Reece Beckles

Reece Beckles
Personal information
Full name Reece Beckles-Richards
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Wingate & Finchley
Youth career
2011–2013 Aldershot Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Aldershot Town 0 (0)
2013Hastings United (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2015 Woking 10 (0)
2014AFC Hornchurch (loan) 4 (4)
2014Farnborough (loan) 3 (0)
2015Farnborough (loan) 6 (1)
2015AFC Hornchurch (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Kingstonian 17 (3)
2016– Wingate & Finchley 17 (8)
National team
2015 Antigua and Barbuda 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016 (UTC).


Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is a Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays as a striker. He plays his club football for Wingate and Finchley. He has also had loan spells at AFC Hornchurch, Farnborough and Hastings United.

Club career

After starting his career with Aldershot Town he spent time on loan at Hastings United.[1] He was released by Aldershot in May 2013 when the club went into administration.

In November he signed a two-year contract with Woking after impressing on trial.[2] In October 2014 he went on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[3]

In November 2014, he joined Farnborough on loan.[4] He returned to Woking after his month's loan but then re-joined Farnborough in late January for a second loan spell.[5]

In March 2015, he returned again on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[6]

On 26 September 2015, after only making one appearance for Woking in the 2015/16 campaign, Beckles joined Kingstonian on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season.[7] On 12 March 2016, Beckles scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over Harrow Borough.[8]

In July 2016, Beckles joined Isthmian League Premier rivals Wingate & Finchley on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles made his Wingate & Finchley debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Tonbridge Angels, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] On 23 August 2016, Beckles scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, netting the opener.[10]

International career

Beckles made his international debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saint Lucia on 14 June 2015, where he played the first 65 minutes of the fixture.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hastings United (loan) 2012–13 Isthmian League Division One South 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Woking 2013–14 Conference Premier 60000060
2014–15 Conference Premier 30000030
2015–16 National League 10000010
Total 1000000100
AFC Hornchurch (loan) 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier 1340000134
Farnborough (loan) 2014–15 Conference South 91001[lower-alpha 2]0101
Kingstonian 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier 173006[lower-alpha 3]1234
Wingate & Finchley 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier 178225[lower-alpha 4]22412
Career total 661622001338121
  1. Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Three appearances in Isthmian League Cup, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in Isthmian League Cup, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy

References

  1. "News from the dugout". Hastings United GC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "Reece Beckles: Woking sign ex-Aldershot striker". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. "Debutant Reece stars for Urchins". The Enquirer. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "Reece Beckles joins on loan from Woking". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Rookie Reece returns and Matt extends loan". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. "McFarlane: Beckles-Richards loves the club". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. "Reece Beckles". Kingstonian F.C.
  8. "Kingstonian 5 vs. 2 Harrow Borough". Kingstonian F.C. 12 March 2016.
  9. "Tonbridge Angels v Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. "AFC Sudbury v Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. "St. Lucia 1-4 Antigua and Barbuda". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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