U's sign Bristol City midfielder Stokes on loan

Josh Stokes of Aldershot Town during the Emirates FA Cup Second Round Replay match between Stockport County and Aldershot Town at Edgeley Park on December 13, 2023 in Stockport, EnglandImage source, Getty Images
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Josh Stokes earned a move to Bristol City last season after some impressive displays for Aldershot Town

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Cambridge United have signed Bristol City midfielder Josh Stokes on a season-long loan.

Stokes, 20, has yet to make his league debut for the Robins after joining them on a three-and-a-half year deal in January from Aldershot Town, and then immediately being loaned back for the rest of the 2023-24 National League season.

Stokes, who is the tenth signing of the summer for the U's, is a product of the Ipswich Town youth system.

Released at 16, Stokes impressed for AFC Sudbury in the Isthmian League to earn a move up the non-league pyramid to Aldershot.

Cambridge manager Garry Monk told the club website:, external “Josh is a great young player who has worked extremely hard to progress through the leagues in such a short space of time. To do so takes not only talent, but an outstanding attitude and mindset."