Ben Reeves
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Neil Reeves[citation needed] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Verwood, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Benjamin Neil Reeves (born 19 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons as a midfielder.
Career
Having started out in the youth team as a left back, he has since been converted into an attacking midfielder. On 5 April 2011, Reeves signed his first professional contract on a two year deal.[1]
On 21 September 2011, he made his debut for Southampton, playing the full 90 minutes in the League Cup third round match against Preston North End. He set up the first goal in a 2–1 win.[2]
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a month's loan on 23 February 2012,[3] making five appearances.[4]
He scored his first goal for Southampton against Stevenage in the League Cup on 28 August 2012.[5] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Everton at Goodison Park on 29 September.[6]
After six first-team appearances for the Saints in 2012–13, on 31 January 2013 Reeves joined Southend United on loan for a month.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club on 12 February, in a 2–1 defeat at home to Cheltenham Town.[9] Eight days later, Reeves scored his second goal for the club, in the last minutes of the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final, as Southend beat Leyton Orient 3–2 on aggregate, to send the club to the final.[10]
On 15 March 2013, it announced that Reeves had re-joined Southend United on loan, until the end of the season, in his second spell at the club.[11] Reeves played his first match in his second loan spell, providing an assist for Freddy Eastwood, in a 1–1 draw against Torquay United.[12] Reeves played in the final of the Football League Trophy against Crewe, where he came on as a substitute for Bilel Mohsni in the 57th minutes, as Southend lost 2–0.
On 4 June 2013, he was released by Southampton.[13] After his release, Reeves was linked with a possible return to Southend United.[14]
On 13 July 2013, Reeves signed for Milton Keynes Dons on a one year contract.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2014[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Southampton | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2012–13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Southend United (loan) | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2013–14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 10 | |
Honours
- Southend United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2013
References
- ↑ "Southampton sign Plymouth Argyle defender Jack Stephens". BBC Sport. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton 2 – 1 Preston". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Jonathan Bond and Ben Reeves". BBC Sport. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Reeves Set For Southend Spell". Southampton FC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stevenage 1 – 4 Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ Johnston, Neil (29 September 2012). "Everton 3 – 1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Reeves Set for Southend Spell". Southampton F.C. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton: Ben Reeves loaned to Southend United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Southend 1 – 2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Southend 2–2 L Orient (agg 3–2)". BBC Sport. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ben Reeves: Southend United re-sign JPT hero on loan". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Southend United 1, Torquay United 1". Daily Echo. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ Saints 2012/13 release list
- ↑ "Southend United manager Phil Brown confirms interest in Ben Reeves and Matthew Lund". Daily Echo. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/dons-capture-reeves-911899.aspx#S7XxIeyb0dTHZjJl.99
- ↑ Ben Reeves career stats at Soccerbase
External links
- Ben Reeves profile at Southampton FC
- Ben Reeves career stats at Soccerbase
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