Joe Gbodé

Joe Gbodé
Personal information
Full name Joseph Paul Caleb Gbodé[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
(on loan from Luton Town)[5]
Number 27
Youth career
–2021 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Gillingham 47 (4)
2022 → Margate (loan) 4 (0)
2022 → Folkestone Invicta (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Hastings United (loan) 9 (7)
2023 → Maidstone United (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → Aveley (loan) 9 (0)
2025– Luton Town 5 (0)
2026 → Woking (loan) 15 (3)
2026– → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:40, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Joseph Paul Caleb Gbodé (born 8 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from EFL League One club Luton Town.

Career

Gillingham

Gbodé first joined Gillingham's academy in the under 15 age group.[6]

He made his first-team debut for Gillingham on 16 November 2021, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Ben Reeves in a 1–0 defeat at Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.[7] He made his league debut four days later, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[8]

On 4 February 2022, he joined Margate on a one-month loan deal.[9] On 24 March 2022, he joined Folkestone Invicta on loan, alongside Gillingham teammates Sam Gale and Alex Giles.[10] He joined Hastings United on dual-registration terms at the start of the 2022–23 season.[11]

On 4 October 2023, he joined Maidstone United on a one month loan.[12]

Having been recalled from Maidstone following the appointment of Stephen Clemence as Gillingham manager, on 2 December 2023 he went on an initial one-month loan to Aveley of the National League South.[13] Gbode's loan with the Essex side was cut short by Gillingham on 22 February 2024 after the club was hit by a number of injuries in forward positions.[14] In September of the same year, Gillingham announced that Gbodé had signed a new contract running until the end of the 2026–27 season, with the option of a further year.[6]

Luton Town

Gbodé signed for League One club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee on 1 September 2025.[15] Gbodé made his debut for the team on 13 September, coming on as a substitute for Zack Nelson in a 3–2 home defeat against Plymouth Argyle. On 21 January 2026, he joined National League side Woking on loan until the end of the season.[16] Ahead of the 2026–27 season, he joined League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2021–22[8]League One2010000030
2022–23[18]League Two4010001[a]060
2023–24[19] League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2024–25[20] League Two 34 3 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 39 3
2025–26[21] League Two 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Total 474303050584
Margate (loan) 2021–22[22]Isthmian League
Premier Division		4000–1[b]050
Folkestone Invicta (loan) 2021–22[23]Isthmian League
Premier Division		1000–2[c]030
Hastings United (loan) 2022–23[24]Isthmian League
Premier Division		 9700–3[d]31210
Aveley (loan) 2023–24[19] National League South 9 0 0 0 – 4[e] 1 13 1
Luton Town 2025–26[21] League One 5 0 0 0 – 3[a] 0 8 0
2026–27 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
Woking (loan) 2025–26[21] National League 15 3 0 0 – 1[f] 1 16 4
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2026–27[25] League Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 9114304019511719
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Kent Senior Cup
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy
  5. ↑ 3 appearances in the FA Trophy and 1 in the Essex Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Gbode – Midfielder – First Team – Gillingham". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Joe Gbodé at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Joseph Gbode - Fotmob". FotMob. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Gbodé joins Shrewsbury on loan". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Joe Gbode signs contract extension". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Bennett, George (16 November 2021). "Cheltenham Town vs Gillingham on 16 Nov 21 – Match Centre – Cheltenham Town FC". ctfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (4 February 2022). "Gillingham loan out promising striker". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Reeves, Thomas (24 March 2022). "Gills trio part of four new Invicta signings". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (20 September 2022). "Injury forces Harris to look at other Gillingham forwards". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Joe Gbode Joins Maidstone on loan". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Gillingham striker Joe Gbode joins National South side Aveley". kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Striker returns from loan as Gillingham are hit by injuries". Kent Online. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Joe Gbode joins Luton Town". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Joe Gbodé heads to Woking on loan - Luton Town FC". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gbodé joins Shrewsbury on loan". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Margate | Appearances | Joe Gbode | 2021–2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta | Appearances | Joseph Gbode | 2021–2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Hastings United | Appearances | Joe Gbode | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Joseph Gbode | Football Stats | Luton Town | Age 21 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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