Full name Josh Nearney Name Josh Nearney Weight 82 kg | Years Team Height 1.8 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Date of birth (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 20) Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Josh Nearney
Joshua William Nearney (born 7 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Hartlepool United.
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Career
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nearney played for the city's Wallsend Boys Club and the youth ranks of Middlesbrough before joining Hartlepool F.C.at under-16 level, where he signed his first professional contract on 16 June 2014. He was an unused substitute for the team in three matches during the 2014–15 Football League Two season, starting with their 1–2 home loss to Luton Town on 18 October 2014.
Nearney made his professional debut in the Football League Trophy first round on 1 September 2015 as a 66th-minute substitute for Michael Duckworth; Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Sheffield United at Victoria Park and lost in a penalty shootout. On 23 October, Nearney joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a one-month loan deal.