Josh Walker (footballer, born 1997)

Joshua James Walker (born 28 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Burton Albion, as a striker.

Josh Walker
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Walker[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997
Place of birth Tower Hamlets, 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)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wealdstone (loan) 2016–17[1] National League South 41———41
Hendon 2017–18[13] Isthmian League Premier Division 321600—10[lower-alpha 1]14217
Barnet 2018–19[1] National League 18240—00222
2019–20[1] National League 26832—6[lower-alpha 2]53515
2020–21[1] National League 6110—1[lower-alpha 3]081
Total 501182—756518
Dagenham & Redbridge 2021–22[1] National League 321010—4[lower-alpha 3]13711
2022–23[1] National League 241043—1[lower-alpha 3]02913
Total 562053—516624
Burton Albion 2022–23[14] League One 162———162
2023–24[15] League One 13120004[lower-alpha 4]0191
Total 293200040353
Gillingham (loan) 2023–24[15] League Two 161000000161
Career total 187521550026722864
  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. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Josh Walker at Soccerway
  2. "FootballSquads - Dagenham & Redbridge - 2021/2022". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. "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. "Former Staff – Josh Walker". Hendon FC. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  14. "Games played by Josh Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. "Games played by Josh Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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