Reece Oxford
English footballer (born 1998)
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- Reece Joel Oxford (born 16 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
- Club career West Ham United Oxford was born in Edmonton, London, and was a boyhood supporter of Arsenal.
- He then joined West Ham United at under-13 level.
- On 11 January 2015, Oxford signed a long-term professional contract with West Ham.
- Oxford made his competitive, first team debut on 2 July 2015, aged 16, starting in midfield in a 3–0 win against Andorran club Lusitanos in a UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg tie.
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WikipediaReece Joel Oxford (born 16 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Oxford made his debut for boyhood club West Ham United aged 16 years and 198 days, making him the club's youngest ever player, beating a record of 16 years and 221 days set in 1922 by Billy Williams.
Oxford was born in Edmonton, London, and was a boyhood supporter of Arsenal. He began playing football at Tottenham Hotspur's academy but was released from the club in 2011. He then joined West Ham United at under-13 level. He turned out for the under-18 team while still an under-15 schoolboy, and made the bench for a League Cup match in August 2014, still aged 15.
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