Josh Rees

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

Josh Rees
Personal information
Full name Joshua David Rees[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 8
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– Aldershot Town 2 (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 15:37, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

Personal life

Rees attended Hadleigh Community Primary School and Southend High School for Boys.[16]

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

Honours

Chelmsford City

England U16

Career statistics
As of match played 12 January 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2013–14[5] Championship 100000—10
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15[17] Conference Premier 81——2[lower-alpha 1] 1102
Torquay United (loan) 2015–16[8] National League 180——3[lower-alpha 2] 1211
Braintree Town 2016–17[8] National League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Chelmsford City 2016–17[8] National League South 37610—11[lower-alpha 3] 1497
Bromley 2017–18[8] National League 431631—9[lower-alpha 2] 35520
Gillingham 2018–19[18] League One 8 1 1 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 12 1
Career total 11524510028 614830
  1. Appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. 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. 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. "FAW / Focus on England C". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. Josh Rees at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. "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.
  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. Marshall, Dick. "Josh guns for top with Arsenal". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  17. "Games played by Josh Rees in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  18. "Games played by Josh Rees in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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