Reece Beckles-Richards

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Reece Beckles-Richards
Personal information
Full name Reece Beckles-Richards
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Enfield Town
Youth career
Leyton Orient
0000–2011 Ryan
2011–2013 Aldershot Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Aldershot Town 0 (0)
2013Hastings United (loan)
2013–2015 Woking 10 (0)
2014AFC Hornchurch (loan) 4 (4)
2014Farnborough (loan) 4 (1)
2015Farnborough (loan) 6 (1)
2015AFC Hornchurch (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Kingstonian 17 (3)
2016–2019 Wingate & Finchley 124 (25)
2019–2020 Wealdstone 2 (0)
2019Oxford City (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020Cheshunt (loan) 15 (6)
2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 (0)
2020–2023 Cheshunt 83 (23)
2023Potters Bar Town (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Enfield Town 31 (7)
International career
2015 Antigua and Barbuda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is an Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays as a striker for Cheshunt. He has also had spells at Aldershot Town, Woking, Kingstonian, Wingate & Finchley and Wealdstone.

Club career[edit]

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-Richards joined Kingstonian on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season.[7] On 12 March 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over Harrow Borough.[8]

In July 2016, Beckles-Richards joined Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Wingate & Finchley on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles-Richards 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-Richards scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, netting the opener.[10]

On 23 May 2019, Beckles-Richards agreed to join National League South side, Wealdstone after a three-year spell with Wingate & Finchley.[11] On 13 September 2019, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Oxford City on a 30-day loan.[12] In November he again went out on loan, this time to Cheshunt, with the loan spell due to last until mid-February 2020.[13]

On 26 August 2020, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town following his release from Wealdstone.[14]

International career[edit]

Beckles-Richards 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.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woking 2013–14[16] Conference Premier 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15[16] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[16] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
AFC Hornchurch (loan) 2014–15[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
Farnborough (loan) 2014–15[18] Conference South 10 2 0 0 1[a] 0 11 2
Kingstonian 2015–16[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 17 3 0 0 6[b] 1 23 4
Wingate & Finchley 2016–17[20][21] Isthmian League Premier Division 42 13 2[22] 2 8[c][23] 3 52 18
2017–18[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 45 9 4 1 8[d] 4 57 14
2018–19[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 37 3 1 0 7[e] 4 45 7
Total 124 25 7 3 23 11 154 39
Wealdstone 2019–20[16] National League South 2 0 0 0 2 0
Oxford City (loan) 2019–20[16] National League South 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Cheshunt (loan) 2019–20[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 15 6 3[f] 1 18 7
Hemel Hempstead Town 2020–21[16] National League South 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cheshunt 2020–21[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 2 3[a] 1 9 3
2021–22[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 35 14 2 0 11[g] 2 48 16
2022–23[16][27] National League South 42 6 1 1 1[a] 2 44 9
Total 83 23 3 1 15 5 101 29
Potters Bar Town (loan) 2022–23[28] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 1[f] 0 1 0
Enfield Town 2023–24[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 31 7 4 1 2[h] 0 37 8
Career total 314 70 18 5 0 0 51 18 383 93
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division Play-offs
  4. ^ Four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  7. ^ Six appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  8. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Alan Turvey Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News from the dugout". Hastings United GC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Reece Beckles: Woking sign ex-Aldershot striker". BBC Sport. 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. 14 March 2015. 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. ^ "Reece Beckles-Richards signs!". Wealdstone F.C. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Beckles-Richards Joins From Wealdstone". Oxford City F.C. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Wealdstone forward Beckles-Richards heads to Cheshunt". Non League Daily. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. ^ "WELCOME Reece Beckles-Richards". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. ^ "St. Lucia 1-4 Antigua and Barbuda". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "R. Beckles". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Reece Beckles". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Reece Beckles". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Reece Beckles". Kingstonian Official Site. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  20. ^ a b c "Appearances - Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Folkestone Invicta 1 Wingate & Finchley 0". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Wingate & Finchley 0 Tonbridge Angels 3". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Slough Town 2 Wingate & Finchley 4". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  27. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Cheshunt 3 - 1 St Neots Town". Football Web Pages. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Enfield Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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