Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is an Antigua and Barbudan international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a striker for

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Waltha ...

. He has also had spells at

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMCA ...

Wingate & Finchley Wingate & Finchley Football Club is an English football club based in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The club are currently members of the and play at The Maurice Rebak Stadium in North London. History The club was established in ...

and

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates mos ...

Club career

After starting his career with

he spent time on loan at Hastings United. He was released by Aldershot in May 2013 when the club went into administration. In November, he signed a two-year contract with

after impressing on trial. In October 2014 he went on loan to

AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Football Club is a association football, football club based in Upminster, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hornchurch Stadium. History 1881 club The first Hornchurch Football Club was founded in October 1 ...

. In November 2014, he joined Farnborough on loan. He returned to Woking after his month's loan but then re-joined Farnborough in late January for a second loan spell. In March 2015, he returned again on loan to AFC Hornchurch. On 26 September 2015, after only making one appearance for Woking in the 2015/16 campaign, Beckles-Richards joined

on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season. On 12 March 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over

Harrow Borough Harrow Borough Football Club is an English football club based in Harrow, London. They were founded in 1933 and compete in the . Harrow Borough's home ground is Earlsmead Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,070. Harrow Borough moved into Earlsme ...

. In July 2016, Beckles-Richards joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division rivals

on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles-Richards made his Wingate & Finchley debut in a 3–0 away defeat against

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The club was founded as Tonbridge Football Club in 1947 and became known as "The Angels" in 1949 when they started playing at the Angel Ground. S ...

, playing the full 90 minutes. On 23 August 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, netting the opener. On 23 May 2019, Beckles-Richards agreed to join

National League South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

side,

after a three-year spell with Wingate & Finchley. On 13 September 2019, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Oxford City on a 30-day loan. In November he again went out on loan, this time to

, with the loan spell due to last until mid-February 2020. On 26 August 2020, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town following his release from Wealdstone.

International career

Beckles-Richards made his international debut in a

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match against

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on 14 June 2015, where he played the first 65 minutes of the fixture.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckles-Richards, Reece 1995 births Living people English footballers Antigua and Barbuda footballers Antigua and Barbuda international footballers Association football forwards Aldershot Town F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Woking F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players English sportspeople of Antigua and Barbuda descent