{"id":539590,"date":"2020-01-06T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539590"},"modified":"2020-01-06T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:47:30","slug":"portsmouth-sign-non-league-striker-reeco-hackett-fairchild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/06\/portsmouth-sign-non-league-striker-reeco-hackett-fairchild\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth Sign Non-League Striker Reeco Hackett-Fairchild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>League One promotion-chasing Portsmouth have signed Reeco Hackett-Fairchild from non-league side Bromley.<\/p>\n<h2>Portsmouth Sign Striker Reeco Hackett-Fairchild<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pompey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pompey<\/a> have signed forward Reeco Hackett-Fairchild on a two-and-a-half-year deal<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc99 Welcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reeco_Hackett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Reeco_Hackett<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pompey\/status\/1214230144182702081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Non-League Forward<\/h3>\n<p>The 21-year-old joins on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>Hackett-Fairchild joined Bromley from EFL side Charlton Athletic in the summer; he has scored eight goals in 23 National League appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The former Addicks forward began at Dagenham &amp; Redbridge before moving to The Valley after a successful trial.<\/p>\n<p>He made 24 appearances for the London outfit and featured in an EFL Trophy defeat to Pompey.<\/p>\n<p>Hackett-Fairchild then signed for Bromley after completing a loan deal with the top-tier non-league side.<\/p>\n<p>Pompey boss Kenny Jackett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/january\/pompey-sign-hackett-fairchild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;He\u2019s a left-footed player, who\u2019s comfortable in any of the attacking positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s got a lot of ball-playing ability, as well as an eye for goal, so we\u2019re delighted to bring him here to work alongside the rest of our forward line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Am I expecting him to come straight into the first team? 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I want to show him \u2013 as well as the fans and players \u2013 what I can do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can play in a few different positions \u2013 out wide, behind the striker or up front. 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