Josh Pask
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Pask
| image = Pask.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Pask playing for West Ham United
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|1|df=y}}{{cite web
| title = Josh Pask
| url = http://www.11v11.com/players/josh-pask-249803/
| publisher = 11v11
| accessdate =7 July 2016}}
| birth_place = Waltham Forest, London, England
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2005–2015
| youthclubs1 = West Ham United
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = West Ham United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Gillingham (loan)
| clubs4 = Coventry City
| years4 = 2019–2022
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 0
| clubs5 = → Newport County (loan)
| years5 = 2022
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| clubs6 = The New Saints
| years6 = 2022–2025
| caps6 = 48
| goals6 = 4
| club-update = 19 April 2025
}}
Joshua David Pask (born 1 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Club career
= West Ham United =
Pask started his career with his local club West Ham United, joining them at the age of eight.{{cite news
| title = Pask pledges Hammers future
| url = http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140625/pask-pledges-hammers-future_2236884_3929981
| publisher = West Ham United F.C.
| date = 25 June 2014
| accessdate = 18 October 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144333/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140625/pask-pledges-hammers-future_2236884_3929981
| archive-date = 27 June 2014
| url-status = dead
}} He progressed through the academy and went on to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2014, after turning down an approach from Arsenal. In November 2014, despite still being a first year scholar he signed his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, agreeing a three-year deal.{{cite news
| title = Pask turns professional
| url = http://www.whufc.com/articles/20141101/pask-turns-professional_2236884_4240855
| publisher = West Ham United F.C.
| date = 25 June 2014
| accessdate = 18 October 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071914/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20141101/pask-turns-professional_2236884_4240855
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| url-status = dead
}}
In October 2015 he signed on a months's loan for Dagenham & Redbridge, a loan which was extended in November for a further month.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34832717|title=Josh Pask: West Ham youngster extends Dagenham loan deal|date=16 November 2015|website=BBC Sport}}
On 8 August 2016, Pask signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37013819|title=Josh Pask: Gillingham sign West Ham defender on loan|date=8 August 2016|website=BBC Sport}} He made his Gillingham debut the following day in a 3–1 League Cup victory at Southend United.{{cite web |title=Southend United 1-3 Gillingham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36949396 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=17 June 2019 |date=9 August 2016}}
His contract with West Ham finished at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48449380|title=Andy Carroll, Adrian and Samir Nasri to leave West Ham in summer|date=29 May 2019|accessdate=30 May 2019|website=BBC Sport}}
= Coventry City =
Having been released, Pask signed a three-year contract with Coventry City.{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Andy |title=Coventry City turn to Premier League club for latest new signing |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventry-city-signing-west-ham-16442908 |website=Coventry Live |accessdate=17 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=Coventry City: West Ham United reserve defender Josh Pask signs for Sky Blues |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48665171 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=17 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019}} He did not make his debut for Coventry until 14 January 2020, in a third round FA Cup game. Pask scored on his debut as Coventry won 3–0 against Bristol Rovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/january/report-sky-blues-vs-bristol-rovers/|title = REPORT: Sky Blues 3-0 Bristol Rovers}}
On 11 January 2022, Pask joined EFL League Two side Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/20222/january/newport-county-loan-in-josh-pask/ |title=Newport County loan in Josh Pask |publisher=Newport County AFC |date=11 January 2022 |accessdate=11 January 2022}} He made his debut for Newport on 15 January 2022 in the starting line-up for the 4-0 League Two win against Harrogate Town.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59918821 Pask Newport debut]
Pask was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/news-coventry-city-confirm-players-that-are-leaving-the-club-at-the-end-of-the-202122-season/|title=NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2021/22 season|website=www.ccfc.co.uk|date=11 May 2022}}
He then joined Cymru Premier side The New Saints remaining at the club until the end of the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=The New Saints confirm 2024/25 retained list |url=https://www.tnsfc.co.uk/2025/05/28/the-new-saints-confirm-2024-25-retained-list/ |publisher=The New Saints |access-date=28 May 2025 |date=28 May 2025}}
Style of play
Personal life
Pask is a Christian and is involved in the Christian charity F3.{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2019/june/interview-josh-pask-speaks-after-joining-coventry-city/| first = Mark | last = Hornby | title=Interview: Josh Pask speaks after joining Coventry City|publisher=Coventry City|date=18 June 2019|access-date=8 April 2023}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 7 May 2022}}{{Soccerway|408149}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|West Ham United
|rowspan="4"|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
|2015–16{{Soccerbase season|86809|2015|accessdate=15 January 2020}} |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFL|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Gillingham (loan)
|2016–17{{Soccerbase season|86809|2016|accessdate=15 January 2020}} |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFL}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Coventry City
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|86809|2019|accessdate=15 January 2020}} |League One |2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|86809|2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}
|rowspan="2"|Championship |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|86809|2021|accessdate=11 August 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Newport County (loan)
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career totals
!44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
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References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:West Ham United F.C. players
Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:The New Saints F.C. players