Joseph Gbode

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Joseph Gbode
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth Southwark, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Aveley on loan from Gillingham
Number 29
Youth career
Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Gillingham 6 (0)
2022Margate (loan) 4 (0)
2022Folkestone Invicta (loan) 1 (0)
2022Hastings United (loan) 9 (7)
2023Maidstone United (loan) 3 (0)
2023Aveley (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 02 December 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Gbode (born 8 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aveley on loan from EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Career[edit]

Gbode made his first-team debut for Gillingham on 16 November 2021, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Ben Reeves in a 1–0 defeat at Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.[3] On 4 February 2022, he joined Margate on a one-month loan deal.[4] On 24 March 2022, he joined Folkestone Invicta on loan, alongside Gillingham teammates Sam Gale and Alex Giles.[5] He joined Hastings United on dual-registration terms at the start of the 2022–23 season.[6]

On 4 October 2023, he joined Maidstone United on a one month loan. [7]

Having been recalled from Maidstone following the appointment of Stephen Clemence as Gillingham manager, on 2 December 2023 he went on a one month loan to Aveley. [8]


Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 26 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2021–22[9] EFL League One 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23[10] EFL League Two 4 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Margate (loan) 2021–22[11] Isthmian League
Premier Division
4 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Folkestone Invicta (loan) 2021–22[12] Isthmian League
Premier Division
1 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 3 0
Hastings United (loan) 2022–23[13] Isthmian League
Premier Division
9 7 0 0 0 0 3[d] 3 12 10
Career total 20 7 2 0 0 0 6 0 30 10
  1. ^ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance/s in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance/s in the Kent Senior Cup
  4. ^ 2 appearances in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joseph Gbode - Midfielder - First Team - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Joseph Gbode at Soccerway
  3. ^ Bennett, George (16 November 2021). "Cheltenham Town vs Gillingham on 16 Nov 21 - Match Centre - Cheltenham Town FC". www.ctfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ Cawdell, Luke (4 February 2022). "Gillingham loan out promising striker". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ Reeves, Thomas (24 March 2022). "Gills trio part of four new Invicta signings". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ Cawdell, Luke (20 September 2022). "Injury forces Harris to look at other Gillingham forwards". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Joe Gbode Joins Maidstone on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Gillingham striker Joe Gbode joins National South side Aveley". www.kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Margate | Appearances | Joe Gbode | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Folkestone Invicta | Appearances | Joseph Gbode | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Hastings United | Appearances | Joe Gbode | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.