Background
Reese grew up in Salem, Oregon, attending South Salem High School where he was an all state soccer player.
Reese grew up in Salem, Oregon, attending South Salem High School where he was an all state soccer player.
Reese attended Western Baptist College (now Corban University) for one year, 2000-2001 before leaving school to pursue a professional career.
College and Amateur
While at Western Baptist, he played one season, 2000, of college soccer at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics school. In 1997-1999 Reese also spent three seasons with the Cascade Surge of the USISL when he was a teenager. Professional
Reese traveled to Europe where he signed with FCM Bacău in the Romanian Liga I. He was loaned to Liga III team Aerostar BacăUniversity
In early 2003, he moved to Football Club Timişoara of the Romanian Liga I. He also spent time training on the Isle of Wight.
In 2004, Reese returned to the United States. where he spent several weeks training with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. While he appeared in a preseason game, he was not offered a contract.
He then trained with the Portland Timbers for the remainder of the season. In 2006, Reese spent the season with the Cascade Surge of the division USL Premier Development League.
He was 1-5-0 with a 2.40 goals against average.
On May 23, 2007, the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division signed Reese as the team’s third string goalkeeper. The Timbers kept him through the 2008 season, but he never played a game and was released before the 2009 season. He signed in November 2008 with Monterrey Louisiana Raza of the National Indoor Soccer League.
He played five games and was named to the 2008-2009 NISL All Rookie Team.
In 2009, Reese returned to Cascade Surge which folded at the end of the season. In November 2010, he signed with the Kitsap Pumas of the Professional Arena Soccer League.
In 2006, Reese served as the goalkeeper coach for the Oregon State Beavers women's soccer team He is also the goalkeeper coach for Oregon’s Olympic Development Program team
In 2008, he was an assistant coach with Concordia University, Portland.