Joe White (footballer, born 1999)

White began his career in the youth academy at Dagenham & Redbridge,[3] where he was described as a "prolific goalscorer".[4] He progressed through the youth ranks at Dagenham before being involved in several first-team match-day squads whilst also a second-year academy scholar.[2] White made his first-team debut in a 2–1 loss to Halifax Town in the FA Cup on 15 November 2016, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute.[5] He signed his first professional contract in December 2016, with the deal running until the summer of 2018.[3]

After making three first-team appearances for Dagenham during the first half of the season,[2] White was loaned out to National League South club Wealdstone on 9 February 2017, in order to gain more experience, for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[4] He made his Wealdstone debut two days after joining, playing the whole match in a 1–1 home draw with Oxford City.[6] White scored his first goal for Wealdstone on 28 February 2017, opening the scoring from close range in a comfortable 3–0 away win at St Albans City.[7][8] The goal served as the catalyst for a run of five goals in seven matches for White;[2] included in this were three successive 2–1 away victories in which White scored the decisive goal in each match.[9][10][11] He made 21 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell, scoring seven times, returning to Dagenham upon the expiration of the loan deal.[2]

Having made two first-team appearances for Dagenham at the start of the 2017–18 campaign,[12] White signed a new three-year contract extension with the east London club on 31 August 2017.[13] Dagenham manager John Still stated the contract extension was down to White's "rapid improvement" and that it was a reward for his hard work.[13] In Dagenham's next match, White scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory over Gateshead on 2 September 2017.[14] He did not appear for Dagenham thereafter due to injury,[12][15] however, and was subsequently loaned out to Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon on a one-month loan deal on 9 January 2018 in a bid to regain match fitness.[16] White made his competitive debut for Hendon in a 3–0 loss to National League opposition in the form of Sutton United in the FA Trophy on 14 January 2018.[17] In the club's next match, a Middlesex Senior Cup quarter-final, he scored five goals in a 9–1 home win over Spelthorne Sports.[18][19] He scored six times in six appearances during the loan spell as he was recalled by Dagenham a week early ahead of a proposed move on January transfer deadline day.[20][21]

White joined League Two club Stevenage on 31 January 2018, signing for an undisclosed fee and on a ​2 ¹⁄₂-year contract.[22] Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace stated the club had previously tried to sign White several times and also urged White to "learn his trade" from fellow striker Alex Revell.[23] He made his Stevenage debut on 17 February 2018, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in the club's 4–1 win over Yeovil Town at Broadhall Way.[24]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, on 24 July 2018, White returned to Wealdstone on a 28-day loan deal.[25] Having scored once in his opening five appearances at Wealdstone, the loan deal was extended for a further 28 days on 22 August 2018,[26] although he did not make any further appearances over the next month.[2] White returned to Stevenage upon the conclusion of the loan and subsequently joined Biggleswade Town of the Southern League Premier Division Central on 19 September 2018, on a three-month loan deal.[27] The loan agreement was extended for the remainder of the 2018–19 season in December 2018.[28] White scored 23 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions during his time at Biggleswade, finishing as the club's top goalscorer for the season.[29]