Joseph Frederick White (born 16 January 1999) is an English professional

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who plays for

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club Hemel Hempstead Town. Initially used solely as a striker, White has been utilised in an

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role as his career has progressed. A prolific goalscorer in the

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

youth academy, White made his first-team debut for the club in November 2016. After

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spells at

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and

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, he signed for

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for an undisclosed fee in January 2018. He rejoined Wealdstone on loan at the start of the 2018–19 season, before spending the remainder of the season on loan at Biggleswade Town, where he was the club's leading goalscorer. White returned to Biggleswade Town on loan for the 2019–20 season, before joining Hendon in January 2020, this time on a permanent basis. He scored 67 goals in 168 appearances during his five years at Hendon, departing to sign for Hemel Hempstead Town in December 2024.

Early life

White was born in Camden, London, and attended

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in nearby

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Career

Dagenham & Redbridge

White began his career in the youth academy at

, where he was described as a "prolific goalscorer". He progressed through the club's youth system and was involved in several first-team matchday squads while still a second-year academy scholar. White made his senior debut in a 2–1 defeat to

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in the

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on 15 November 2016, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute. The following month, he signed his first professional contract, a deal running until the summer of 2018. After making three first-team appearances for Dagenham during the first half of the 2016–17 season, White joined

club

on loan on 9 February 2017, in order to gain match experience. He made his Wealdstone debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw with Oxford City. White scored his first goal for the club on 28 February 2017, opening the scoring from close range in a 3–0 away victory at St Albans City. The goal served as the catalyst for a run of five goals in seven matches, which included White scoring decisive goals in three successive 2–1 away wins. He made 21 appearances in all competitions during the loan agreement, scoring seven goals, before returning to Dagenham at the end of the season. Having made two first-team appearances for Dagenham at the start of the 2017–18 season, White signed a new three-year contract extension on 31 August 2017. Dagenham manager

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stated the contract extension was due to White's "rapid improvement" and described it as a reward for his hard work. In Dagenham's next match, White scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory over

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on 2 September 2017. He did not feature for Dagenham again due to injury, and subsequently joined

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Premier Division club

on a one-month loan on 9 January 2018 in a bid to regain match fitness. White made his competitive debut for Hendon in a 3–0 defeat to National League opposition

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in the

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on 14 January 2018. In the club's next match, a

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quarter-final, he scored five goals in a 9–1 home victory against Spelthorne Sports. He scored six times in six appearances during the loan spell before being recalled by Dagenham a week early ahead of a proposed transfer before the January transfer deadline.

Stevenage

White joined League Two club

on 31 January 2018, signing for an undisclosed fee and on a -year contract. Stevenage chairman

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stated the club had previously attempted to sign White on several occasions and urged him to "learn his trade" from fellow striker

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. He made his Stevenage debut on 17 February 2018, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in the club's 4–1 victory against

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. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, on 24 July 2018, White returned to Wealdstone on a 28-day loan deal. Having scored once in his opening five appearances at Wealdstone, the loan was extended for a further 28 days on 22 August 2018. White returned to Stevenage upon the expiration of the loan and subsequently joined Biggleswade Town of the Southern League Premier Division Central on 19 September 2018, on a three-month loan agreement. The loan agreement was extended for the remainder of the 2018–19 season in December 2018. White scored 23 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions during his time at Biggleswade, finishing as the club's leading goalscorer for the season. He rejoined Biggleswade on loan on 15 July 2019, scoring 13 times in 23 appearances during the first half of the 2019–20 season.

Hendon

White rejoined Southern League Premier Division South club Hendon for an undisclosed fee on 8 January 2020. The transfer meant White would be playing under manager Lee Allinson, who had managed him during his two loan spells at Biggleswade Town. He scored nine times in nine matches before Hendon's season was curtailed because of the

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in March 2020. After scoring five times in 12 appearances during the opening months of the 2020–21 season, the Southern Football League season was curtailed again because of restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. White signed a new one-year contract with Hendon on 6 May 2021, scoring 18 times in 35 appearances during the 2021–22 season. He was made

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during Hendon's 2022–23 season and was deployed in an attacking midfield role, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 17 goals in 47 appearances. White signed a new one-year contract with the club on 4 May 2023 and went on to score 14 goals in 49 appearances during the 2023–24 season. He departed Hendon on 12 December 2024, exercising a clause in his contract that permitted him to leave following the departure of manager Lee Allinson.

Hemel Hempstead Town

A day after leaving Hendon, White signed for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town, once again reuniting with manager Allinson.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Joe 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Camden People educated at Holloway School Men's association football forwards Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Biggleswade Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen