Josh Gordon

Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Burton Albion. Career Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old. He eventually joined the junior ranks at Newcastle Town before making his way through the age groups to the first team playing in the Evo-Stik Division One South. He combined his early non-league football career with playing basketball, before giving up the latter to focus on football. A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016. He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich. After a successful spell with Stafford Rangers, where he scored 11 times in the 2016–17 season, he earned a move to reigning Premier League Champions Leicester City in April 2017.