# Josh Coley

Joshua Maxwell Coley (born 24 July 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Sutton United.

## Career

Coley was born in Stevenage 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 Arlesey Town Reserves, before moving on to Letchworth Garden City Eagles in the Herts Senior County League.
In 2016 he joined Southern Football League side Hitchin Town. Coley only made a handful of appearances for the Canaries, and spent most of his time out on loan with Histon, Arlesey Town, 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. 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 EFL League Two's Harrogate Town 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

    As of match played 8 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arlesey Town Reserves | 2014–15 | SSML Division One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Letchworth Eagles | 2015–16 | HSCL Premier Division | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available |
| Hitchin Town | 2016–17 | Southern League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hitchin Town | 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hitchin Town | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Histon (loan) | 2016–17 | Southern League Division One Central | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arlesey Town (loan) | 2016–17 | Southern League Division One Central | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available |
| Langford (loan) | 2017–18 | SSML Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Baldock Town (loan) | 2017–18 | SSML Division One | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 21 |
| Norwich City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Norwich City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Norwich City | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Stotfold | 2019–20 | SSML Division One | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Maidenhead United | 2020–21 | National League | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| Exeter City | 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Exeter City | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Exeter City | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 139 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 175 | 35 |
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in SSML Division One Cup; one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in Southern League Cup; one appearance in Herts Charity Cup
* ↑ One appearance in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
* ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, four appearances and two goals in Herts Centenary Trophy, two appearances and one goal in SSML Division One Cup, one appearance in Herts Charity Shield, one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy
* ↑ One appearance and two goals in SSML Division One Cup; one appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
* 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

## Honours

Exeter City
* EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2021–22