Josh Laurent

Josh Laurent

Laurent training with Brentford DS in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Joshua Ishaele Jacob-Heron Hunt-Laurent[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995
Place of birth Leytonstone, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 19
Youth career
Redbridge
0000–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2013 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2014 → Braintree Town (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2015 → Newport County (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Hartlepool United 28 (1)
2017– Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 10 August 2017 (UTC).

Joshua Ishaele Jacob-Heron "Josh" Hunt-Laurent (born 6 May 1995), commonly known as Josh Laurent, is an English professional football midfielder who currently plays for Wigan Athletic. He is a product of the Queens Park Rangers and Wycombe Wanderers youth systems.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

A midfielder and occasional centre back,[3] Laurent began his career in the youth systems at Redbridge and Wycombe Wanderers and signed a scholarship deal with the latter club in 2011.[4][5] After a trial with Premier League giants Liverpool,[6] he moved into the academy at Queens Park Rangers prior to the beginning of the 2012–13 season.[1] Laurent made 20 appearances in the youth team's victorious 2012–13 Professional U18 Development League 2 campaign and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town in the final.[7][8]

Laurent signed his first professional contract in May 2013, a one-year deal.[9] Laurent continued to play in the Development Squad through the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, before departing the club on 14 January 2015.[2] The departure of Laurent caused a "reaction" at Loftus Road, with the supporters questioning the club's commitment to its younger players.[10] On 23 January, Rangers' Head of Football Operations Les Ferdinand revealed that he had been unable to convince Laurent that there was a pathway from the Development Squad to the first team.[11]

Braintree Town (loan)

Laurent signed for Conference Premier side Braintree Town on a one-month loan on 17 February 2014.[12] He made the first senior appearance of his career with a start in a 2–2 draw with Kidderminster Harriers five days later.[13] Laurent won praise for his performances from manager Alan Devonshire and remained at Cressing Road for a second month,[14] before departing after his 16th appearance on 12 April.[13]

Brentford

On 14 January 2015, Laurent moved across West London to sign for Championship side Brentford on a one-and-a-half-year Development Squad deal for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his only first team appearance in the League Cup first round versus Oxford United on 11 August, playing the full 90 minutes of the 4–0 defeat.[15] Laurent failed to feature in another first team squad before his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.[16] He made 21 appearances and scored five goals for the Development Squad.[16]

Newport County (loan)

Laurent signed for League Two side Newport County on a 28-day youth loan on 19 August 2015,[17] which was later extended to 14 October.[18] He made his debut (the first Football League appearance of his career) as a 74th-minute substitute for Scott Boden in a 3–2 defeat to Leyton Orient three days later.[19] He made his first start for the club on 1 September,[19] playing the opening 73 minutes of the Exiles' shootout defeat to Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy first round.[20] Laurent was left out of incoming manager John Sheridan's first squad on 3 October and was recalled by Brentford five days later,[19][21] having made four appearances.[22]

Hartlepool United

On 1 February 2016, Laurent joined League Two club Hartlepool United on a free transfer.[23] Laurent scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 22 October 2016 and remained with the club until February 2017,[24] by which time he had made 33 appearances.[22]

Wigan Athletic

On 1 February 2017, Laurent joined Championship club Wigan Athletic on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25] He made just one appearance before the end of the 2016–17 season,[25] at the end of which the Latics were relegated to League One.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2017.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braintree Town (loan) 2013–14[13] Conference Premier 16 0 — — — 16 0
Brentford 2015–16[15] Championship 000010—10
Newport County (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 3 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0
Hartlepool United 2015–16[15] League Two 3 0 — — — 3 0
2016–17[24] 25 1 2 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 30 1
Total 28 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 33 1
Wigan Athletic 2016–17[24] Championship 1 0 — — — 1 0
2017–18[27] League One 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 481203130562
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Chapman, Mark. "Queens Park Rangers midfield player Josh Laurent joins Brentford on a Development Squad contract". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. ↑ Josh Laurent reflects on making his first-team debut against Oxford United in Capital One Cup
  4. ↑ "Laurent is a Wanderer – News – Under 17's (EJA Essex) – Redbridge Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers Youth Team Info [www.CHAIRBOYS.co.uk]". www.chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  6. ↑ "LIVERWEB – Liverpool FC A to Z". www.liverweb.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Under-21 profiles". 2013-08-12. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. ↑ Booth, Mel. "Huddersfield Town U18s downed by QPR penalty in play-off final". Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Under-18s pen pro deals". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  10. ↑ "QPR manager Harry Redknapp must stop playing blame game – if Hoops go down it's nobody's fault but his own". Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  11. ↑ "Les Ferdinand explains how QPR's reputation will change". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Braintree loan Laurent". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  13. 1 2 3 "Josh Laurent | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  14. ↑ "Braintree Town boss hails QPR and Watford loanees". Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Josh Laurent | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  16. 1 2 FC, Brentford. "Josh Laurent leaves Brentford". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  17. ↑ Brentford FC. "Josh Laurent signs for Newport County on loan". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  18. ↑ FC, Brentford. "Josh Laurent extends Newport County loan". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  19. 1 2 3 "Joshua Laurent Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  20. ↑ "Newport 1–1 Swindon (6–7 on pens)". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  21. ↑ "Josh Laurent recalled from Newport County loan". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  22. 1 2 "Josh Laurent | Football Stats | Wigan Athletic | Age 22 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Josh Laurent Makes Move To Pools". Brentford FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  24. 1 2 3 "Josh Laurent | Football Stats | Wigan Athletic | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  25. 1 2 "First Team – Midfielder – Josh Laurent". www.wiganathletic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Wigan Athletic". fchd.info. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  27. ↑ "Josh Laurent | Football Stats | Wigan Athletic | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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