Joe Gbodé

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Paul Caleb Gbodé
Date of birth	8 April 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Southwark, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Luton Town
Youth career
0000–2021	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2025	Gillingham
2022	→ Margate (loan)
2022	→ Folkestone Invicta (loan)
2022	→ Hastings United (loan)
2023	→ Maidstone United (loan)
2023	→ Aveley (loan)
2025–	Luton Town
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:28, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
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Joseph Paul Caleb Gbodé (born 8 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Luton Town.

Career

Gillingham

Gbodé first joined Gillingham's academy in the under 15 age group.^[4]

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.^[5] He made his league debut four days later, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.^[6]

On 4 February 2022, he joined Margate on a one-month loan deal.^[7] On 24 March 2022, he joined Folkestone Invicta on loan, alongside Gillingham teammates Sam Gale and Alex Giles.^[8] He joined Hastings United on dual-registration terms at the start of the 2022–23 season.^[9]

On 4 October 2023, he joined Maidstone United on a one month loan.^[10]

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.^[11] 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.^[12]

On 20 September 2024 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.^[4]

Luton Town

On 1 September 2025, Gbodé signed for League One club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.^[13] Gbodé made his debut for the team on 13 September, coming on as a substitute for Zack Nelson in a 2–3 home defeat against Plymouth Argyle.

Career statistics

As of match played 03 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2021–22^[6]	EFL League One	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23^[14]	EFL League Two	4	0	1	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	6	0
	2023–24^[15]	EFL League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	5	0
	2024–25^[16]	EFL League Two	34	3	1	0	1	0	3^[a]	0	39	3
	Total		43	3	3	0	2	0	5	0	53	3
Margate (loan)	2021–22^[17]	Isthmian League Premier Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	5	0
Folkestone Invicta (loan)	2021–22^[18]	Isthmian League Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	2^[c]	0	3	0
Hastings United (loan)	2022–23^[19]	Isthmian League Premier Division	9	7	0	0	0	0	3^[d]	3	12	10
Aveley (loan)	2023–24^[15]^[20]	National League South	9	0	0	0	0	0	4^[e]	1	13	1
Career total			66	10	3	0	2	0	15	4	86	14

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
^ Appearance/s in the Alan Turvey Trophy
^ Appearance/s in the Kent Senior Cup
^ 2 appearances in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy
^ 3 appearances in the FA Trophy and 1 in the Essex Senior Cup

References

^ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
^ "Joseph Gbode – Midfielder – First Team – Gillingham". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ Joe Gbodé at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b "Joe Gbode signs contract extension". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ Bennett, George (16 November 2021). "Cheltenham Town vs Gillingham on 16 Nov 21 – Match Centre – Cheltenham Town FC". ctfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ Cawdell, Luke (4 February 2022). "Gillingham loan out promising striker". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ Reeves, Thomas (24 March 2022). "Gills trio part of four new Invicta signings". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ Cawdell, Luke (20 September 2022). "Injury forces Harris to look at other Gillingham forwards". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Joe Gbode Joins Maidstone on loan". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Gillingham striker Joe Gbode joins National South side Aveley". kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Striker returns from loan as Gillingham are hit by injuries". Kent Online. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "Joe Gbode joins Luton Town". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Hastings United | Appearances | Joe Gbode | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Aveley | Appearances | Joseph Gbode | 2023–2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[EFT-15] Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy

[ATT-19] Appearance/s in the Alan Turvey Trophy

[KSC-21] Appearance/s in the Kent Senior Cup

[Ave-23] 2 appearances in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy

[25] 3 appearances in the FA Trophy and 1 in the Essex Senior Cup

[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.

[Soccerway-3] Joe Gbodé at Soccerway

[gillinghamfootballclub.com_2024-4] "Joe Gbode signs contract extension". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[5] Bennett, George (16 November 2021). "Cheltenham Town vs Gillingham on 16 Nov 21 – Match Centre – Cheltenham Town FC". ctfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[Soccerbase_2-6] "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[7] Cawdell, Luke (4 February 2022). "Gillingham loan out promising striker". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[8] Reeves, Thomas (24 March 2022). "Gills trio part of four new Invicta signings". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[9] Cawdell, Luke (20 September 2022). "Injury forces Harris to look at other Gillingham forwards". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[10] "Joe Gbode Joins Maidstone on loan". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[11] "Gillingham striker Joe Gbode joins National South side Aveley". kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[12] "Striker returns from loan as Gillingham are hit by injuries". Kent Online. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[13] "Joe Gbode joins Luton Town". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

[14] "Games played by Joe Gbodé in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[Soccerbase-16] "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[17] "Games played by Joseph Gbode in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[18] "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.

[20] "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.

[22] "Hastings United | Appearances | Joe Gbode | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[24] "Aveley | Appearances | Joseph Gbode | 2023–2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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Personal information
Full name	Joseph Paul Caleb Gbodé^[1]
Date of birth	(2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 20)^[2]
Place of birth	Southwark, England^[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Luton Town
Youth career
–2021	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	Gillingham	46	(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	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:28, 21 August 2025 (UTC)