Reece Staunton

Reece Staunton (born 10 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford City as a defender.

Born in England, he represents Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

He made his senior debut on 7 November 2017, at the age of 15 years 332 days, becoming the club's youngest ever player. He signed a two-year academy scholarship with the club in September 2017, having first joined at under-12 level.

He made his first appearance of the 2018–19 season in a 4–1 home defeat in the EFL Trophy on 9 October 2018. He was praised by manager David Hopkin for his performance in the match.

In August 2019 he moved on loan to Ossett United. He returned to Bradford City on 23 September 2019. He made his first City appearance of the 2019–20 season a few days later, in the EFL Trophy.

In November 2019 he moved on loan to Bradford (Park Avenue). The loan was exteded in December 2019 for a further month, with Park Avenue manager Mark Bower praising Staunton. Later that month he turned professional with Bradford City, signing a contract until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 8 January 2020 the loan deal was ended early.

International career

In November 2018 he was called-up by the Republic of Ireland under-18 team, having first been involved with the national team set-up since the previous year.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2019