Joshua John Christopher Wakefield (born 6 November 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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Career

Wakefield started his career in local football in Shanklin, he then moved to

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

and started a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010. In November 2011, Wakefield joined Wimborne Town along with Billy Maybury on a one-month work experience deal. In January 2012, he was again sent out on loan, joining

Hamworthy United Hamworthy United Football Club is a football club based in Hamworthy, a suburb of Poole, England. Formed in 1970 as a merger of Hamworthy and Trinidad Old Boys, they are currently members of the and play at the County Ground. The club are affil ...

. He made his debut for the Hammers in a 4–0 defeat to Moneyfields. In April 2012, Wakefield was offered his first professional contract, on a one-year deal. On 30 April 2012, he was drafted into first team duty, making his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the second half. On 18 August 2015, Wakefield joined

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side

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...

on a one-month loan deal, and made his debut that evening against

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. On 25 February 2016, Wakefield joined

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side

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

on loan until the end of the season. On 24 May 2016 Wakefield was released by

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

. On 4 August 2016, Wakefield joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

on a one-year deal. On 21 December 2016, Wakefield was released from

by manager

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at the end of his contract in January 2017. On 23 January 2017, Wakefield signed for

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side Poole Town. In July 2017, Wakefield joined Southern League Premier Division club Weymouth on a one-year contract. After 4 seasons with the club, Wakefield left the club to join

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakefield, Josh 1993 births Living people English footballers People from Newport, Isle of Wight Association football midfielders AFC Bournemouth players Wimborne Town F.C. players Hamworthy United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Salisbury F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players