Josh Hare
Personal information
Full name Joshua Darren Hare[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Canterbury, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2012 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Gillingham 2 (0)
2012 → Whitstable Town (loan)
2012 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Maidstone United (loan)
2013 → Lewes (loan)
2013 → Hastings United (loan)
2014–2015 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 9 (1)
2016 → Leatherhead (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 Eastbourne Borough 36 (3)
2017–2018 Maidstone United 28 (3)
2018–2019 Eastleigh 43 (5)
2019–2021 Bristol Rovers 29 (0)
2021–2022 Eastleigh 24 (1)
2022– Dagenham & Redbridge 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:02, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Darren Hare (born 12 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Hare signed his first professional contract with Gillingham in November 2012.[3] In February 2012, he joined Isthmian League Division One South side Whitstable Town on a work-experience loan, along with Jake Hessenthaler.[4] In January 2013, he signed for Isthmian League Division One side Maidstone United on a work experience loan.[5] Following his loan at Maidstone, he signed for Isthmian League Premier side Lewes on another work experience loan in February 2013, along with Jake Hessenthaler.[6] In October 2013, he signed for Hastings United on a one-month loan deal, following in the footsteps of his father who played for the club in the 1980's/90's.[7] He signed a one-year contract with the "Gills" in May 2014,[8] but found first-team football hard to come by and was sent on an initial one-month loan to Conference South side Eastbourne Borough.[9] His loan was extended to 10 January but on 5 January the loan was cut short.[10]

On 8 July 2016, having left Gillingham, Hare signed for Eastbourne Borough.[11]

Bristol Rovers

On 12 June 2019, Hare signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at Eastleigh.[12]

After making an impressive start to the season, Hare suffered an injury and had to be stretchered off in a league match against Gillingham on 17 September.[13] He returned to first-team action on 7 March 2020 in a 3–1 defeat to Southend United[14] and featured three days later in a 2–0 win against Sunderland, the last match before the league's abandonment.[15]

He scored his first goal for the club on 18 November 2020, scoring a 90th-minute winner in a 4–3 victory over Chelsea U21 in the final match of the group stage of the EFL Trophy, with Hare's goal seeing the Gas qualify for the knockout stages.[16]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, a season that saw the Gas relegated bottom of the league, Hare was announced to be one of the players to not be having his contract renewed.[17]

Eastleigh

On 29 June 2021, Hare returned to National League side Eastleigh on a permanent deal.[18] On 14 September, he scored his first goal back at the club with the fourth in a 4–1 thrashing of Dover Athletic having already set up his side's second goal.[19]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 19 February 2022, he signed for National League divisional rivals Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee. Manager Daryl McMahon stated that Hare was "a player that I’ve admired for a long time".[20]

Personal life

Hare is the son of former Gillingham youth team manager Darren Hare, the nephew of former Gillingham player and manager Andy Hessenthaler, and the cousin of another former Gills player, Jake Hessenthaler.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2012–13[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[23] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[24] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[24] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2012–13[25] Conference South 1 0 — — 1[a] 0 2 0
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2014–15[26] Conference South 9 1 — — 2[b] 0 11 1
Leatherhead (loan) 2015–16[27] IL Premier Division 8 0 — — — 8 0
Eastbourne Borough 2016–17[26] National League South 36 3 5 0 — 7[c] 1 48 4
Maidstone United 2017–18[26] National League 28 3 2 0 — 3[d] 0 33 3
Eastleigh 2018–19[26] National League 43 5 0 0 — 3[e] 0 46 5
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[28] League One 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2020–21[29] League One 19 0 2 1 1 0 5[f] 1 27 2
Total 29 0 2 1 3 0 5 1 39 2
Eastleigh 2021–22[26] National League 24 1 2 0 — 2[d] 1 28 2
Dagenham & Redbridge 2021–22[26] National League 10 0 — — — 10 0
2022–23[26] National League 37 1 4 0 — 2[d] 0 43 1
2023–24[26] National League 13 1 1 0 — 0 0 14 1
Total 60 2 5 0 — 2 0 67 2
Career total 240 15 16 1 4 0 25 3 285 19
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Sussex Senior Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Sussex Senior Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, four appearances and one goal in the Sussex Senior Cup, one appearance in the Sussex Community Shield
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ Two appearances in the National League Play-Offs, one appearance in the FA Trophy
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Hare". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Gillingham youngster Josh Hare signs professional deal". BBC Sport. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Gillingham youngsters preparing to find out professional futures". Kent Online. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Maidstone United reject chance to sign winger Warren Whitely on permanent deal from Chelmsford". KentOnline. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ^ Griggs, Howard. "Lewes boss adds four to his squad". The Argus. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "U's catch Hare ahead of Tooting clash". Sussex World. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Gillingham: Hare, McKain and Millbank get new deals". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Hare returns to Boro on loan". Pitchero. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Hare loss blow for Boro". Pitchero. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Josh joins the Borough cause". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Josh Hare: Bristol Rovers sign defender from Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Bristol Rovers suffer blow with defender Josh Hare set for extended spell on the sidelines". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Southend United 3-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Bristol Rovers 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Papa John's Trophy Match Report: Bristol Rovers 4-3 Chelsea U21s". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Retained List for 2021/22 Season Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  18. ^ "NEW SIGNING JOSH HARE JOINS THE SPITFIRES". Eastleigh F.C. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Eastleigh 4–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Josh Hare Is A Dagger!". daggers.co.uk. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. ^ Cawdell, Luke (17 July 2012). "Gillingham youth boss Darren Hare believes third year scholars Jake Hessenthaler and Josh Hare have it all to prove". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Games played by Josh Hare in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Games played by Josh Hare in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Hare in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  25. ^ "Josh Hare". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h "J. Hare". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Josh Hare – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Games played by Josh Hare in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Josh Hare in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  30. ^ Sam Elliott (10 May 2019). "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Confirmed". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

2018–19 National League Team of the Year
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. – current squad
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