| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Shotley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Aldershot Town (on loan from Bristol City) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| AFC Sudbury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AFC Sudbury | 64 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Aldershot Town | 26 | (13) |
| 2024– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Josh Stokes (born 30 April 2004) is an English professional football player who plays as a winger for National League club Aldershot Town, on loan from EFL Championship club Bristol City.
Club career
AFC Sudbury
Stokes played for the Ipswich Town Academy, but was released aged 16. Following this, he joined the AFC Sudbury academy, but soon became a regular part of the senior team, playing most matches of the 2021-22 season.[1]
Aldershot Town
On 7 July 2023, National League club Aldershot Town signed Stokes on a two year professional contract from AFC Sudbury for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made a positive impact for the club in the first half of the 2023-24 season, scoring 16 goals in 31 appearances across all appearances.
Bristol City
Despite interests from various clubs such as Norwich City,[3] on 22 January 2024, EFL Championship club Bristol City completed the signing of Stokes on a three and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £250,000.[4] Stokes was immediately loaned back to Aldershot for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 1 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Sudbury | 2021–22[6] | Isthmian League North Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2022–23[7] | Isthmian League North Division | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2023–24[8] | National League | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
| Bristol City | 2023–24[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2023–24[8] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 34 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the Isthmian League North Division play-offs
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
References
- ^ Claydon, Russell (7 June 2023). "AFC Sudbury sell Josh Stokes to National League side Aldershot Town with pre-season friendly part of deal". Suffolk News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "New Signing: Josh Stokes". Aldershot Town F.C. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Southwell, Connor (30 December 2023). "Norwich City transfer rumours: Aldershot's Josh Stokes". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Bristol City set to secure £250,000 midfielder deal ahead of Brentford, Coventry City". The 72. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Josh Stokes: Bristol City sign Aldershot Town youngster for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "AFC Sudbury – Appearances – Joshua Stokes – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "AFC Sudbury – Appearances – Joshua Stokes – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Josh Stokes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
This page was last edited on 19 June 2024, at 01:43