Joshua David Rees (born 4 October 1993) is an English professional

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who plays for Boreham Wood as a

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Club career

Arsenal

Rees joined

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as a schoolboy and worked his way through the side's

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, until he left the club at the end of the

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season. He was loaned to the Brentford Development Squad during the latter stages of the

season.

Nottingham Forest

Rees joined

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's youth team in 2013 and made his debut for the club as a 76th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to

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on 3 May 2014. 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. While at the

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he was loaned to

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clubs

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

and

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Chelmsford City

Rees signed for

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club

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

on 19 August 2016. He made 49 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2016–17 season and was a part of the squad which won the

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Bromley

Rees joined National League club

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on 20 June 2017. He made 55 appearances and scored 20 goals during the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which lost on

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in the 2018 FA Trophy Final.

Gillingham

On 12 June 2018 he returned to the EFL by signing for

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club Gillingham. In August 2019 his contract with the club was terminated.

Return to Bromley

Following his departure from the Gills, he immediately returned to former club

Aldershot Town

On 28 July 2020, Rees joined

rivals

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ahead of the 2020-21 season.

Boreham Wood

On 1 July 2021, Rees joined fellow National League side Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.

Personal life

Rees attended Hadleigh Community Primary School and

Southend High School for Boys (To the determined, nothing is difficult) , established = 1895 (founded), 1939 (moved to current premises) , closed = , type = Grammar school , religious_affiliation = Anglican , president ...

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

Honours

Chelmsford City *

: 2015–16 Bromley *

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runner-up: 2017–18 England U16 *

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Career statistics

References

External links

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Josh Rees
at TheFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Josh 1993 births Living people People educated at Southend High School for Boys English footballers England youth international footballers Association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players