Reece Jones (born 22 July 1992) is a former Wales under-21 international footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Born in

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, Jones began his career at the

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youth academy in 2003 before the club's relocation. He was then signed by the

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youth academy and was captain of the u-16 side, before being released in early 2010. On 3 August 2010, Jones signed for

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, the reformation of his former youth club. On 13 January 2012, reece signed for

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side Carshalton Athletic on an initial one-month loan. Jones then went out on another loan this time to Conference South side Hampton & Richmond Borough initially for one month from 24 February 2012, however, this was later extended on 22 March until the end of the season. In May 2012, Jones was released by

. After a successful trial at

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in the summer of 2012, Jones signed for the club In August 2013, it was announced Reece would be one of the Farnborough team changing his name to a famous ex-footballer, in line with a sponsorship agreement with bookmakers

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. It was announced Reece would be known under his new name, George Best. In September 2015, Reece made his competitive debut for Chessington Galaxy, getting on the scoresheet in the process.

International

Jones last represented Wales at the under-21s level and has also appeared for the under-19s and 17s.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Reece 1992 births Living people English men's footballers Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Wimbledon F.C. players Fulham F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Lewes F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players National League (English football) players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames English Football League players