Joe Gbode

Joseph Gbodé (born 8 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Joseph Gbodé

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	Southwark, England[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gillingham
Number	17
Youth career
	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Gillingham	43	(3)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:20, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Gbodé first joined Gillingham's academy in the under 15 age group.^[3]

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.^[4] He made his league debut four days later, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.^[5]

On 4 February 2022, he joined Margate on a one-month loan deal.^[6] On 24 March 2022, he joined Folkestone Invicta on loan, alongside Gillingham teammates Sam Gale and Alex Giles.^[7] He joined Hastings United on dual-registration terms at the start of the 2022–23 season.^[8]

On 4 October 2023, he joined Maidstone United on a one month loan.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[3]

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2021–22[5]	EFL League One	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23[12]	EFL League Two	4	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	6	0
	2023–24[13]	EFL League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	5	0
	2024–25[14]	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[15]	Isthmian League Premier Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	5	0
Folkestone Invicta (loan)	2021–22[16]	Isthmian League Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	3	0
Hastings United (loan)	2022–23[17]	Isthmian League Premier Division	9	7	0	0	0	0	3[d]	3	12	10
Aveley (loan)	2023–24[13][18]	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

1. 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