Reece Anthony Clive Hall-Johnson (born 9 May 1995) is an English

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who plays as a right back for

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. He started his career at Cambridge United academy and joined Norwich City academy at the age of 11. Hall-Johnson was part of the

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winning squad of Norwich in 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 but was released in 2016. After being released, he had spells at

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and

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before securing a move to

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in October 2016. After trialling since September, Hall-Johnson signed for Grimsby Town in October 2017.

Career

Norwich City

Early career

Hall-Johnson was born in

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and grew up in Cambridge. Hall-Johnson began his career in the youth system at Cambridge United before joining Norwich City at the age of 11. He became an academy scholar in the summer of 2012 and was in the winning

squad with Norwich in May 2013. In December 2013, he signed a professional contract until the summer of 2016. He signed another one-year contract on 18 September 2015 with the option of another year. He made his professional debut in Norwich's 3–1

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victory against Crawley Town on 26 August 2014. Hall-Johnson was released by Norwich in June 2016 after his contract expired.

Maidstone United

Hall-Johnson was listed in the squad for Cambridge in a pre-season fixture against St Neots Town 9 July 2016. On 7 August 2016, National League side

announced that they had signed Hall-Johnson on a free transfer, after first choice right-back Callum Driver was injured in Maidstone's 1–0 loss away to Aldershot Town the previous week. He subsequently joined

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side

and made one appearance in September 2016.

Braintree Town

In October 2016, Hall-Johnson moved to his third club of the season,

. He was sent off for a two-footed tackle on Frankie Raymond on 2 January 2017 in a 3–0 defeat at

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. During his time at Braintree, he made 25 league appearances with 5 goals and 5 assists.

Grimsby Town

In September 2017, Hall-Johnson went on trial with

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side Grimsby Town. He appeared in two reserve games against Hartlepool United on 5 September 2017 and Notts County on 19 September 2017. On 16 October 2017, he signed for Grimsby on a one-year contract, after impressing manager Russell Slade and assistant Paul Wilkinson on his trial. Hall-Johnson re-joined his former academy manager Paul Wilkinson and fellow players Sam Kelly,

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and

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who he played with at Norwich City. Hall-Johnson signed for National League side

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three days later, on a three-month deal. He made his debut for Chester on 21 October 2017 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Boreham Wood. On 23 October 2017, he scored the second goal for Chester in a 3–2 home victory over

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, a

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from the edge of the box. He made eleven appearances and scored one goal for Chester before the loan expired on 9 January 2018. Having returned from his loan spell at Chester, he made his debut on 3 February 2018 for Grimsby in a 1–1 draw against

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Northampton Town

On 17 June 2019, Hall-Johnson joined

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side Northampton Town on a one-year deal.

Wrexham

On 24 August 2020, Hall-Johnson joined National League side Wrexham.

Barnet

On 4 July 2023, Hall-Johnson signed for National League club

Personal life

His cousin is Robert Hall who plays for Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Norwich City *

: 2012–13 Wrexham *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

External links

Reece Hall-Johnson profile
at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
Reece Hall-Johnson
at Soccerbase * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall-Johnson, Reece Living people 1995 births Footballers from Aylesbury English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norwich City F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Barnet F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent