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
Youth career
Guiseley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Guiseley 22 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 6 (0)
2023Ross County (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Josh David Stones (born 12 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for 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.