Josh Hare

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

Josh Hare

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Darren Hare[1]
Date of birth	12 August 1994[2]
Place of birth	Canterbury, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bristol Rovers
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2012	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Gillingham	2	(0)
2012	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	9	(1)
2016	→ Leatherhead (loan)
2016–2017	Eastbourne Borough	36	(3)
2017–2018	Maidstone United	28	(3)
2018–2019	Eastleigh	43	(5)
2019–	Bristol Rovers	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hare signed his first professional contract with Gillingham in November 2012.[3] He signed a one-year contract with the "Gills" in May 2014,[4] but found first-team football hard to come by and was sent on an initial one-month loan to Conference South side Eastbourne Borough.[5] His loan was extended to 10 January but on 5 January the loan was cut short.[6]

On 8 July 2016, having left Gillingham, Hare signed for Eastbourne Borough.[7]

Bristol Rovers

On 12 June 2019, Hare signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at Eastleigh.[8]

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.[9] He returned to first-team action on 7 March 2020 in a 3-1 defeat to Southend United[10] and featured three days later in a 2-0 win against Sunderland, the last match before the league’s abandonment.[11]

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.[12]

Personal life

Hare is the son of Darren Hare, a former player who has worked as youth team manager at Gillingham, the nephew of former Gillingham player and manager Andy Hessenthaler, and the cousin of another former Gills player, Jake Hessenthaler.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2020

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[14]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[16]		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16[16]		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[17]	Conference South	1	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)	2014–15[18]	Conference South	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	9	1
Eastbourne Borough	2016–17[18]	National League South	36	3	2	0	—		0	0	38	3
	Eastbourne Total		46	4	2	0	—		1	0	49	4
Maidstone United	2017–18[18]	National League	28	3	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	3
Eastleigh	2018–19 [18]	National League	43	5	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]	0	46	5
Bristol Rovers	2019–20[18]	League One	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2020–21[18]	League One	10	0	2	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	1	16	2
	Total		20	0	2	1	3	0	3	1	28	2
Career total			139	12	6	1	4	0	10	1	159	14

1. Appearance in the Sussex Senior Cup
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. 1 Appearance in the FA Trophy
4. 2 Appearances in the National League Play-Offs
5. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "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: Hare, McKain and Millbank get new deals". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
5. "Hare returns to Boro on loan". Pitchero. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
6. "Hare loss blow for Boro". Pitchero. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
7. "Josh joins the Borough cause". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
8. "Josh Hare: Bristol Rovers sign defender from Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2019.
9. "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.
10. "Southend United 3-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
11. "Bristol Rovers 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
12. "Papa John's Trophy Match Report: Bristol Rovers 4-3 Chelsea U21s". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 November 2020.
13. 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.
14. "Games played by Josh Hare in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
15. "Games played by Josh Hare in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
16. "Games played by Josh Hare in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
17. "Josh Hare". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
18. "J. Hare". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

External links

• Josh Hare at Soccerbase
• Josh Hare at Soccerway