Reece Webb-Foster

Reece Webb-Foster
Personal information
Full name Reece Patrick Webb-Foster[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998
Place of birth Haworth, England
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Bradford City
Number 25
Youth career
Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Bradford City 2 (0)
2016Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 7 (3)
2016Guiseley (loan) 5 (1)
2016Harrogate Town (loan) 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:31, 13 November 2016 (UTC).


Reece Patrick Webb-Foster (born 7 March 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a striker.

Career

Born in Haworth,[2] Webb-Foster played youth football for Bradford City,[3][4] where he was described as "prolific" and a "natural finisher" by the club's head of academy coaching Steve Thornber.[2]

He made his senior debut for the club on 23 September 2014, appearing as a substitute in a League Cup match.[5] 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.[6] He made his league debut on 11 April 2015, again appearing as a substitute.[7]

He turned professional in November 2015, signing a contract until 2018.[8]

He joined Bradford Park Avenue on loan in February 2016, alongside Dylan Mottley-Henry.[9] He was recalled by Bradford City in April 2016, to rejoin their first-team squad.[10]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he joined the first team pre-season training for the first time.[2]

In September 2016, he moved on loan to Guiseley for one month,[11] after Bradford City manager Stuart McCall stated that he felt a loan move would "benefit his development."[12]

In October 2016 he signed a one-month loan deal with Harrogate Town.[13]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2014–15[14] 1000100020
2015–16[15] 0000000000
2016–17[16] 1000101030
Total 2000201050
Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 2015–16[17] 7300000073
Guiseley (loan) 2016–17[16] 5100000051
Harrogate Town (loan) 2016–17[17] 2110000031
Career total 165102010205

References

  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 40. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Simon Parker (18 June 2016). "Prolific Webb-Foster is a natural, says Bradford City youth coach". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "Webb-Foster books Bradford City youth team's place in grand final". Telegraph & Argus. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. Simon Parker (23 June 2015). "Likely lads prove Bantams production line is cranking into life". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. "MK Dons 2–0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. "ONE OF CITY'S YOUNGEST". Bradford City A.F.C. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. "Gllingham 1–0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. "Reece Webb-Foster commits to Bradford City in deal until 2018". Telegraph & Argus. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  9. "City duo join on loan". Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. Simon Parker (23 April 2016). "Bradford City have faith in rookie striker Webb-Foster". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. Alan Birkinshaw (8 September 2016). "Guiseley sign Bantam Reece Webb-Foster on one-month loan deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. Simon Parker (8 September 2016). "Bantams looking to loan out Webb-Foster". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  13. "Now Webb-Foster is Loaned to Harrogate". National League. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  14. "Games played by Reece Webb-Foster in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  15. "Games played by Reece Webb-Foster in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Reece Webb-Foster in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  17. 1 2 Reece Webb-Foster profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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