Solihull Moors are delighted to have secured the signing of Maidenhead United forward Josh Kelly.

The 23-year-old arrives on a three-year contract, with the Moors paying an undisclosed fee to their league rivals at York Road.

Kelly was right up there in the goal scoring charts last season, netting 15 times in the National League as Alan Devonshire’s side safely confirmed a sixth successive campaign in the fifth tier.

Born in Windsor, the former Northern Ireland under 21 international has been at Maidenhead since the summer of 2015 – he joined having played for Ascot United and Windsor as a youth player.

Prior to his breakthrough at Maidenhead, Kelly spent time out on loan at Chalfont St Peter and Walton Casuals, bagging 40 goals for the latter in their promotion season.

With the Golden Boot, Manager’s Player and Players’ Player, Kelly cleaned up at the Magpies’ 2022/23 End of Season awards following his 17 goals in all competitions.

He departs York Road having accumulated 129 appearances and scored 27 times, and now becomes Solihull’s fifth summer signing.

On penning a deal at the ARMCO Arena, Kelly said: “This is something I’ve been looking forward to and I’m glad it’s done now.

“I’ve come here to score goals and try and improve on everything I can. Coming into a full-time set-up is definitely going to help me, especially with the team here and having spoken to the manager and hearing his ambitions.

“The club were unlucky not to go up last season but, with the team we’ve got here, I don’t see why we can’t do it this time around.”

Manager Neal Ardley added: “I would like to thank the board for working hard to secure Josh and it has been a pleasure to deal with Maidenhead throughout the transfer.

“Josh has been a player that we’ve had to be patient with as there were several clubs in for him and interest from the EFL after his outstanding season last time out.

“We are delighted that we have got him here at Solihull. He fits the way we play and will complement all our attacking options and players. We believe that now he is in full-time training, there is a lot more to come.”