Joshua Maxwell Coley (born 24 July 1998) is an English

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who plays as a winger for club Sutton United.

Career

Coley was born in

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but grew up in York. He was in the youth team at York City before returning south. Coley began his senior career in the Spartan South Midlands Football League with

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Reserves, before moving on to

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in the

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. In 2016 he joined

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side

Hitchin Town Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the . Founded in 1865 and known as 'The Canaries', Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their fou ...

. Coley only made a handful of appearances for the ''Canaries'', and spent most of his time out on loan with Histon,

, Langford and Baldock Town, where he scored 21 goals in all competitions in the 2017–18 season, combining non-league football with working as a bricklayer. After impressing in a trial, he signed a one-year deal with Norwich City in July 2018, and featured regularly for their under-23 side, scoring once in twenty appearances. Coley's contract was extended for another year in February 2019. In June 2019, he joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a year-long loan deal, with his first appearance coming in a Scottish League Cup match with St Mirren where he played the full 90 minutes of his side's 3–2 victory. Coley briefly returned to Norwich in January 2020, before having his contract cancelled by mutual consent in February. Shortly after, he signed for Spartan South Midlands Football League side Stotfold. In July 2020, Coley signed for National League side

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of and have played at York Road since 1871, making it the 'oldest senior football ground continuously ...

. On 12 October 2020, he scored his first goal for the club to give his side their first win of the season against Wrexham. On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Coley had signed for Exeter City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 1 September 2022, he joined

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on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. Coley was recalled in January 2023. On 30 June 2023, Coley signed for League Two club Sutton United for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Exeter City *

second-place promotion: 2021–22

References

External links

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Josh Coley
at Aylesbury United * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coley, Josh 1998 births Living people Footballers from Stevenage English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders York City F.C. players Arlesey Town F.C. players Hitchin Town F.C. players Histon F.C. players Baldock Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Stotfold F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players