Josh Passley

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Josh Passley
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Passley playing for Dover in 2020
Personal information
Full name Joshua Jordan Passley [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Chelsea, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2013 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Fulham 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Portsmouth (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 38 (1)
2017 Whitehawk 13 (2)
2017–2021 Dover Athletic [a] 94 (1)
2021–2023 Havant & Waterlooville 67 (1)
2023–2025 Bromley 39 (3)
2025 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 3 (0)
2025– Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

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  1. ↑ All Dover Athletic players' statistics for the 2020–21 season were expunged due to staff being furloughed because of the costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Passley made 7 league appearances during this season.

Joshua Jordan Passley (born 21 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ebbsfleet United.

Career

Fulham

Passley started his football career at Fulham and joined them at age eleven. [3] He was initially a winger but switched to right back at sixteen, as well as playing at centre-back. [3] Passley signed his first professional contract in 2013. [3] [4] On 26 January 2014 he made his debut for Fulham in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United in the FA Cup fourth round, playing the full ninety minutes. [5] [6]

Passley joined Shrewsbury Town on a youth loan on 27 November 2014. [7] He made his Football League debut two days later in a 1–0 win over Burton Albion at New Meadow. [8] Despite being ever-present for the duration of his loan period, he returned to his parent club when his loan deal ended on 5 January 2015. [9]

On 29 January 2015, Passley joined Portsmouth on an initial one-month youth loan. [10] He made his Portsmouth debut two days later, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at Wycombe Wanderers. [11] During his run of first team games, he helped the club achieve three clean sheets in three games, playing in a wing-back role. This was the same position he played while at Shrewsbury Town. [12] Having made six appearances, Passley's loan spell with Portsmouth was extended for another month and again until the end of the season. [13] [14] His loan spell with Pompey came to an end on 12 April 2015 when he was taken off injured in the 83rd minute after losing consciousness in a defeat at Morecambe. [15]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Passley was among nine players to leave Fulham. [16]

Dagenham & Redbridge

Passley joined League Two Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal in July 2015. [17] Despite being a virtual ever-present for The Daggers in his first season, Passley was among eleven players to leave following relegation to the National League. [18]

Whitehawk

Passley joined National League South club Whitehawk in February 2017, the team he scored against in an FA Cup second round replay on 16 December 2015 in a match televised live on BT Sport. After helping Whitehawk secure safety in the National League South Passley left the club at the end of the season. [19]

Dover Athletic

On 19 July 2017, Passley signed for Dover Athletic on a one-year deal. [20] Passley started on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away victory to Hartlepool United. [21]

Passley signed a one-year contract extension on 21 April 2018 after making 33 appearances in his debut season for the club. [22] Passley scored his first goal for the club in the last match of the 2018–19 season, winning and scoring a last minute penalty in a 3–0 victory over Sutton United. [23] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Passley was out of contract and had left the club. [24]

Havant & Waterlooville

On 21 May 2021, Passley dropped down a division to join National League South side Havant & Waterlooville on a free transfer, after reportedly turning down offers to remain in the National League. [25] [26]

Bromley

On 28 June 2023, Passley signed for National League side Bromley for an undisclosed fee. [27]

Following promotion, Passley had a contract extension clause triggered, extended for the 2024–25 season. [28]

Ebbsfleet United

On 4 February 2025, Passley returned to the National League, joining bottom side Ebbsfleet United on loan for the remainder of the season. [29] On 20 February, he joined the club permanently on a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season. [30]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14 [31] Premier League 002000—20
2014–15 [32] Championship 00—00—00
Total002000—20
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2014–15 [32] League Two 6010——70
Portsmouth (loan) 2014–15 [32] League Two120———120
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16 [33] League Two38141103 [a] 0462
Whitehawk 2016–17 [34] National League South 132———132
Dover Athletic 2017–18 [34] National League 34020—2 [b] 0380
2018–19 [34] National League31120—2 [b] 0351
2019–20 [34] National League29010—1 [b] 0310
Total94150—401041
Career total166412110701845
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Passley". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Through the Ranks". Fulham Official Website. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Through The Ranks". Fulham F.C. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ SHEFFIELD UNITED VS. FULHAM 1 – 1
  6. ↑ "Sheffield United v Fulham team news: Rene Meulensteen hands Josh Passley debut". London Evening Standard. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Josh Passley: Shrewsbury Town sign Fulham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "LOAN NEWS: Grant, Passley and McAllister". Shrewsweb. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Passley arrives on loan". Portsmouth F.C. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "PASSLEY ENJOYING WING-BACK ROLE". Portsmouth F.C. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "PASSLEY EXTENDS POMPEY STAY". Portsmouth F.C. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "PASSLEY EXTENDS POMPEY LOAN". Portsmouth F.C. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "PASSLEY RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL". Portsmouth F.C. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Josh Passley: Dagenham sign former Fulham defender". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Liam O'Brien one of 11 players released by club following relegation from the Football League". Barking & Dagenham Post. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Whitehawk 2-3 Dagenham & Redbridge (Aet)". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Josh Passley: Dover Athletic sign former Fulham and Dagenham full-back". BBC Sport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Hartlepool United 0-1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "PASSLEY STAYING AT CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 21 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Dover Athletic 3-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019.
  24. ↑ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "Havant and Waterlooville FC Sign Defender Josh Passley". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 21 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Former Fulham and Portsmouth defender Josh Passley opted against staying in National League to be part of 'exciting' Hawks project". The Portsmouth News. 21 May 2021.
  27. ↑ "Josh Passley becomes our latest arrival". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Bromley FC Released and Retained List 2024/25". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "Fleet sign Bromley's Passley to end of season". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  30. ↑ "Passley's permanent!". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  32. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  34. 1 2 3 4 "J. Passley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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