Josh Gordon (footballer)


Joshua Luke Gordon is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Walsall.

Career

Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old. 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.
A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016. He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich.
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.
Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018. He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.

Personal life

Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA in Sports Development and Coaching from Staffordshire University.