Josh Pask

Josh Pask

Pask playing for West Ham United
Personal information
Full name	Joshua David Pask [1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Waltham Forest, London, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender [3]
Team information
Current team	The New Saints
Number	2
Youth career
2005–2015	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	West Ham United	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	→ Gillingham (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2022	Coventry City	19	(0)
2022	→ Newport County (loan)	10	(0)
2022–	The New Saints	26	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Joshua David Pask (born 1 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cymru Premier team The New Saints.

Club career

West Ham United

Pask started his career with his local club West Ham United, joining them at the age of eight. ^[4] He progressed through the academy and went on to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2014, after turning down an approach from Arsenal. ^[4] In November 2014, despite still being a first year scholar he signed his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, agreeing a three-year deal. ^[5] In October 2015 he signed on a months's loan for Dagenham & Redbridge, a loan which was extended in November for a further month. ^[6] On 8 August 2016, Pask signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal. ^[7] He made his Gillingham debut the following day in a 3–1 League Cup victory at Southend United. ^[8]

His contract with West Ham finished at the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[9]

Coventry City

Having been released, Pask signed a three-year contract with Coventry City. ^{[3] [10]} He did not make his debut for Coventry until 14 January 2020, in a third round FA Cup game. Pask scored on his debut as Coventry won 3–0 against Bristol Rovers. ^[11]

On 11 January 2022, Pask joined EFL League Two side Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[12] He made his debut for Newport on 15 January 2022 in the starting line-up for the 4-0 League Two win against Harrogate Town. ^[13]

Pask was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[14]

Style of play

Pask has been described as "a centre-back by trade [who] can also play at right-back and as a holding midfielder". ^[3]

Personal life

Pask is a Christian and is involved in the Christian charity F3. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2022 ^[16]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United	2015–16	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	2015–16 [17]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Gillingham (loan)	2016–17 [18]	League One	10	0	0	0	2	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
Coventry City	2019–20 [19]	League One	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2020–21 [20]	Championship	17	0	0	0	1	0	—		18	0
	2021–22 [21]		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		19	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	23	1
Newport County (loan)	2021–22 [21]	League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career totals			44	0	2	1	4	0	4	0	54	1

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
2. "Josh Pask". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
3. Turner, Andy (17 June 2019). "Coventry City turn to Premier League club for latest new signing". Coventry Live. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "Pask pledges Hammers future". West Ham United F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. "Pask turns professional". West Ham United F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
6. "Josh Pask: West Ham youngster extends Dagenham loan deal". BBC Sport. 16 November 2015.
7. "Josh Pask: Gillingham sign West Ham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2016.
8. "Southend United 1-3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
9. "Andy Carroll, Adrian and Samir Nasri to leave West Ham in summer". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
10. "Coventry City: West Ham United reserve defender Josh Pask signs for Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
11. "REPORT: Sky Blues 3-0 Bristol Rovers".
12. "Newport County loan in Josh Pask". Newport County AFC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
13. Pask Newport debut
14. "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2021/22 season". www.ccfc.co.uk. 11 May 2022.
15. Hornby, Mark (18 June 2019). "Interview: Josh Pask speaks after joining Coventry City". Coventry City. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
16. Josh Pask at Soccerway
17. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
18. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
19. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
20. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
21. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

• Josh Pask at Soccerbase