Josh McQuoid

Return to AFC Bournemouth McQuoid rejoined AFC Bournemouth on 30 May 2012 on a three-year contract in a swap deal, with Scott Malone joining Millwall in the process. Following his return to the club, McQuoid said "I hadn't played much at Millwall and I went to Burnley where I was in and out of the team, so I wanted to come here and play games." He injured his right heel in pre-season ahead of 2012–13, which kept him out for three weeks. McQuoid returned to the team for a 5–3 defeat away to Sheffield United on 1 September, having entered the match as a 57th-minute substitute. He finished the season with five goals from 39 appearances, as Bournemouth finished second in League One.

McQuoid damaged his right knee during a pre-season training session ahead of 2013–14 that kept him out for five months. He returned to the team to make his only appearance of 2013–14 for Bournemouth in a 1–1 draw at home to Ipswich Town on 29 December 2013. He joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season on 12 February 2014. McQuoid debuted two days later as a 70th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Walsall. After the match, McQuoid said that playing and scoring at Wembley Stadium was something he had dreamed of doing since he was young. He scored his first league goal for Peterborough in a 4–2 win away to Shrewsbury Town on 26 April, having entered the match as a 75th-minute substitute. He debuted on the opening day of 2014–15, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 defeat away to Bradford City. However, McQuoid returned to Bournemouth on 9 January 2015. He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the season, after which manager Eddie Howe stated that McQuoid needed to "create a different path in his career."

Luton Town On 29 June 2015, McQuoid signed for League Two club Luton Town on a three-year contract. After signing, McQuoid stated that he was pleased to have signed a long-term deal with the club, providing him with stability after spending his more recent seasons either injured or out on loan. He debuted on the opening day of 2015–16 in a 1–1 draw away to Accrington Stanley. His first goal for Luton came on 24 October against league-leaders Plymouth Argyle, when he scored an equaliser in the 76th minute to make the score 1–1, although Luton went on to lose 2–1. McQuoid scored twice for Luton in a 2–1 win away to Crawley Town in the FA Cup first round on 7 November. Following Luton's 2–0 victory at home to Barnet a week later, McQuoid was praised by strike partner Paul Benson who said "He's very clever, makes some good runs and is easy to play upfront with as he's an intelligent player." He suffered a setback when he required an operation on his knee on 25 January 2016, which kept him out for almost three months, and returned to the team for a 1–0 defeat at home to Stevenage on 2 April, having entered the match as a 62nd-minute substitute. McQuoid made seven successive appearances in the end of season run-in, including five consecutive starts and finished the season with five goals from 35 appearances. He debuted two days later as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Hartlepool United. McQuoid scored his first goal on 29 April in a 1–1 draw away to Yeovil Town and completed the loan spell with 16 appearances and one goal.

On 22 September 2017, McQuoid joined National League club Torquay United on a three-month loan. He finished the loan with two goals from 16 appearances.

Aldershot Town On 26 January 2018, McQuoid signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a contract until the end of 2017–18, after leaving Luton by mutual consent. He was released at the end of the season.

Weymouth McQuoid signed for Southern League Premier Division South club Weymouth on 4 August 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length. An unfortunate injury kept McQuoid out for the majority of his first season at Weymouth, but he re-signed for the 2019/20 season in May 2019. In July 2019, manager Mark Molesley named McQuoid team captain.

Aldershot Town On 17 June 2022, McQuoid returned to Aldershot Town on a one-year deal following Weymouth's relegation to the National League South.

Weymouth McQuoid returned to National League South club Weymouth on 29 July 2023 on a contract of undisclosed length.

International career McQuoid qualified to play for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born grandfather. He was first called up by Northern Ireland U19 in March 2007, before even making a first-team appearance for Bournemouth. McQuoid was then called up by Northern Ireland U21 on 8 November 2008. McQuoid scored his first Northern Ireland U21 goals in a 3–1 win over Scotland U21. In May 2009, McQuoid was called up by Northern Ireland B team for the match against Scotland B. He was called up to the senior Northern Ireland team for the first time for a friendly against Morocco in November 2010 and won a penalty in the dying stages of the match, converted by Rory Patterson to earn his team a draw. He has since won four further caps for the senior team, all between 2010 and 2011.

In April 2023, McQuoid was diagnosed with Sarcoma in his leg.

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Honours AFC Bournemouth Football League Two runner-up: 2009–10 Football League One runner-up: 2012–13 Football League Championship: 2014–15

Peterborough United Football League Trophy: 2013–14