Reece Hands (born 6 October 1993) is a retired English professional footballer who last played as a defender for USL League Two side Cincinnati Dutch Lions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2007–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Greenock Morton | 48 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gainsborough Trinity | 22 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Parkgate | 9 | (4) |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2019 | |||
In his career he also played senior football in the UK as a midfielder for National League North side Gainsborough Trinity and Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.
Club career
editHands came to Scotland having spent his career playing in youth teams at Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers. When Hands moved to Blackburn, he rejected a scholarship with Manchester United to do so.[1]
He signed for Greenock Morton in July 2013,[2] and made his first competitive appearance in a 1–0 defeat in the Scottish Challenge Cup to Annan Athletic.
Hands was released by mutual consent in January 2015.[3]
Following a successful trial period, Hands signed for Gainsborough Trinity of the National League North on 4 August 2016.[4]
While on his Christmas break from the US, Hands signed for Parkgate F.C. on 29 November 2018.[5] He made his debut on 1 December 2018 and inspired his team to a 3–2 win.[6] In his second game for the club Hands helped the team to a 4–1 victory against F.C. Bolsover and got on the score sheet with a side-footed shot into the top right corner.[7] Hands signed for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions of USL League Two for their 2019 campaign.[8]
On 10 May 2019 he made his debut as captain against West Virginia Alliance FC and led the team to a 3–0 victory.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 May 2019 in a 3–2 loss to Flint City Bucks.[10]
On 13 August 2019 he was named in the USL League Two Central Conference Team of the year .[11]
Coaching career
editIn 2017 Hands moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and started coaching with U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Cincinnati United.[12]
Honours
edit- Scottish League One (1): Winner 2014–15
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (10 August 2013). "Reece has no regrets over snubbing Manchester United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Morton sign ex-Blackburn midfielder Reece Hands". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 January 2014). "Hands off as midfielder leaves Cappielow". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Worksop Town 0 Gainsborough Trinity 0". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ @parkgatefc (29 November 2018). "📝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ollerton Town 2 vs. 3 Parkgate - 1 December 2018 - First Team - Parkgate F.C. - The Steelmen". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Parkgate 4 vs. 1 FC Bolsover - 8 December 2018 - First Team - Parkgate F.C. - The Steelmen". pitchero.com.
- ^ @CincinnatiDLFC (9 April 2019). "New signing! Reece Hands has joined #cdlfc for the #DutchSummer. Hands recently played with @parkgatefc and played…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @cincyunited (11 May 2019). "Last night, our CUP 14's DA & 08 Pre DA boys went to show support for their coach Reed Hands on his debut for…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cincinnati Dutch Lions at Flint City Bucks - 7:00pm EDT, May 25th, 2019". USL League Two.
- ^ @USLLeagueTwo (13 August 2019). "The Central Conference produced both the regular season champions and the League Two champions this year🏆As voted…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cincinnati United Premier Boys: 2018-2019 Coaching Staff List" (PDF).
External links
editReece Hands at Soccerbase
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