About Josh Stokes
Born 2004. Josh Stokes is a British association football player.
Joshua Dale Stokes (born 29 April 2004) is an English professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Reading, on loan from 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.
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. 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, 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. Stokes was immediately loaned back to Aldershot Town for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.
Stokes made his debut for Bristol City during an EFL Cup match on 13 August 2024 against Coventry City, coming on as a 69th minute substitute for Nahki Wells.
Cambridge United (loan) On 21 August 2024, Stokes signed for EFL League One club Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.
Stockport County (loan) Stokes signed for EFL League One club Stockport County on 6 January 2026 until the end of the season helping them reach the 2026 EFL League One play-off final against Bolton Wanderers where they lost 4-1 to Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2026 with Stokes playing 65 minutes where he was replaced by Benoný Breki Andrésson after they beat Stevenage 3-0 on aggregate winning 1-0 at the Lamex Stadium on 9 May 2026 and 2-0 at Edgeley Park on 13 May 2026.
Reading (loan) Stokes signed for EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan from Bristol City on 10 July 2026.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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2021–22 Isthmian League North
2022–23 Isthmian League North
Aldershot Town 2023–24 National League
2023–24 Championship
2025–26 Championship
Aldershot Town (loan)
Stockport County (loan) 2025–26
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Who is Josh Stokes?
English footballer
When was Josh Stokes born?
Josh Stokes was born on 30 April 2004.
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Josh Stokes is an association football player.
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Josh Stokes is British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Josh Stokes. https://biography.guide/josh-stokes/
MLA: "Josh Stokes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/josh-stokes/.
Chicago: "Josh Stokes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/josh-stokes/.
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