20)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Baltimore Bohemians 11 (4)
2018 FC Baltimore 9 (10)
2019 The Villages SC 11 (2)
2020 Loudoun United 10 (1)
2021–2022 Aldershot Town 3 (0)
2021–2022Farnborough (loan) 4 (0)
2022Salisbury (loan) 5 (1)
2022Beaconsfield Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 Maidstone United 20 (0)
2023 Aveley 2 (0)
2023 Dulwich Hamlet 9 (0)
2024– Central Valley Fuego 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Joshua "Josh" Ayoola Fawole (born July 21, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Central Valley Fuego in the USL League One.

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Career

College

Fawole played four years of college soccer at Loyola University Maryland between 2016 and 2019, making 68 appearances, scoring 20 goals and tallying 10 assists. [1]

While playing at college, Fawole appeared in the USL PDL with Baltimore Bohemians in 2016, [2] NPSL side FC Baltimore in 2018, [3] and the now rebranded USL League Two in 2019 with The Villages SC. [4]

Professional

On January 9, 2020, Fawole was selected 42nd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. [5] Though D.C. United declined to make him an offer, Fawole did sign with their USL Championship affiliate, Loudoun United, on March 6, 2020. [6] He made his professional debut on March 7, 2020, appearing as a 57th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Philadelphia Union II. [7]

On October 8, 2021, following a trial period, Fawole agreed to join Aldershot Town of the National League, before immediately joining Farnborough on a short-term loan. [8] Fawole returned to Aldershot in January and went onto feature four times in all competitions before another loan move, this time joining Salisbury in February. [9] On 22 March 2022, Fawole then joined Southern League Premier Division South side Beaconsfield Town on loan. [10] Fawole was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. [11]

In August 2022, Fawole joined Maidstone United, following a successful trial period and went onto make his debut during a 2–1 home victory over York City. [12]

On March 4, 2023, Fawole agreed to join Dulwich Hamlet F.C of the National League South after being released from Maidstone United and a brief one month stint at Aveley FC. He made his debut for the club that same day in the 70th minute of a 1–0 win against fellow National League South side St. Albans City F.C.

Fawole returned to the United States on March 11, 2024, joining third-tier side Central Valley Fuego. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played March 13, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Baltimore Bohemians 2016 [2] USL PDL Eastern Conference Mid Atlantic Division11400114
FC Baltimore 2018 [3] NPSL Northeast Region Mid-Atlantic Conference91000910
The Villages SC 2019 [4] [14] USL League Two Southern Conference Southeast Division11220132
Loudoun United 2020 [14] USL Championship Group F10100101
Aldershot Town 2021–22 [14] National League 30001 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Farnborough (loan) 2021–22 [15] [16] Southern League Premier Division South400040
Salisbury (loan) 2021–22 [15] Southern League Premier Division South5151
Beaconsfield Town (loan) 2021–22 [15] Southern League Premier Division South7070
Maidstone United 2022–23 [14] National League200000010
Career total80182000106418
  1. Appearance in the FA Trophy

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References

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  7. "Philadelphia Union II vs. Loudoun United FC - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  8. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Fawole!". Aldershot Town F.C. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  9. "LOAN MOVE: JOSH FAWOLE JOINS SALISBURY FC ON LOAN". Aldershot Town F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. "Loan move: Josh Fawole joins Beaconsfield Town on loan". Aldershot Town FC. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. "Aldershot Town announce full retained and released list". www.theshots.co.uk. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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