Rees Greenwood (born 10 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Ryton & Crawcrook Albion.

Rees Greenwood
Personal information
Full name Rees Greenwood[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Winlaton, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
Youth career
0000–2016 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sunderland 1 (0)
2018 Gateshead 8 (0)
2018 Falkirk 3 (1)
2019 Spennymoor Town 0 (0)
2019West Auckland Town (loan) 6 (2)
2019–2020 West Auckland Town 10 (1)
2020–2021 Laval 2 (2)
2021–2022 ÍR 20 (2)
2022– Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 0 (0)
International career
2016 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Winlaton in Gateshead, Greenwood began his career with local side Sunderland. He joined the club at the age of eight and progressed through the youth teams,[3] making his Premier League debut on 15 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw away at Watford.[4][5] This proved to be his only appearance for the club and he joined Gateshead in January 2018.[6]

Greenwood joined Falkirk in July 2018.[7] He was released on 5 October 2018 after four appearances. He scored one goal for the club, against Partick Thistle on 4 August.[8][9]

In the summer 2019, Greenwood joined Spennymoor Town. He was loaned out to West Auckland Town in August 2019[10] and later joined the club permanently on 1 October 2019.[11]

In July 2020, Greenwood joined newly formed UAE Second Division League side Al-Sahel, who were later renamed Lavel United.[12][13] He scored two and assisted two on his debut for Laval in a 7–0 win against FC Atletico Arabia in December 2020.[14]

In March 2021, Greenwood moved to Iceland to join 2. deild karla side ÍR.[15]

In March 2022, Greenwood joined Northern Football League side Ryton & Crawcrook Albion.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 July 2018[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2015–16 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sunderland U-23 2016–17 Premier League 2 3[a] 0 3 0
2017–18 Premier League 2 3[a] 1 3 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 1
Gateshead 2017–18 National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Falkirk 2017–18 Scottish Championship 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Rees Greenwood". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ McCormick, Sean (5 January 2018). "Who is Rees Greenwood?". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ Jennings, Patrick (15 May 2016). "Watford 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Rees Greenwood: Beating the drop early next season can be good for my Sunderland career". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ Rayner, Stuart (26 January 2018). "Rees Greenwood signs for Gateshead after Sunderland release". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Bairns Sign Rees Greenwood on 1 Year Deal". Falkirk F.C. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Rees Greenwood". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Player Update". Falkirk F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. ^ Greenwood loaned to West Auckland, spennymoortownfc.co.uk, 30 August 2019
  11. ^ Greenwood makes permanent switch, spennymoortownfc.co.uk, 1 October 2019
  12. ^ Rees Greenwood on his move to the UAE englishplayersabroad.com
  13. ^ "Sunderland academy product joins new UAE side". chroniclelive.co.uk. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  14. ^ "FC Athletic Arabia 0–7 Laval United". Jobs4football. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Rees Greenwood gengur til liðs við ÍR" (in Icelandic). Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  16. ^ @RACAFC1970 (21 March 2022). "We are delighted to announce the signing of ex England U20 international Rees Greenwood" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Twitter.
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