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Joshua Anthony Vickers (born 1 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Rotherham United. Vickers was on the books of Arsenal and Swansea City without playing first-team football for either, and made his Football League debut while on loan at Barnet.

Josh Vickers

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Anthony Vickers[1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Brentwood, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Rotherham United
Number	31
Youth career
2010–2014	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Arsenal	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Canvey Island (loan)	30	(0)
2014–2015	→ Concord Rangers (loan)	26	(0)
2015–2017	Swansea City	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Barnet (loan)	23	(0)
2017–2020	Lincoln City	70	(0)
2020–	Rotherham United	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Vickers began his career at Arsenal's Academy. As a second-year scholar, he joined Isthmian League side Canvey Island on loan in August 2013 where he played 30 league games.[3] before returning to the Gunners and signing a professional contract.[4] Vickers then joined Concord Rangers, of the Conference South, on a one-month loan in November 2014,[5] which was later extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[6] In August 2015, Vickers signed for Swansea City on a two-year deal.[7] He joined Barnet on a season-long loan in July 2016,[8] and made his English Football League debut when he started against Cambridge United on 6 August 2016.[9]

He was released by Swansea at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] Following his release, Vickers joined League Two club Lincoln City on a two-year deal.[11] On 28 May 2020, it was announced Vickers would leave the club at the end of his current contract.[12]

On 6 November 2020, Vickers signed for Rotherham United on a deal until the end of the season. [13]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Canvey Island (loan)	2013–14	Isthmian League Premier Division	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Concord Rangers (loan)	2014–15	Conference South	26	0	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
Barnet (loan)	2016–17	League Two	23	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	26	0
Lincoln City	2017–18	League Two	17	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	20	0
	2018–19	League Two	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2019–20	League One	35	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	Total		70	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	78	0
Rotherham United	2020–21	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22	League One	20	0	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	25	0
	2022–23	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	27	0
Career total			169	0	12	0	4	0	9	0	194	0

Honours

Club

Lincoln City

• EFL Trophy: 2017-18[15]
• EFL League Two: 2018–19[16]

References

External links

• Josh Vickers at Soccerway

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