Reece Jones (footballer)

Last updated

Reece Jones
Personal information
Full name Reece Nicholas Jones [1]
Date of birth (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England [2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chessington Galaxy
Youth career
2001–2003 Wimbledon
2003–2010 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 AFC Wimbledon 4 (0)
2010 → Lewes (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Kingstonian (loan) 2 (0)
2012 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 13 (3)
2012 Sutton United 4 (0)
2012–2014 Farnborough 35 (0)
2015– Chessington Galaxy 1 (1)
International career‡
2008–2010 Wales U17
2010–2011 Wales U19 14 (1)
2011 Wales U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Reece Jones (born 22 July 1992) is a former Wales under-21 international footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Contents

Career

Born in London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Jones began his career at the Wimbledon youth academy in 2003 before the club's relocation. He was then signed by the Fulham youth academy and was captain of the u-16 side, [3] before being released in early 2010.

On 3 August 2010, Jones signed for AFC Wimbledon, the reformation of his former youth club. [3]

On 13 January 2012, reece signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic on an initial one-month loan. [4]

Jones then went out on another loan this time to Conference South side Hampton & Richmond Borough initially for one month from 24 February 2012, [5] however, this was later extended on 22 March until the end of the season. [6]

In May 2012, Jones was released by AFC Wimbledon. After a successful trial at Sutton United in the summer of 2012, Jones signed for the club

In August 2013, it was announced Reece would be one of the Farnborough team changing his name to a famous ex-footballer, in line with a sponsorship agreement with bookmakers Paddy Power. It was announced Reece would be known under his new name, George Best. [7]

In September 2015, Reece made his competitive debut for Chessington Galaxy, getting on the scoresheet in the process.

International

Jones last represented Wales at the under-21s level and has also appeared for the under-19s and 17s. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.</span> Association football club in London, England

Hampton & Richmond Borough Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. The team competes in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system.

Sebastian Alexander Brown is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sutton United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louie Soares</span> Barbadian footballer (born 1985)

Louie Soares is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elliott Godfrey</span> Canadian soccer player (born 1983)

Elliott Godfrey is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Kings Langley, on loan from Wealdstone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Gregory</span> English footballer

Steven Michael Gregory is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Yado Massaya Mambo is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Hampton & Richmond Borough. He started his career at Charlton Athletic for whom he featured in a number of cup matches, and also spent time on loan in the Football League for AFC Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town in 2012/13 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Pell</span> English footballer

Harry David Balraj Pell is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

Alexander James Woodyard is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Colchester United.

Christian Anthony Hillard Jolley is an English footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Hanworth Villa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brendan Kiernan</span> English footballer

Brendan Jason Kiernan is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

James Anthony Mulley is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or winger for Arlesey Town.

Daniel Thompson is an English footballer who plays for Phoenix Sports as a striker.

Harry Edward Cooksley is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Farnham Town.

Frankie Jay Sutherland is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South side Chesham United. A QPR academy graduate, Sutherland has also spent time on loan at Portsmouth, and has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Gray (footballer)</span> English footballer

Jake Stephen Gray is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hampton & Richmond Borough of the National League South.

David Aboro Fitzpatrick is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Metropolitan Police.

Daniel Liam Sweeney is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the EFL League One club Stevenage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor Lemonheigh-Evans</span> Welsh footballer

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

The 2019–20 season was the fourth in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, for AFC Wimbledon since their promotion in 2016 from League Two. Along with competing in League One, the Kingston upon Thames-based club participated in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy, failing to progress past the first stage of any of them.

The 2022–23 season was the 21st season in the existence of AFC Wimbledon and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2015–16 season following their relegation from League One the prior season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 419. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 "AFC Wimbledon sign teenage midfielder Reece Jones". BBC News . 3 August 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lee and Reece go on loan". The Argus. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Don joins on loan". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Reece Jones loan extended". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Messi, Pele line up for Farnborough".
  8. ↑ "Men - Under 19 - Reece Jones". The Football Association of Wales. 12 October 2010.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.