| Reece Hutchinson | |
| Fullname: | Reece Christopher Hutchinson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Sligo Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Burton Albion |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Burton Albion |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Romulus (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Sligo Rovers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:52, 8 April 2024 (UTC) |
Reece Christopher Hutchinson (born 14 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Irish club Sligo Rovers.
Hutchinson came through the Academy at Burton Albion and said it was a "dream come true" to feature against Aston Villa – the club he supported as a boy – in a 2018–19 pre-season friendly, having previously made the substitute bench in an EFL Championship fixture with Derby County in April 2018.[2] Prior to that, he had signed his first professional contract with the "Brewers" in May 2018 following a successful loan spell at Northern Premier League Division One South side Romulus.[3] He made his debut under manager Nigel Clough in the English Football League on 11 August 2018, coming on as a substitute for Damien McCrory 17 minutes into a 3–1 defeat at Gillingham.[4] He made his first start in EFL League One on 1 September, in a 3–0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Pirelli Stadium.[5]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season.[6]
On 11 January 2022, Hutchinson signed a short term deal with Cheltenham Town until the end of the season.[7]
On 2 February 2023, Hutchinson signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of June.[8] He scored the first goal of his senior career on 6 March 2023 when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win at home to St Patrick's Athletic.[9] On 16 May 2023, Sligo Rovers announced the permanent signing of Hutchinson, once his loan expired on 1 July, with the left-back signing a contract until the end of the 2024 season.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burton Albion | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | League One | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |||
| Romulus (loan) | 2017–18 | NPL Division One South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2021–22 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 2 | |||