| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2007–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Greenock Morton | 48 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gainsborough Trinity | 22 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Parkgate | 9 | (4) |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2019 | |||
Reece Hands (born 6 October 1993) is a retired English professional footballer who last played as a defender for USL League Two side Cincinnati Dutch Lions.
In his career he also played senior football in the UK as a midfielder for National League North side Gainsborough Trinity and Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.
Club career
[edit]Hands came to Scotland having spent his career playing in youth teams at Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers. When Hands moved to Blackburn, he rejected a scholarship with Manchester United to do so.[1]
He signed for Greenock Morton in July 2013,[2] and made his first competitive appearance in a 1–0 defeat in the Scottish Challenge Cup to Annan Athletic.
Hands was released by mutual consent in January 2015.[3]
Following a successful trial period, Hands signed for Gainsborough Trinity of the National League North on 4 August 2016.[4]
While on his Christmas break from the US, Hands signed for Parkgate F.C. on 29 November 2018.[5] He made his debut on 1 December 2018 and inspired his team to a 3–2 win.[6] In his second game for the club Hands helped the team to a 4–1 victory against F.C. Bolsover and got on the score sheet with a side-footed shot into the top right corner.[7] Hands signed for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions of USL League Two for their 2019 campaign.[8]
On 10 May 2019 he made his debut as captain against West Virginia Alliance FC and led the team to a 3–0 victory.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 May 2019 in a 3–2 loss to Flint City Bucks.[10]
On 13 August 2019 he was named in the USL League Two Central Conference Team of the year .[11]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2017 Hands moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and started coaching with U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Cincinnati United.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Scottish League One (1): Winner 2014–15
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (10 August 2013). "Reece has no regrets over snubbing Manchester United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Morton sign ex-Blackburn midfielder Reece Hands". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 January 2014). "Hands off as midfielder leaves Cappielow". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Worksop Town 0 Gainsborough Trinity 0". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ @parkgatefc (29 November 2018). "📝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ollerton Town 2 vs. 3 Parkgate - 1 December 2018 - First Team - Parkgate F.C. - The Steelmen". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Parkgate 4 vs. 1 FC Bolsover - 8 December 2018 - First Team - Parkgate F.C. - The Steelmen". pitchero.com.
- ^ @CincinnatiDLFC (9 April 2019). "New signing! Reece Hands has joined #cdlfc for the #DutchSummer. Hands recently played with @parkgatefc and played…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @cincyunited (11 May 2019). "Last night, our CUP 14's DA & 08 Pre DA boys went to show support for their coach Reed Hands on his debut for…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cincinnati Dutch Lions at Flint City Bucks - 7:00pm EDT, May 25th, 2019". USL League Two.
- ^ @USLLeagueTwo (13 August 2019). "The Central Conference produced both the regular season champions and the League Two champions this year🏆As voted…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cincinnati United Premier Boys: 2018-2019 Coaching Staff List" (PDF).
External links
[edit]Reece Hands at Soccerbase
