Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Exeter City.
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.
Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018. He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.
Gordon won Walsall's 2019–20 Player of the Season award, after finishing as top scorer with 12 goals for the club. He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.
On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Gordon would transfer to Barrow at the end of the month, after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall. He was one of three Barrow players to be offered a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.
On 19 June 2023, Gordon was announced to be joining League One club Burton Albion on a two-year deal having rejected the offer of a new Barrow contract.
In January 2024, Gordon returned to former club Walsall on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal back, and only goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers. On 1 July, Gordon returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win against Swindon Town.
On 1 September 2025 he re-joined Barrow, on loan.
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2025–26 season. He then signed for Exeter City from 1 July 2026.
Personal life Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from the University of Staffordshire.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRhyl2015–16Welsh Premier League1000000010Leicester City U232017–18———4040Walsall2018–19League One3773021314592019–20League Two34920103340122020–21League Two365001011386Total1072150417512327Barrow2021–22League Two3663120204372022–23League Two37151020204215Total73214140408522Burton Albion2023–24League One180101030230Walsall (loan)2023–24League Two211———211Walsall2024–25League Two810020211222025–26League Two1000100020Total302003021142Barrow (loan)2025–26League Two319200000339Exeter City2026–27League One90001032132Career total2695312113123831763
Honours Individual Walsall Player of the Year: 2019–20
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