Nigel Reo-Coker

Nigel Reo-Coker is exactly the kind of footballer I respect more with each year. A Southwark-born midfielder of just 172 cm, he climbed through Wimbledon's youth ranks and went on to captain West Ham and Aston Villa, then kept playing across the Atlantic in Vancouver, Chivas USA and Montreal. That nomadic, never-quit arc speaks to genuine love of the game. What seals it for me is the second act: he turned that experience into punditry for CBS Sports. A player who could both deliver on the pitch and articulate it afterward is rare, and I find his stubborn longevity genuinely admirable.

Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker (born 14 May 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, as well as a football commentator and pundit for CBS Sports. Reo-Coker came through the youth team ranks at Wimbledon, and has previously played for West Ham United, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Chivas USA, Montreal Impact, Start and Milton Keynes Dons.

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Name (English)

Nigel Reo-Coker

Name (Japanese)

ナイジェル・レオ＝コーカー

Reading

ないじぇる・れお＝こーかー

Born

May 14, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Southwark, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

172 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.