Josh McQuoid

Joshua Joseph Brian McQuoid (born 15 December 1989) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for National League South club Weymouth.

[3] He then joined the youth system at AFC Bournemouth, progressing through the ranks to make his first-team debut as a substitute for Brett Pitman in a 2–0 win at home to Doncaster Rovers on 3 March 2007.

[17][18] Following Brett Pitman's departure from Bournemouth, McQuoid was utilised as a striker by manager Eddie Howe rather than his prior position as a winger,[19] and went on to score five goals in four matches.

[19] In November 2010, McQuoid scored a hat-trick for Bournemouth in consecutive home wins over Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup and Walsall in the league.

[21] Despite his willingness to begin talks with Bournemouth over a new contract,[23] McQuoid instead signed for Championship club Millwall on loan on 25 November 2010, with a view to a permanent move taking place in the January transfer window.

[29] After three months on the sidelines, McQuoid returned to the team for a 3–2 win at home to Leeds United on 9 April, having entered the match as an 89th-minute substitute.

[21] McQuoid scored his first goal for Millwall, a 30-yard shot into the top corner in a 4–0 victory over Preston North End two weeks later.

[31] After spending the first half of the season sidelined by injuries and poor form, McQuoid joined Burnley on a three-month loan on 20 January 2012, linking back up with his former Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.

[35][36] McQuoid later stated that his move to Millwall did not work out as expected, admitting that he joined the club both to test himself at Championship level and the opportunity to earn more money.

[37] McQuoid rejoined AFC Bournemouth on 30 May 2012 on a three-year contract in a swap deal, with Scott Malone joining Millwall in the process.

[45] His first goal for Peterborough came with the opener in the 2014 Football League Trophy Final against Chesterfield, which finished as a 3–1 victory that saw him awarded the first winner's medal of his career.

[53] He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the season, after which manager Eddie Howe stated that McQuoid needed to "create a different path in his career.

[59] Following Luton's 2–0 victory at home to Barnet a week later, McQuoid was praised by strike partner Paul Benson who said "He's very clever, makes some good runs and is easy to play upfront with as he's an intelligent player.

"[60] He suffered a setback when he required an operation on his knee on 25 January 2016,[61] which kept him out for almost three months, and returned to the team for a 1–0 defeat at home to Stevenage on 2 April, having entered the match as a 62nd-minute substitute.

[69] On 26 January 2018, McQuoid signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a contract until the end of 2017–18, after leaving Luton by mutual consent.

[72] McQuoid signed for Southern League Premier Division South club Weymouth on 4 August 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length.

[74] On 17 June 2022, McQuoid returned to Aldershot Town on a one-year deal following Weymouth's relegation to the National League South.