| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Dale Stokes [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Shotley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| AFC Sudbury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AFC Sudbury | 64 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Aldershot Town | 26 | (13) |
| 2024– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:49, 8 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Dale Stokes (born 30 April 2004) is an English professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Bristol City.
Stokes played for the Ipswich Town Academy, but was released aged 16. Following this, he joined the AFC Sudbury academy, but soon became a regular part of the senior team, playing most matches of the 2021-22 season. [2]
On 7 July 2023, National League club Aldershot Town signed Stokes on a two year professional contract from AFC Sudbury for an undisclosed fee. [3] He made a positive impact for the club in the first half of the 2023-24 season, scoring 16 goals in 31 appearances across all appearances.
Despite interests from various clubs such as Norwich City, [4] on 22 January 2024, EFL Championship club Bristol City completed the signing of Stokes on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £250,000. [5] Stokes was immediately loaned back to Aldershot for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. [6]
Stokes made his debut for Bristol City during an EFL Cup match on 13 August 2024 against Coventry City, coming on as a 69th minute substitute for Nahki Wells. [7]
On 21 August 2024, Stokes signed for League One club Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. [8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Sudbury | 2021–22 [9] | Isthmian League North | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 [10] | Isthmian League North | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2023–24 [11] | National League | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
| Bristol City | 2023–24 [11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 [13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2023–24 [11] | National League | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2024–25 [12] | League One | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [d] | 1 | 34 | 8 |
| Career total | 141 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 161 | 44 | ||