Josh Rees

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Josh Rees
Personal information
Full name Joshua David Rees[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2013 → Brentford (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2016 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2015 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 8 (1)
2016 → Torquay United (loan) 18 (1)
2016–2017 Chelmsford City 37 (6)
2017–2018 Bromley 43 (16)
2018–2019 Gillingham 18 (1)
2019–2020 Bromley 30 (4)
2020–2021 Aldershot Town 39 (12)
2021– Boreham Wood 0 (0)
National team
2008 England U16 2 (0)
2009 England U17 5 (1)
2017 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Joshua David Rees (born 4 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Boreham Wood as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Arsenal[]

Rees joined Arsenal as a schoolboy and worked his way through the side's academy, until he left the club at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] He was loaned to the Brentford Development Squad during the latter stages of the 2012–13 season.[3]

Nottingham Forest[]

Rees joined Nottingham Forest's youth team in 2013 and made his debut for the club as a 76th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 3 May 2014.[4][5] Having made no further appearances for the club, it was announced on 25 May 2016 that Rees would be released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the season.[6] While at the City Ground he was loaned to National League clubs Nuneaton Town and Torquay United.[7]

Chelmsford City[]

Rees signed for National League South club Chelmsford City on 19 August 2016.[7] He made 49 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2016–17 season and was a part of the squad which won the Essex Senior Cup.[8][9]

Bromley[]

Rees joined National League club Bromley on 20 June 2017.[10] He made 55 appearances and scored 20 goals during the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which lost on penalties in the 2018 FA Trophy Final.[8][11]

Gillingham[]

On 12 June 2018 he returned to the EFL by signing for League One club Gillingham.[12] In August 2019 his contract with the club was terminated.[13]

Return to Bromley[]

Following his departure from the Gills, he immediately returned to former club Bromley.[14]

Aldershot Town[]

On 28 July 2020, Rees joined National League rivals Aldershot Town ahead of the 2020-21 season.[15]

Boreham Wood[]

On 1 July 2021, Rees joined fellow National League side Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[16]

Personal life[]

Rees attended Hadleigh Community Primary School and Southend High School for Boys.[17]

He holds a first class honours degree in Sports Science awarded in 2018 by Manchester Metropolitan University.[citation needed]

Honours[]

Chelmsford City

England U16

Career statistics[]

As of 1 July 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2013–14[18] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15[19] Conference Premier 8 1 — — 2[a] 1 10 2
Torquay United (loan) 2015–16[20] National League 18 0 — — 3[b] 1 21 1
Braintree Town 2016–17[21] National League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Chelmsford City 2016–17[21] National League South 37 6 1 0 — 11[c] 1 49 7
Bromley 2017–18[22] National League 43 16 3 1 — 9[b] 3 55 20
Gillingham 2018–19[23] League One 18 1 2 1 0 0 3[d] 0 23 2
Bromley 2019–20[24] National League 30 4 3 0 — 0 0 33 4
Aldershot Town 2020–21[25] National League 39 12 1 0 — 3 1 43 13
Career total 184 34 9 2 0 0 28 6 221 42
  1. ^ Appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in FA Trophy.
  3. ^ 5 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Essex Senior Cup.
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Arsenal release 10 young players". Arsenal F.C. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "JOSH REES JOINS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD – News – Brentford FC". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Where Are They Now? Arshavin, Watt, Neita, Rees, Shea & Mannone". She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Retained List 2016". Nottingham Forest F.C. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "FAW / Focus on England C". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Josh Rees at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chelmsford City FC 1 vs. 0 East Thurrock United – 28 March 2017 – First Team – Chelmsford City FC". www.chelmsfordcityfc.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. ^ FC, Bromley (20 June 2017). "Club welcome midfielder Josh Rees to Hayes Lane". Bromley Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  11. ^ Association, The Football. "Brackley Town 1–1 Bromley (5–4 pens)". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Josh Rees: Gillingham sign Bromley midfielder on two-year deal". BBC. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Josh Rees leaves Gills and signs for Bromley".
  14. ^ "Squad update: Return of Rees!". Bromley FC. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Rees!". Aldershot Town FC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "WOOD COMPLETE MIDFIELD LINE-UP WITH SIGNING OF GOALSCORER JOSH REES". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 July 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Marshall, Dick. "Josh guns for top with Arsenal". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Josh Rees in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Games played by Josh Rees in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

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