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Reece Grego-Cox
Personal information
Full name Reece Randall Grego-Cox[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 39
Youth career
2009–2014 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (1)
2014– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2014

Reece Randall Grego-Cox (born 12 November 1996) is a footballer who plays as a striker for English club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team.

Club career

Born in Hammersmith, London, Grego-Cox is a QPR fan and joined the club at the age of 13. In the 2014–15 season, while a part of the club's Under-18 team, he was also a regular with the Under-21s under Steve Gallen, scoring 4 goals in 7 starts.[2] In August 2014, with the Under-18 team, he scored from 50 yards in a 3–2 win over Manchester City, which the Daily Mirror compared to a goal by David Beckham in 1996.[3]

He signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 December 2014, a two-and-a-half year deal lasting until 2017. He said "“It’s really weird actually. Growing up watching QPR and then being in the position you wish you were, playing for QPR. It’s a great feeling.”[2] He took part in a friendly on the same day with the first team against Southend United, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Niko Kranjčar and scoring with his first touch in a 3–2 victory.[4]

Grego-Cox was included in a matchday squad for the first time on 4 January 2015, remaining an unused substitute as they lost 0–3 to League One side Sheffield United at Loftus Road in the third round of the FA Cup.[5] He made his professional debut on 7 March 2015, replacing Karl Henry for the last two minutes of a 1–2 home defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.[6]

International career

Although born in England, Grego-Cox represents the Republic of Ireland at international level qualifying to do so through his grandparents.[7] He began with their Under-17 team, in their elite round for the 2013 European Championship. He made his debut on 25 March 2013 against Austria, scoring the only goal of the game in Schwechat in the 22nd minute.[8] He also featured in the two other games of the round against Georgia and Serbia, as group hosts Austria advanced to the finals.

On 13 November 2014, Grego-Cox made his debut for the Under-19s as they hosted their group in the qualifying round for the 2015 European Championship, starting in a 1–0 win over Malta at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford.[9] Two days later, he opened the scoring in the 3rd minute of a 4–1 victory against Gibraltar at Ferrycarrig Park in Wexford,[10] and on 18 November in Waterford he netted the equaliser for a 1–1 draw with Switzerland.[11] The Republic of Ireland came second in their group and advanced to the elite round.

Style of play

In August 2014, Queens Park Rangers under-18 manager Steve Gallen compared Grego-Cox to first-team player Charlie Austin, saying “They are tenacious, they cause problems for defenders and they can score goals. They won’t give you a moments [sic] rest. Like Charlie has done at times for the first team, Reece creates a goal out of nothing".[12]

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2015.[13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "04 February 2015 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. p. 33. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "REECE GREGO-COX CELEBRATES PRO DEAL". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ Prenderville, Liam (13 August 2014). "Watch QPR youngsters score two long-range screamers in Under-18s win over Manchester City". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ^ "FRIENDLY: QPR 3, SOUTHEND UNITED 2". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (4 January 2015). "QPR 0-3 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ Williams, Adam (7 March 2015). "QPR 1-2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ^ Brennan, Rob (30 May 2014). "10 brightest Irish prospects in Britain for the future". Irish Post. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Republic of Ireland 1-0 Austria". UEFA. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Republic of Ireland 1-0 Malta". UEFA. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Republic of Ireland 4-1 Gibraltar". UEFA. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Switzerland 1-1 Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. ^ Foster, Jordan (29 October 2014). "Reece Grego-Cox is a lot like Charlie Austin, says QPR Under-21 boss Steve Gallen". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  13. ^ Reece Grego-Cox at Soccerbase


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