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Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Barrow.[2]

Josh Gordon

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Luke Gordon[1]
Date of birth	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Barrow
Number	10
Youth career
2002–2011	Stoke City
2011–2013	Newcastle Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Newcastle Town
	Nantwich Town
2016	Rhyl	1	(0)
	Nantwich Town
	Stafford Rangers
2017–2018	Leicester City	0	(0)
2018–2021	Walsall	107	(21)
2021–	Barrow	53	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old.[3] He eventually joined the junior ranks at Newcastle Town before making his way through the age groups to the first team playing in the Evo-Stik Division One South.[4][5] He combined his early non-league football career with playing basketball, before giving up the latter to focus on football.[6]

A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016.[7] He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich.[2]

After a successful spell with Stafford Rangers, where he scored 11 times in the 2016–17 season, he earned a move to reigning Premier League Champions Leicester City in April 2017.[3][8]

Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.[12]

On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Gordon would transfer to Barrow at the end of the month, after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall.[13]

Personal life

Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from Staffordshire University.[6][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rhyl	2015–16[2]	Welsh Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Leicester City U23	2017–18[15]	—			—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Walsall	2018–19[16]	League One	37	7	3	0	2	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	45	9
	2019–20[17]	League Two	34	9	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	3	40	12
	2020–21[18]	League Two	36	5	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	38	6
	Total		107	21	5	0	4	1	7	5	123	27
Barrow	2021–22[19]	League Two	36	6	3	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	7
	2022–23[20]	League Two	17	9	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	9
	Total		53	15	4	1	4	0	3	0	64	16
Career total			161	36	9	1	8	1	14	5	192	43

References

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