Rees
began his career with our friends at Arsenal, spending 11 years within the
Gunner’s youth set up between 2001 and 2012.
Following
the conclusion of his time at Arsenal, Rees joined Nottingham Forest on a
three-year contract. However, regular first team football didn’t materialise
for Josh during his time at the City Ground and he left Forest in 2016 with
just a single senior appearance to his name, despite enjoying loan spells with
Nuneaton Town and Torquay United.
In
search of regular first-team football, Essex-native Rees joined National League
South side Chelmsford City in 2016.
In
a single season with the Essex outfit, Rees made 49 total appearances for the
Clarets scoring 7 goals.
His
form at the Melbourne Stadium caught the attention of teams in the league’s
above and he opted to sign for National League side Bromley ahead of the
2017/18 season.
In
a season that saw Bromley narrowly miss out on the play-off positions, whilst
also reaching the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium against Brackley Town,
Rees built upon his exceptional form from the previous season at Chelmsford
City, producing his career best stats, making 55 appearances for the Ravens and
scoring 20 goals.
Rees’s
statistics and displays with both Chelmsford and Bromley could no longer be
ignored by the Football League and he rightfully earned his return to the
professional game, joining League One’s Gillingham in June 2018. However,
despite making 23 appearances for the Kent outfit, Rees left the Priestfield
Stadium by mutual consent in August 2019, imminently returning to Hayes Lane to
re-join Bromley.
Rees’s
second spell with the Raven’s wasn’t quite as fruitful for the goalscoring
midfielder, scoring 4 goals in 33 appearances during the curtailed 2019/20
season.
In
the summer of 2020, he joined National League side Aldershot Town and his
midfield goalscoring exploits returned during the 2020/21 season, scoring 12
league goals in 39 appearances for the Shots.
However,
after a single season with the Hampshire outfit, he opted to join the Wood on a
two-year contract.
Wood
manager Luke Garrard told his club`s website: “Josh has shown that at National
League he is an accomplished goal scoring midfielder with stats of one goal
every four matches.
“In
truth, we looked at our goal returns from key areas in our team and Josh is the
perfect fit, as he brings good legs, leadership, great game understanding and
an eye for goal from midfield. Scoring double figures for Aldershot last season
from the centre of midfield tells you we have a very good asset within our
building.
“Josh
is hungry and driven and that’s perfect for me, as I know he will demand as
much from me as I will demand from him”. |