Joshua David Rees (born 4 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Boreham Wood as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua David Rees[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 29) | ||
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 | 47 | (10) |
National team | |||
2008 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2009 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2017 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 14 October 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Following his departure from the Gills, he immediately returned to former club Bromley.[14]
On 28 July 2020, Rees joined National League rivals Aldershot Town ahead of the 2020-21 season.[15]
On 1 July 2021, Rees joined fellow National League side Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[16]
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]
Chelmsford City
England U16
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
Torquay United (loan) | 2015–16[20] | National League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 49 | 7 | |
Bromley | 2017–18[22] | National League | 43 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 55 | 20 | |
Gillingham | 2018–19[23] | League One | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 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 |
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