Glen Rea

Glen Rea

Personal information
Full name	Glen Charles Rea[1]
Date of birth	3 September 1994[2]
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Luton Town (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2013	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Southend United (loan)	14	(0)
2016–	→ Luton Town (loan)	9	(0)
National team
2014–	Republic of Ireland U21	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Glen Charles Rea (born 3 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or midfielder for League Two club Luton Town on loan from Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. Rea is a Republic of Ireland U21 international.

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 11 August 2015, Rea made his professional debut for Brighton in the 1–0 win over Southend United in the League Cup first round, with Rea playing for the full 90 minutes.^[3]

On 29 August 2015, Rea signed for League One club Southend United on loan until 2 January 2016.^[4] Rea made his Southend debut against Coventry City on 31 August 2015 in a 2–2 draw.^[5] He made a total of 16 appearances for Southend in all competitions,^[6] the last of which came on 2 January 2016 in the 3–0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers, before returning to Brighton thereafter.^[7]

On 17 March 2016, Rea signed for League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, linking back up with Luton manager Nathan Jones who had previously been his first team coach at Brighton.^[8] He made his Luton debut on 19 March in the 1–0 away win over Plymouth Argyle.^[9][10]

International career

Rea's Republic of Ireland U21 debut came on 15 November 2014 against United States U21, in a game which the Republic of Ireland lost 1–0, Rea played the game in midfield.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2014–15[12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16[13]	Championship	0	0	—		2	0	—		2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Southend United (loan)	2015–16[13]	League One	14	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
Luton Town (loan)	2015–16[13]	League Two	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Career total			23	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	27	0

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Football League List of Registered Players" (PDF). The Football League. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
2. "Glen Rea". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
3. "Southend United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
4. "Glen Rea: Southend sign Brighton defender on loan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
5. "Coventry City 2–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
6. "G. Rea". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
7. "Southend United 0–3 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
8. "Luton Town loan Brighton defender Glen Rea until end of the season". BBC Sport. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
9. "GLEN REA MAKES DEBUT AT PLYMOUTH". Luton Town F.C. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
10. "Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
11. "USA 1–0 Republic of Ireland". Ireland FA. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
12. "Games played by Glen Rea in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
13. "Games played by Glen Rea in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

External links

• Glen Rea career statistics at Soccerbase