Joe Quigley

Joseph Richard Quigley (born 10 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yeovil Town. He was previously at AFC Bournemouth, and has played in the English Football League on loan at Gillingham and Newport County.

Club Career

AFC Bournemouth

Quigley grew up in Lymington and attended Priestlands School. He joined AFC Bournemouth's academy in 2007 when he was eleven and by 2014, he was on his second year scholarship. On 1 April 2015, Quigley was offered a one-year professional contract.

Quigley signed a contract extensions with the club on two occasions to stay at with them for the next two years, but he was released by Bournemouth at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Loan spells from Bournemouth

On 5 January 2015, while still a second-year scholar, Quigley joined Southern League Premier Division side Poole Town on a one-month youth loan. The following day he made his debut, scoring the second goal in 3–0 victory over Sholing. He then scored his second goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Chippenham Town on 21 January 2015. His loan spell at Poole Town was soon extended "beyond his initial one-month loan", which was confirmed on 3 February 2015. By March, Quigley scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the side. For his performance, he was awarded for the club's Player of the Season. He went on to make eighteen appearances and score eight goals before returning to Bournemouth.

On 6 August 2015, Quigley joined National League side Torquay United on a one-month loan deal along with fellow Bournemouth academy graduate Josh Carmichael. On 8 August 2015, he made his Torquay United debut in a 1–0 victory over Macclesfield Town, in which he played 58 minutes before being replaced by Malachi Lavelle-Moore. On 22 August 2015, Quigley scored his first goal for Torquay in a 2–2 draw with Grimsby Town. On 23 September 2015, after only scoring once in ten league games, Torquay decided to not extend the loan spell.

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