Reece Wabara

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Reece Wabara
Personal information
Full name Reece Wabara[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 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.

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
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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