Reice Charles-Cook

Early career

Born and raised in Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, Reice-Cook became a goalkeeper after being diagnosed with a heart murmur as a child, which would have been potentially dangerous to an outfield player. He was a youth player at Arsenal and made his under-21 debut at the age of 14. He signed his first professional contract there in 2012, before joining Chelmsford City of the Conference South for a month long loan on 3 February 2013; his brother, Anthony, played for Chelmsford, who needed a stand in for the injured Stuart Searle. He made his debut for Glenn Pennyfather's "Clarets" the next day, in a 1–1 home draw with Billericay Town. He returned to the Emirates Stadium after having played a total of three games. He later admitted he found the transition from academy player at Premier League giants Arsenal into lower-league football difficult: "I like to have a laugh and that, people say I'm not serious, people like to say: 'You're not at Arsenal anymore.' That's what a lot of managers like to use as an excuse [for not picking me]". After a trial at Bristol City, he signed a one-year contract with Bury on 14 July 2013; "Shakers" boss Kevin Blackwell commented that "we haven't got a young goalkeeper and Reice fits the bill". His agent, Lee Payne, said that "the goalkeeping coach at Bury is Fred Barber. There are not many keeper coaches in the game with a better track record; the opportunity for Reice to be working full-time with Fred is an incredible one for…

Born in England, Charles-Cook is of Grenadian and Jamaican descent. He was called up to represent the Grenada national football team for matches in June 2021. He debuted for Grenada in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Antigua and Barbuda on 4 June 2021.

Charles-Cook is a goalkeeper with shot stopping abilities and agility.

He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Anthony Cook, Roman Charles-Cook, and Regan Charles-Cook. His late uncle, James, was a former British and European super middleweight boxing champion.