Reece Patrick Webb-Foster (born 7 March 1998) is an English professional

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who plays for

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...

as a striker.

Career

Born in

Haworth Haworth ( , , ) is a village in West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines south-west of Keighley, 8 miles (13 km) north of Halifax, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhop ...

, Webb-Foster played youth football for

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, where he was described as "prolific" and a "natural finisher" by the club's head of academy coaching Steve Thornber. He made his senior debut for the club on 23 September 2014, appearing as a substitute in a League Cup match. He is one of the club's youngest ever players – his made his debut at the age of 16 years 200 days, which is 59 days older than the club's youngest ever player Robert Cullingford. He made his

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debut on 11 April 2015, again appearing as a substitute. He turned professional in November 2015, signing a contract until 2018. He joined

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on loan in February 2016, alongside Dylan Mottley-Henry. He was recalled by Bradford City in April 2016, to rejoin their first-team squad. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he joined the first team pre-season training for the first time. In September 2016, he moved on loan to

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is an area in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-west ...

for one month, after Bradford City manager

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stated that he felt a loan move would "benefit his development". In October 2016, he signed a one-month loan deal with Harrogate Town. He re-joined Bradford Park Avenue on loan in January 2017. In February 2017, he suffered a serious knee injury. He returned to action, for the reserve team, in January 2018. He was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season. He signed for

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is northeast of Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, northeast of Burnley and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The ...

in August 2018, scoring 5 goals in 6 league games before moving to

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Foot ...

in October 2018. He re-joined Colne in March 2019. After leaving Colne he signed for Ossett United, making his debut on 1 October 2019 in the

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. He made a further 2 league appearances for the club. He later played for

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th cen ...

and

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

, leaving the latter club in January 2020 to re-join Droylsden for a third spell. His second spell at Droylsden had been in November 2019. He returned to

in June 2020. In February 2022 he joined

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...

in a swap-deal with Jesurun Uchegbulan going the other way. Webb-Foster joined

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

in July 2022 for an undisclosed fee. He joined

On 16 December 2023.

Career statistics

References

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