Josh Passley

Josh Passley
Passley playing for Dover in 2020
Personal information
Full name Joshua Jordan Passley[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Chelsea, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bromley
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2013 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fulham 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Portsmouth (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 38 (1)
2017 Whitehawk 13 (2)
2017–2021 Dover Athletic[a] 94 (1)
2021–2023 Havant & Waterlooville 67 (1)
2023– Bromley 30 (3)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

  1. ^ All Dover Athletic players' statistics for the 2020–21 season were expunged due to staff being furloughed because of the costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Passley made 7 league appearances during this season.

Joshua Jordan Passley (born 21 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Bromley.

Career

Fulham

Passley started his football career at Fulham and joined them at age eleven.[3] He was initially a winger but switched to right back at sixteen, as well as playing at centre-back.[3] Passley signed his first professional contract in 2013.[3][4] On 26 January 2014 he made his debut for Fulham in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United in the FA Cup fourth round, playing the full ninety minutes.[5][6]

Passley joined Shrewsbury Town on a youth loan on 27 November 2014.[7] He made his Football League debut two days later in a 1–0 win over Burton Albion at New Meadow.[8] Despite being ever-present for the duration of his loan period, he returned to his parent club when his loan deal ended on 5 January 2015.[9]

On 29 January 2015, Passley joined Portsmouth on an initial one-month youth loan.[10] He made his Portsmouth debut two days later, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at Wycombe Wanderers.[11] During his run of first team games, he helped the club achieve three clean sheets in three games, playing in a wing-back role. This was the same position he played while at Shrewsbury Town.[12] Having made six appearances, Passley's loan spell with Portsmouth was extended for another month and again until the end of the season.[13][14] His loan spell with Pompey came to an end on 12 April 2015 when he was taken off injured in the 83rd minute after losing consciousness in a defeat at Morecambe.[15]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Passley was among nine players to leave Fulham.[16]

Dagenham & Redbridge

Passley joined League Two Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal in July 2015.[17] Despite being a virtual ever-present for The Daggers in his first season, Passley was among eleven players to leave following relegation to the National League.[18]

Whitehawk

Passley joined National League South club Whitehawk in February 2017, the team he scored against in an FA Cup second round replay on 16 December 2015 in a match televised live on BT Sport. After helping Whitehawk secure safety in the National League South Passley left the club at the end of the season.[19]

Dover Athletic

On 19 July 2017, Passley signed for Dover Athletic on a one-year deal.[20] Passley started on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away victory to Hartlepool United.[21]

Passley signed a one-year contract extension on 21 April 2018 after making 33 appearances in his debut season for the club.[22] Passley scored his first goal for the club in the last match of the 2018–19 season, winning and scoring a last minute penalty in a 3–0 victory over Sutton United.[23] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Passley was out of contract and had left the club.[24]

Havant & Waterlooville

On 21 May 2021, Passley dropped down a division to join National League South side Havant & Waterlooville on a free transfer, after reportedly turning down offers to remain in the National League.[25][26]

Bromley

On 28 June 2023, Passley signed for National League side Bromley for an undisclosed fee.[27]

Following promotion, Passley had a contract extension clause triggered, extended for the 2024–25 season.[28]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2013–14[29] Premier League 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15[30] Championship 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2014–15[30] League Two 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2014–15[30] League Two 12 0 — — — 12 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[31] League Two 38 1 4 1 1 0 3[a] 0 46 2
Whitehawk 2016–17[32] National League South 13 2 — — — 13 2
Dover Athletic 2017–18[32] National League 34 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 38 0
2018–19[32] National League 31 1 2 0 — 2[b] 0 35 1
2019–20[32] National League 29 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 31 0
Total 94 1 5 0 — 4 0 104 1
Career total 166 4 12 1 1 0 7 0 184 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Passley". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Through the Ranks". Fulham Official Website. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Through The Ranks". Fulham F.C. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ SHEFFIELD UNITED VS. FULHAM 1 – 1
  6. ^ "Sheffield United v Fulham team news: Rene Meulensteen hands Josh Passley debut". London Evening Standard. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Josh Passley: Shrewsbury Town sign Fulham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  9. ^ "LOAN NEWS: Grant, Passley and McAllister". Shrewsweb. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Passley arrives on loan". Portsmouth F.C. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ^ "PASSLEY ENJOYING WING-BACK ROLE". Portsmouth F.C. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. ^ "PASSLEY EXTENDS POMPEY STAY". Portsmouth F.C. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ^ "PASSLEY EXTENDS POMPEY LOAN". Portsmouth F.C. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. ^ "PASSLEY RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL". Portsmouth F.C. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Josh Passley: Dagenham sign former Fulham defender". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Liam O'Brien one of 11 players released by club following relegation from the Football League". Barking & Dagenham Post. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Whitehawk 2-3 Dagenham & Redbridge (Aet)". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ "Josh Passley: Dover Athletic sign former Fulham and Dagenham full-back". BBC Sport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Hartlepool United 0-1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  22. ^ "PASSLEY STAYING AT CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 21 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Dover Athletic 3-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019.
  24. ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Havant and Waterlooville FC Sign Defender Josh Passley". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 21 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Former Fulham and Portsmouth defender Josh Passley opted against staying in National League to be part of 'exciting' Hawks project". The Portsmouth News. 21 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Josh Passley becomes our latest arrival". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Bromley FC Released and Retained List 2024/25". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  30. ^ a b c "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  31. ^ "Games played by Joshua Passley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  32. ^ a b c d "J. Passley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 March 2017.