Josh Kelly (footballer, born 1998)
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.jpg) Josh Kelly in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Anthony Kelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Woking (on loan from AFC Wimbledon) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Ascot United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Windsor | ||
| 2015–2017 | Maidenhead United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Windsor | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Maidenhead United | 128 | (26) |
| 2017 | → Chalfont St Peter (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Walton Casuals (loan) | 40 | (28) |
| 2022–2024 | Solihull Moors | 72 | (24) |
| 2024– | AFC Wimbledon | 57 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Woking (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:17, 27 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Anthony Kelly (born 19 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Woking on loan from EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Windsor
Kelly started his career in the youth team at Ascot United before joining Windsor in 2014 aged 15. He made his first team debut as a 16-year-old in February 2015.[4]
Maidenhead United
In summer 2015, Kelly joined the under-18 team at Maidenhead United and made his first team debut in October 2016. After two loan spell away from the club, Kelly returned to Maidenhead in summer 2018 and began to feature much more frequently in the first team across the next two seasons. He initially left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season with the intention of joining an English Football League club, but no move materialised and he returned to the Magpies ahead of the new campaign.[5][6] In the 2021–22 season he reached double figures in a National League season for the first time and won the golden boot, manager's player, and players' player awards at the end of the season.[7]
Kelly went on loan to Chalfont St Peter during the 2016–17 season.
In 2017–18, Kelly spent the entire season on loan at Walton Casuals, where he was the club's top scorer with 39 goals.
Solihull Moors
On 22 July 2022, Kelly signed a three-year deal at Solihull Moors, joining for an undisclosed fee.[8] He scored 25 goals in 79 games in all competitions for the Moors.
AFC Wimbledon
On 1 February 2024, Kelly signed for League Two club AFC Wimbledon for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the option for a third.[9] He scored his first goals for Wimbledon when he scored twice in a 3–2 loss at Tranmere Rovers on 20 April 2024.[10]
On 1 September 2025, Kelly joined National League side, Woking on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 campaign.[11]
International career
In March 2019, Kelly was called up to the Northern Ireland U21 squad for two friendly matches in Marbella, playing in matches against Bulgaria U21 and Mexico U21.[12] The Irish Football Association were not sure of Kelly's eligibility when these matches were played, and it later transpired that he was not eligible to play for Northern Ireland.[13]