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 London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Burton Albion 29 (3)
2024 → Gillingham (loan) 16 (1)
*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 for Burton Albion, as a striker.

Career[edit]

Born in London,[1] Walker spent his youth career with Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.[2] He then spent time in non-league with Wealdstone, Hendon,[3][4] Barnet,[2] and Dagenham & Redbridge,[5] before signing for Burton Albion in January 2023.[6][7][8][9]

In January 2024, he joined League Two side Gillingham on loan until the end of the season.[10] He scored on his debut for the club, in a 1–2 away defeat.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wealdstone (loan) 2016–17[1] National League South 4 1 — — — 4 1
Hendon 2017–18[12] Isthmian League Premier Division 32 16 0 0 — 10[a] 1 42 17
Barnet 2018–19[1] National League 18 2 4 0 — 0 0 22 2
2019–20[1] National League 26 8 3 2 — 6[b] 5 35 15
2020–21[1] National League 6 1 1 0 — 1[c] 0 8 1
Total 50 11 8 2 — 7 5 65 18
Dagenham & Redbridge 2021–22[1] National League 32 10 1 0 — 4[c] 1 37 11
2022–23[1] National League 24 10 4 3 — 1[c] 0 29 13
Total 56 20 5 3 — 5 1 66 24
Burton Albion 2022–23[13] League One 16 2 — — — 16 2
2023–24[14] League One 13 1 2 0 0 0 4[d] 0 19 1
Total 29 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 3
Gillingham (loan) 2023–24[14] League Two 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Career total 187 52 15 5 0 0 26 7 228 64
  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. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[edit]

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