Rekeil Pyke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rekeil Leshaun Pyke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Port Vale (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Rothwell Juniors | ||
| 2009–2016 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Wrexham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Colchester United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Port Vale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 13 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Rekeil Leshaun Pyke (born 1 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Port Vale, on loan from Premier League club Huddersfield Town.
A product of the Huddersfield Town Academy, he was loaned out to Wrexham in November 2016, Colchester United in January 2017, and Port Vale in July 2017.
Career
Born in Leeds,[3] Pyke is a product of the Huddersfield Town Academy.[4] He first joined the club at under-12 level from local junior side Rothwell Juniors.[5] He signed his first professional contract in February 2015, having already represented the under-21 team at the age of 17.[6] He joined National League side Wrexham on a month long loan in November 2016.[7] He made his debut on 29 November in Wrexham's 1–0 defeat at Lincoln City.[8] "Dragons" manager Dean Keates said Pyke "did okay... the physicality was all new to him, a new environment, but there is still a lot more to come from him".[9] After three appearances at the Racecourse Ground, Pyke returned to Huddersfield at the end of his loan spell on 28 December.[5]
On 30 January 2017, Pyke joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He came on as a second-half substitute for Owen Garvan to make his professional debut on 15 February during Colchester's 3–2 defeat to Crawley Town at the Colchester Community Stadium.[11] He made his first start in a 2–0 home victory over Mansfield Town on 14 March, after which "U's" manager John McGreal said he was "delighted" with Pyke, describing him as a "beast of a kid".[12] He failed to score in four league starts and eight substitute appearances for Colchester.[13]
On 11 July 2017, Pyke joined League Two side Port Vale on loan for the entire 2017–18 season.[14] Manager Michael Brown warned fans not to burden the teenager with too much expectation after Pyke scored four goals in his first two pre-season friendly matches.[15]
Style of play
Port Vale assistant manager Chris Morgan said that Pyke was "quick and powerful" and had good finishing skills.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 April 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2016–17[13] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2016–17[13] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Port Vale (loan) | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "EFL Retained List 2015/16" (PDF). EFL. June 2016. p. 25. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Rekeil Pyke at Soccerbase
- 1 2 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Griffiths, Rob (1 December 2016). "Rekeil Pyke on his Wrexham AFC debut and why he signed for club". Daily Post. Conwy. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- 1 2 Threlfall-Sykes, David (28 December 2016). "Loan: Rekeil Pyke returns to HTAFC". Huddersfield Town AFC. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Thomson, Doug (26 February 2015). "Teenage striker Rekeil Pyke signs contract at Huddersfield Town". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Aled (29 November 2016). "Rekeil Pyke: Huddersfield Town youngster joins Wrexham on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Lincoln City 1–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Griffiths, Rob (2 December 2016). "Wrexham AFC boss Dean Keates continuing to cast net wide in search for players". Daily Post. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rekeil Pyke: Colchester United sign Huddersfield Town forward on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Colchester United 2–3 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (15 March 2017). "McGreal is delighted with "beast" Rekeil". Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Rekeil Pyke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Rekeil Pyke: Port Vale sign Huddersfield Town striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (13 July 2017). "Port Vale: Brown urges fans not to burden Pyke with expectation". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (8 July 2017). "Port Vale excited about loan of Huddersfield striker Rekeil Pyke". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Rekeil Pyke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
- Rekeil Pyke at Soccerbase