Charles Thomas Reece (born 8 September 1988), is an English former

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who played as a

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and is now a Business Development Manager at TripleFast Middle East Ltd.

Career

Born in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

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, Reece played for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

as a youth but was not awarded a scholarship with them. Upon being released he was a member of the Bristol Rovers youth team, based at the

Bristol Academy of Sport South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, also known as SGS College, is a college of further education and higher education based in South Gloucestershire and Stroud, England. It was established in February 2012 following the merger of Filton Co ...

until being awarded his first professional contract in the summer of 2007. He made his first-team debut in a

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game against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

on 29 December 2007, when he came on as a substitute for

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late in the game. He joined

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Lea ...

on a month-long

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during the 2008–09 season. On the final day of the 2008-09 season, he was given his first ever Rovers start against Hartlepool. After an exceptional performance, Reece was awarded Man of the Match. In the 2010-11 season, Reece finally got starting into the squad, after an impressive display after coming on during the 2 - 1 defeat to Swindon. However, he has gone from central midfield, onto the right, as he believes doing this will make him more likely to get into the squad. During the pre-season of 2011-12 new manager Paul Buckle informed Reece he would not be featuring in his plans and would be allowed to leave Bristol Rovers on a free transfer. On 20 October. 2011, Reece joined Gloucester City on loan. Reece joined Conference National side Tamworth on 30 January 2012 on a monthlong loan deal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reece, Charlie 1988 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Aston Villa F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players