Adam Reach

Middlesbrough

Born in Chester-le-Street, England, Reach began his football career at Middlesbrough after being scouted by Martin Carter for the club while attending Gateshead College. He progressed through the academy while studying towards a BTEC national diploma in Performance and Excellence and then through reserve team. Reach was called up to the first team for the first time in his career, appearing as an unused substitute, in a 2–1 win against Coventry City on 25 April 2011. In a follow–up match on 7 May 2011, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough on his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 53rd minute and scoring Middlesbrough's third goal in injury-time in a 3–0 win over Doncaster Rovers. On 17 May 2011, Reach and six other youngsters signed their first professional contracts with Middlesbrough, keeping him until the summer of 2014. After his loan spell at Darlington ended, Reach made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Blackpool on 2 January 2012. A month later on 8 February 2012, he made another appearance for the side, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Sunderland in the fourth round of the FA Cup. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Reach continued to appear as a substitute in the first two matches of the season before scoring a stunning 25 yard screamer against Burnley on 21 August 2012 on his full Middlesbrough home debut, with as the club went on to…

In August 2011, Reach was called up to the England U19 for the first time in his career. He made his England U19 debut, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Netherlands U19 on 1 September 2011. Reach went on to make four appearances for the U19 side. On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored on his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay U20. Reach played all the three matches, as England U20 were eliminated from the tournament. At one point, he was considered to be called up by England U21 but failed to make the cut.

As of 19 September 2026

Growing up, Reach supported Newcastle United and even wanted to play for the club but was rejected twice, leading him to move on somewhere else.