BURTON Albion Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated striker Josh Walker from Dagenham and Redbridge for an undisclosed fee.
The pacey frontman has scored 12 goals so far this season for the Daggers, totalling 23 goals in 60 appearances in the National League since his arrival from Barnet at the start of the 2021/22 season.
Following three years at the Bees, he made 56 appearances for the club, scoring 12 times to help the North London side into the National League Play-Offs in the 2019/20 season.
Walker began his career in the youth set up at Tottenham Hotspur before making the switch to Fulham, where he progressed through to the Under-23 side, making an impressive 28 appearances in the Premier League 2 over the course of two seasons.
Following his release from the Cottagers, he went on to join Hendon in the 2017/18 season where he found the net 17 times for the Greens from 42 appearances.
“He is an exciting talent. We’ve done really well to get the deal done and he has had a lot of interest from Football League clubs,” said Maamria.
“He’s come to us as we believe we can offer him the right platform to develop and progress his career.
“He has pace, power and goals, and is a very exciting signing for this football club.”