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He’s back again! Promotion hero signs

Dons favourite returns after helping Stevenage into League One

24 May 2023

Club News

He’s back again! Promotion hero signs

Dons favourite returns after helping Stevenage into League One

24 May 2023

Our first summer recruit is certainly a familiar face, but this is far from a sentimental signing for the Dons.

Of course, Jake Reeves is still revered by Wimbledon supporters for playing an integral role in our 2016 promotion at Wembley, but he's fresh from also helping Stevenage into League One.

And after helping the men from Hertfordshire into the third tier of English football he's hungry for more success.

Jake will officially become a Wimbledon player on 1 July after his contract with Stevenage has ended and he has signed a two-year deal with the Dons. 

Our Head of Football Operations Craig Cope said: "Jake is a player who we identified really early and collectively as a recruitment team we've worked hard to get this signing over the line. 

"As management staff, we are long standing admirers of Jake as a player. Though we're fully aware of his history with Wimbledon, the main reason for bringing him back is what he will offer on and off the pitch, especially as he's a multiple promotion winner."

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After making 50 appearances for Stevenage last season, Jake felt the time was right to join the Dons - and he had no hesitation in deciding to make the switch after hearing of our interest. 

“The move came about quite quickly if I’m being honest," said Jake. "After being at Stevenage last season I was coming towards the end of my contract and the opportunity arose to come back home, so here I am!

“Looking around at the stadium, at what the Club wants to achieve, and speaking to the manager - that's all what I want to be a part of.  I hope the fans are happy that I’m back and I’ll give everything for the Club."

Jake has made 127 appearances for the Dons across two spells with us - he initially joined us on loan from Brentford for a short stint in 2012.

At the age of 29, Jake is certainly at the right age to make a real difference to our playing squad. 

“I will aim to bring experience, energy, and know-how – hopefully we can achieve something. I played about 50 games last season and about the same the season before, so I’m all good fitness wise.

"We maybe need to get other lads in who have got a bit of experience and we obviously struggled with injuries last season, which was unfortunate so hopefully we can rectify that next season.

“It is a tough league with relentless games all of the time and you need a mixture of everything to do well: hunger, desire, experience, energy, and composure. It is a difficult league, but one I feel we can have a decent stab at. When I was at Stevenage we were favourites to get relegated and we ended up finishing second.”

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As we announced earlier on, we've sold 3,000 Season Tickets already and there's still time to snap one up before the Early Bird Window closes - on 31 May.

Access our designated Season Tickets page for more information. 

A full video interview with Jake will follow later on.


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