Josh Popoola
Personal information
Full name Joshua Oluwagbeminija Popoola[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-07) 7 May 2004[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Town
(on loan from Stockport County)
Youth career
Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Hitchin Town 6 (0)
2022–2023 AFC Bournemouth 0 (0)
2022 → Cheshunt (loan) 6 (2)
2023– Stockport County 0 (0)
2023 → Spennymoor Town (loan) 3 (1)
2023 → Chorley (loan) 3 (0)
2023– → Warrington Town (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Oluwagbeminija Popoola (born 7 May 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Warrington Town on loan from Stockport County.

Career

During his early career, Popoola spent seven years with the Watford academy. Following his release he joined the Pro:Direct Academy.[3] In February 2022, he joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Hitchin Town.[4]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Popoola joined AFC Bournemouth, signing a first professional contract having impressed on trial.[5] In February 2023, he joined National League South club Cheshunt on a one-month loan deal.[6] He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the season.[7]

On 31 July 2023, he joined League Two club Stockport County.[8] On 22 August 2023, he made his first-team senior debut for the club in a 1–1 EFL Trophy draw with Manchester United U21.[9] In September 2023, he joined National League North club Spennymoor Town on a one-month loan deal.[10] Following his return, he joined Chorley on loan until January 2024.[11] He was recalled on 30 November[12] and subsequently joined Warrington Town on a month-long loan.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hitchin Town 2021–22[14] SFL Premier Division Central 6000—0060
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
Cheshunt (loan) 2022–23[2] National League South 6200—0062
Stockport County 2023–24[15] League Two 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Spennymoor Town (loan) 2023–24[2] National League North 3121—0052
Career total 153210020194
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Following his release from Watford, Popoola worked as both a kitchen porter and a waiter at Twickenham Stadium.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Josh Popoola at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "CHERRIES CHANCE REPAIRING JOSH'S BROKEN HEART". www.afcb.co.uk. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "WEEKLY BULLETIN – 4TH FEB". hitchintownfc.club. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "COOPER LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH POPOOLA". www.afcb.co.uk. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "LOAN WATCH: POPOOLA DELIVERING THE GOODS FOR CHESHUNT". www.afcb.co.uk. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "CLUB CONFIRM 22/23 RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.afcb.co.uk. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Exciting prospects added to Emerging Talent group". www.stockportcounty.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "EFL Trophy Match Report: County 1-1 Manchester United Under-21s". www.stockportcounty.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Spennymoor Sign Joshua Popoola On Loan". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "New Signing | Josh Popoola". www.chorleyfc.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ↑ @chorleyfc (30 November 2023). "Chorley FC can confirm that Josh Popoola has now been recalled from his loan spell by his parent club, @StockportCounty We'd like to place on record our thanks to Josh for his efforts during his time with the Magpies & to Stockport Country for allowing the deal to happen 👍🏻" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "YELLOWS BRING IN STOCKPORT COUNTY WIDE MAN". www.warringtontownfc.co.uk. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Josh Popoola". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Josh Popoola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.