The teenager was a goalkeeper for Gedling-based youth club, Aspire FC, which said it had postponed all its games at the weekend to pay respect to his family.
The club wrote on Facebook: “Josh was a fantastic goalkeeper and a great character in the group.
“Everybody that came across Josh described him as a pleasure to have around with his polite and funny nature.
“Josh made a real impact in his age group, both as a footballer but more importantly as a person and will be sorely missed at the club.”
Burton Joyce FC said it was devastated by Joshua’s death and would be holding a minute’s silence at all its games across the weekend in his memory.
In a tribute on Facebook, the club said: ” The Travis family have been a huge part of our club for so many years, and our hearts are with them during this unimaginable time.
“Rest peacefully, Josh – you’ll always be part of our BJFC family.”
