Reece Wabara
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reece Wabara[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Wigan Athletic | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
Walsall | |||
2007–2011 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2013 | → Blackpool (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2014– 2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 43 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Barnsley | 19 | (1) |
2016– | Wigan Athletic | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2011 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 14 January 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2013 |
Reece Wabara (born 28 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic.
Contents
Club career
Manchester City
Reece is a central defender or left/right full back who signed for Manchester City's academy from Walsall's School of Excellence in 2007.[3] In May 2008, Reece signed his first professional scholarship with the club.[4]
Wabara began his City career playing in the academy and eventually become captain of under-16s side,[4] before moving on to becoming a mainstay in the Elite Development Squad. He committed his long-term future to the Blues by signing a three-year deal in March 2011 worth an estimated one million pounds.[5] After given number fifty seven shirt,[6] Wabara made his first team debut on the last day of the 2010–11 season against Bolton Wanderers when he came on as a substitute for Pablo Zabaleta.[7]
He left Manchester City on 14 April 2014, after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[8]
Loan Spells
In September 2011, Wabara joined the Championship club Ipswich Town on a three-month loan[9] and made three substitute appearances before making his first appearance in the starting eleven on 5 November 2011, in which he played the full game, his side losing 2–3 to bottom of the table visitors Doncaster Rovers.[10] Despite being keen for a loan extension at Ipswich Town,[11] Wabara returned to his parent club.[12]
On 15 September 2012, Wabara joined Football League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal.[13] Later in the day, Wabara made his Oldham Athletic debut, playing as a right-back, in a 2–2 draw against Notts County.[14] His performance in a number of games soon led Manager Paul Dickov to comment about Wabara's impact at Oldham[15] and he said he was keen to extend his loan spell.[16] Wabara had his loan spell with the club extended for another month on 18 October 2012.[17] Wabara's loan spell with the club was then extended further until January.[18] Wabara then scored his first Oldham Athletic goal, in the second round of the FA Cup, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers on 1 December 2012.[19] Wabara's loan spell with Oldham Athletic was extended further until 27 January 2013.[20] He made his last appearance for Oldham in the 3–2 FA Cup victory over Liverpool, scoring the winning goal.[21] Despite this his loan spell came to an end, the club's assistant manager David Platt said Wabara could make a return to Oldham Athletic.[22]
Instead, on 30 January 2013, Wabara joined Blackpool on a loan move until the end of the 2012–13 season.[23] Wabara made his Blackpool debut, in a 1–0 loss against Ipswich Town on 16 February 2013.[24] Wabara made only one appearance and made his return to his parent club on 7 March 2013 after Blackpool decided to cut his loan spell.[25]
Doncaster Rovers
Wabara joined Championship side Doncaster Rovers on a one-month loan on 6 August 2013.[26] Wabara made his Doncaster Rovers debut in the first round of the League Cup, in a 1–0 win over Rochdale[27] and made his league debut, playing as a right-back, in a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers.[28] After an impressive first month, Wabara extended his loan move until January 2014.[29] However, on 3 December 2013, he returned to Manchester City after suffering a stress reaction to the injury.[30]
Following his release by Manchester City, Wabara rejoined Doncaster Rovers on a permanent deal signing a short term contract on 1 August 2014.[31] Upon joining the club, Wabara was given the number twenty-two shirt, compared to his previous number 32.[32] Wabara's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came in the opening game of the season, playing as a right-back, in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town.[33] Wabara scored his first Doncaster Rovers goal, in a 2–1 win over Bradford City on 1 November 2014.[34] Wabara established himself in the first team in the first half of the season and his twenty-seven appearance led to him earning a contract with the club until the end of the 2014–15 season.[35] Wabara continued to establish himself in the first team as a right-back until Mitchell Lund took over his role.[36] Despite making forty-three appearances, Wabara was released by the club when his contract expired in the summer.[37] Manager Dickov explained that Wabara's contract was not extended because he wanted to seek new challenges.[38]
Barnsley
After being released by Doncaster Rovers, Wabara went on trial at Scottish Championship side Rangers.[39] Despite impressing Rangers' management,[40] Wabara joined Barnsley on a short-term contract until 31 December 2015 on 15 August 2015.[41] On 12 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Swindon Town.[42]
International career
Wabara is eligible to represent both England and Nigeria as he has a Nigerian grandfather, but chose to represent England international as the country of his birth at youth level. In May 2008, Wabara was called up by England U17.[43]
Reece made his England U20 debut in a 1–0 defeat to France U20 in February 2011.[44] He was then named in Brian Eastick's squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Colombia in the summer of 2011.[45][46]
Personal life
Reece's grandfather, Lawrence Wabara, was a Nigerian international footballer.[45] and is the nephew of former Rangers player Mark Walters and Pelé Reid.[4] Wabara attended South Bromsgrove High School.[4]
Career statistics
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- As of 1 August 2014.[47]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Blackpool (loan) | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2014–15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 110 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
References
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- ↑ Reece Wabara career statistics at Soccerbase
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