JOSH UMERAH 

 

Umerah joined the Magpies as part of a big summer rebuild in 2025. A product of the Charlton Athletic Academy, Umerah helped the U18 side win the PDL2 along with finishing top scorer for the competition. Impressive performances at youth level earned him his EFL Championship debut in early 2016 against Hull City. While at The Addicks, Josh went on loan to Kilmarnock, Wycombe Wanderers and Boreham Wood. He then left to join Ebbsfleet United in 2019 and moved again to Torquay United in 2020. For the 2021/22, Josh Umerah found his goalscoring touch as he netted an impressive 17 goals including five in his first seven games. Following this he enjoyed a spell at Hartlepool United, where he spent two years, scoring 17 in his time in the North East. An impressive first season saw him win the League Two PFA fan’s Player of the Month award for January 2023. In May of 2024, Umerah joined Dagenham and Redbridge where he would spend a season scoring 11 in 44 appearances.