Josh Stones

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Josh Stones
Personal information
Full name Josh David Stones [1]
Date of birth (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 25
Youth career
Guiseley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Guiseley 22 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 8 (0)
2023 → Ross County (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Josh David Stones (born 12 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, as a striker. [2] [3]

Career

Stones began his career with Guiseley, [4] being selected for England Schools, [5] [6] before moving to Wigan Athletic in summer 2022. [7] He moved on loan to Ross County in January 2023. [8] [9] [10]

He signed a new three-year contract with Wigan in July 2023. [11] [12]

Stones scored his first Wigan Athletic goal on 19 September 2023, in a 7–1 home victory against Leicester City Academy in the EFL Trophy. [13]

He moved on loan to Oldham Athletic in December 2023. [14] [15] The loan ended in January 2024 after Stones suffered an injury. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2022/23" (PDF). English Football League . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Josh Stones at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Josh Stones at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Sunderland must sign teenager Stones". 28 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Young Guiseley star picked for televised English Schools fixtures". Wharfedale Observer.
  6. ↑ "Young Guiseley hotshot continues to shine on national stage". Wharfedale Observer.
  7. ↑ "Championship club win battle for Guiseley hotshot". Wharfedale Observer.
  8. ↑ "Stones joins Staggies". RCFC.
  9. ↑ "Wigan Athletic striker secures loan move | Wigan Today". Wigan Today.
  10. ↑ Skinner, Andy (24 January 2023). "Ross County sign teenage striker Josh Stones on loan from Wigan Athletic".
  11. ↑ FC, Wigan Athletic (13 July 2023). "Josh Stones extends Wigan Athletic contract!". Wigan Athletic FC.
  12. ↑ "Talented star pens new Wigan Athletic contract extension".
  13. ↑ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Latics land young striker Stones on loan from Wigan". The Oldham Times. 15 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Why Mellon made young Wigan striker Stones his first signing". The Oldham Times. 16 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Blow for Latics as loanee Stones returns to Wigan Athletic due to injury". The Oldham Times. 2 January 2024.
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