Josh Walker (footballer, born 1997)

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Josh Walker
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Walker [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Tower Hamlets, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Fulham 0 (0)
2017 → Wealdstone (loan) 4 (1)
2017–2018 Hendon 32 (16)
2018–2021 Barnet 50 (11)
2021–2023 Dagenham & Redbridge 56 (20)
2023–2024 Burton Albion 29 (3)
2024 → Gillingham (loan) 16 (1)
2024– Southend United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Walker (born 28 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Southend United.

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Career

Born in Tower Hamlets, [2] Walker spent his youth career with Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham. [3] He then spent time in non-league with Wealdstone, Hendon, [4] [5] Barnet, [3] and Dagenham & Redbridge, [6] before signing for Burton Albion in January 2023. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In January 2024, he joined League Two side Gillingham on loan until the end of the season. [11] He scored on his debut for the club, in a 1–2 away defeat. [12]

On 8 July 2024, Walker joined National League side Southend United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wealdstone (loan) 2016–17 [1] National League South 41———41
Hendon 2017–18 [14] Isthmian League Premier Division321600—10 [lower-alpha 1] 14217
Barnet 2018–19 [1] National League 18240—00222
2019–20 [1] National League26832—6 [lower-alpha 2] 53515
2020–21 [1] National League6110—1 [lower-alpha 3] 081
Total501182—756518
Dagenham & Redbridge 2021–22 [1] National League321010—4 [lower-alpha 3] 13711
2022–23 [1] National League241043—1 [lower-alpha 3] 02913
Total562053—516624
Burton Albion 2022–23 [15] League One 162———162
2023–24 [16] League One13120004 [lower-alpha 4] 0191
Total293200040353
Gillingham (loan) 2023–24 [16] League Two 161000000161
Career total187521550026722864
  1. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, two in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup, two in Middlesex Senior Cup, two in London Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances and five goals in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Josh Walker at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "FootballSquads - Dagenham & Redbridge - 2021/2022". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Transfer | Josh Walker signs for Barnet FC – Barnet Football Club".
  4. ↑ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Josh Walker". www.hendonfc.net.
  5. ↑ "Hendon | Appearances | Josh Walker | 2017–2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Josh Walker from league rivals Barnet". Barking and Dagenham Post.
  7. ↑ "BURTON ALBION SIGN JOSH WALKER FROM DAGENHAM AND REDBRIDGE FOR AN UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Burton sign Kirk, Lavelle, Walker & Ahadme". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ Crawford, Colston (3 February 2023). "Walker 'can be awesome' for Brewers". burtonmail.
  10. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge boss McMahon 'gutted' to lose Walker to Burton". Ilford Recorder.
  11. ↑ "Josh Walker: Gillingham sign Burton Albion striker on loan". BBC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Gillingham" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Josh Walker Is A Shrimper!". www.southendunited.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Former Staff – Josh Walker". Hendon FC. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Josh Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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