| Josh Passley | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Jordan Passley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1994[2] |
| Birth Place: | Chelsea, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Bromley |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Portsmouth (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Whitehawk |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Dover Athletic |
| Caps6: | 94 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Havant & Waterlooville |
| Caps7: | 67 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Bromley |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 17:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Jordan Passley (born 21 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Bromley.
Passley started his football career at Fulham and joined them at age eleven.[3] He was initially a winger but switched to right back at sixteen, as well as playing at centre-back.[3] Passley signed his first professional contract in 2013.[3] [4] On 26 January 2014 he made his debut for Fulham in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United in the FA Cup fourth round, playing the full ninety minutes.[5] [6]
Passley joined Shrewsbury Town on a youth loan on 27 November 2014.[7] He made his Football League debut two days later in a 1–0 win over Burton Albion at New Meadow.[8] Despite being ever-present for the duration of his loan period, he returned to his parent club when his loan deal ended on 5 January 2015.[9]
On 29 January 2015, Passley joined Portsmouth on an initial one-month youth loan.[10] He made his Portsmouth debut two days later, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at Wycombe Wanderers.[11] During his run of first team games, he helped the club achieve three clean sheets in three games, playing in a wing-back role. This was the same position he played while at Shrewsbury Town.[12] Having made six appearances, Passley's loan spell with Portsmouth was extended for another month and again until the end of the season.[13] [14] His loan spell with Pompey came to an end on 12 April 2015 when he was taken off injured in the 83rd minute after losing consciousness in a defeat at Morecambe.[15]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Passley was among nine players to leave Fulham.[16]
Passley joined League Two Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal in July 2015.[17] Despite being a virtual ever-present for The Daggers in his first season, Passley was among eleven players to leave following relegation to the National League.[18]
Passley joined National League South club Whitehawk in February 2017, the team he scored against in an FA Cup second round replay on 16 December 2015 in a match televised live on BT Sport. After helping Whitehawk secure safety in the National League South Passley left the club at the end of the season.[19]
On 19 July 2017, Passley signed for Dover Athletic on a one-year deal.[20] Passley started on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away victory to Hartlepool United.[21]
Passley signed a one-year contract extension on 21 April 2018 after making 33 appearances in his debut season for the club.[22] Passley scored his first goal for the club in the last match of the 2018–19 season, winning and scoring a last minute penalty in a 3–0 victory over Sutton United.[23] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Passley was out of contract and had left the club.[24]
On 21 May 2021, Passley dropped down a division to join National League South side Havant & Waterlooville on a free transfer, after reportedly turning down offers to remain in the National League.[25] [26]
On 28 June 2023, Passley signed for National League side Bromley for an undisclosed fee.[27]
Following promotion, Passley had a contract extension clause triggered, extended for the 2024–25 season.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fulham | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | League Two | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[29] | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[30] | National League South | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | National League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[31] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | National League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[32] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | National League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 94 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 104 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 166 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 184 | 5 | |||