Benjamin Neil Reeves (born 19 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Gillingham.
Reeves has previously been capped twice for the Northern Ireland national team.
Club Career
Southampton
Having started out in the youth team as a left back, he was later converted into an attacking midfielder. On 5 April 2011, Reeves signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal.
On 21 September 2011, he made his debut for Southampton, playing the full 90 minutes in the League Cup third round match against Preston North End. He set up the first goal in a 2–1 win. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Reeves scored his first goal for Southampton against Stevenage in the League Cup on 28 August 2012. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Everton at Goodison Park on 29 September.
On 4 June 2013, at the end of the 2012–13 season, Reeves was released by Southampton.
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a month's loan on 23 February 2012, making his debut for the club two days later, in a 0–0 draw against Plymouth Argyle. Reeves made five appearances before returning to his parent club.
Southend (loan)
After six first-team appearances for the Saints in 2012–13, on 31 January 2013 Reeves joined Southend United on loan for a month. He scored his first goal for the club on 12 February, in a 2–1 defeat at home to Cheltenham Town. Eight days later, Reeves scored his second goal for the club, in the last minutes of the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final, as Southend beat Leyton Orient 3–2 on aggregate, to send the club to the final.
On 15 March 2013, it was announced that Reeves had re-joined Southend United on loan, until the end of the season, in his second spell at the club. Reeves played his first match in his second loan spell, providing an assist for Fred
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