Josh Pask

Joshua David Pask (born 1 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City.

Josh Pask
Pask playing for West Ham United
Personal information
Full name Joshua David Pask[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender[3]
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 West Ham United 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2019– Coventry City 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Pask started his career with his local club West Ham United, joining them at the age of eight.[4] He progressed through the Academy and went on to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2014, after turning down an approach from Arsenal.[4] In November 2014, despite still being a first year scholar he signed his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, agreeing a three-year deal.[5] In October 2015 he signed on a months's loan for Dagenham & Redbridge, a loan which was extended in November for a further month.[6] On 8 August 2016, Pask signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.[7] He made his Gillingham debut the following day in a 3–1 League Cup victory at Southend United.[8]

His contract with West Ham finished at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] Having been released, Pask signed a three-year contract with Coventry City.[3][10] He did not make his debut for Coventry until 14 January 2020, in a third round FA Cup game. Pask scored on his debut as Coventry won 3–0 against Bristol Rovers.[11]

Style of play

Pask has been described as "a centre-back by trade [who] can also play at right-back and as a holding midfielder".[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021[12]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2015–16 Premier League 000000—00
2016–17 000000—00
2017–18 000000—00
2018–19 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2015–16[13] League Two 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
Gillingham (loan) 2016–17[14] League One 10000203[lower-alpha 1]0150
Coventry City 2019–20[15] League One 2021000041
2020–21[16] Championship 800010—90
Total 100211000131
Career totals 250213040341
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. "Josh Pask". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Turner, Andy (17 June 2019). "Coventry City turn to Premier League club for latest new signing". Coventry Live. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Pask pledges Hammers future". West Ham United F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. "Pask turns professional". West Ham United F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Josh Pask: West Ham youngster extends Dagenham loan deal". BBC Sport. 16 November 2015.
  7. "Josh Pask: Gillingham sign West Ham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2016.
  8. "Southend United 1-3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. "Andy Carroll, Adrian and Samir Nasri to leave West Ham in summer". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. "Coventry City: West Ham United reserve defender Josh Pask signs for Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  12. Josh Pask at Soccerway
  13. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  15. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  16. "Games played by Josh Pask in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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