Reece Burke

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Reece Burke
File:Reece Burke 23082025 (1).jpg
Burke with Charlton Athletic in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Reece Frederick James Burke[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 32
Youth career
2003–2014 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 West Ham United 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Bradford City (loan) 34 (2)
2016–2017 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 14 (1)
2018 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2021 Hull City 104 (4)
2021–2025 Luton Town 86 (2)
2025– Charlton Athletic 8 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U18 4 (0)
2014 England U19 2 (0)
2015–2016 England U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:10, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Reece Frederick James Burke (born 2 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.

A product of the West Ham United youth system, Burke has also played for Bradford City, where he was the player of the season for the 2015–16 season, and Bolton Wanderers. Internationally he has played for the England Under-18 team, England Under-19 team and England Under-20 team.

Career

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West Ham United

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Burke with West Ham United in 2015.

Burke joined the West Ham junior team aged nine and played youth team football.[3] He made his official debut on 5 January 2014 for West Ham against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground in the FA Cup. Forest won the game 5–0.[4] Burke's first goal for the club came in a pre-season friendly at the Boleyn Ground against Sampdoria. He scored the winning goal in the 90th minute following a cross from fellow youth graduate Elliot Lee's cross.[5] Burke then played the full 120 minutes against Sheffield United in the League Cup second round, with West Ham being eliminated in a penalty shootout.[6] Burke made his Premier League debut on 25 April 2015 in a 0–0 away draw against Queens Park Rangers.[7]

Loan to Bradford City

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On 20 August 2015, Burke signed for League One side Bradford City on a one-month loan.[8] On 5 September, Burke scored his first Bradford City and first senior goal in a 2–1 away win against Oldham Athletic.[9] His loan was extended on 18 September for a further month and for a further month in October.[10][11] In November he returned briefly to West Ham for treatment on a knee injury but returned to Bradford where his loan was extended until 2 January 2016.[12] On 26 April 2016, Burke won a total of seven awards at Bradford City's end of season awards, including the Player of the Year award.[13]

Loan to Wigan Athletic

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Having already appeared for West Ham in their short-lived Europa League campaign at the beginning of the 2016–17 season, on 30 August 2016, Burke signed on loan for Championship team, Wigan Athletic for the remainder of the season.[14] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2–1 win over Huddersfield Town on 28 November 2016.[15]

Loan to Bolton Wanderers

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On 1 August 2017, Burke, along with West Ham teammate Josh Cullen, joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the following January.[16]

Return to West Ham

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Burke returned to West Ham in January 2018 and was immediately included in the squad for the FA Cup third round tie at Shrewsbury Town on 7 January 2018 which finished 0–0.[17] He also started the replay at London Stadium on 16 January 2018, scoring the only goal of the game in extra time – his first senior goal for the club.[18]

Return to Bolton Wanderers

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On 31 January 2018, Burke returned to Bolton on loan.[19]

Hull City

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In July 2018, Burke joined Hull City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £1.5 million.[20] He signed a three-year contract with the Yorkshire club.[21] He made his debut in the first match of the 2018–19 season on 6 August 2018 at home to Aston Villa in a 1–3 defeat.[22] Burke scored his first goal for Hull in the FA Cup first round match on 7 November 2020 against Fleetwood Town, helping them to a 2–0 win.[23]

Luton Town

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On 2 June 2021, Burke signed a contract with Luton Town to join the club at the end of the month. He signed on a free transfer.[24]

Charlton Athletic

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On 9 July 2025, Burke joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2025, in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday.[26]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 November 2025 [27]
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
West Ham United 2013–14[28] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15[29] Premier League 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 0
2015–16[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2016–17[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[32] Premier League 0 0 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Total 5 0 4 1 1 0 5 0 15 1
Bradford City (loan) 2015–16[30] League One 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2016–17[31] Championship 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[32] Championship 25 1 — 1 0 — 26 1
Hull City 2018–19[33] Championship 34 0 0 0 1 0 — 35 0
2019–20[34] Championship 36 0 1 0 0 0 — 37 0
2020–21[35] League One 34 4 1 1 1 0 1[b] 0 37 5
Total 104 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 110 5
Luton Town 2021–22[36] Championship 27 0 3 2 0 0 2[c] 0 32 2
2022–23[37] Championship 20 2 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 25 2
2023–24[38] Premier League 22 0 3 0 1 0 — 26 0
2024–25[39] Championship 17 0 0 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 86 2 8 2 3 0 4 0 101 4
Charlton Athletic 2025–26[40] Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 — 8 1
Career total 272 11 17 4 7 0 10 0 306 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

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Hull City

Luton Town

Individual

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  • England profile at The FA
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