Josh Walker (footballer, born 1997)

Josh Walker

Personal information
Full name	Joshua James Walker[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 27)
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*
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)
2023–2024	Burton Albion	29	(3)
2024	→ Gillingham (loan)	16	(1)
2024–	Southend United	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 27 October 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.

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

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[14]	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[15]	League One	16	2	—		—		—		16	2
	2023–24[16]	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[16]	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. 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. "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. "Games played by Josh Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.