Jack Mills is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer who plays as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 of the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

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Club career

Mills came through the Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 youth academy to sign professional forms with the club in summer 2010. He was loaned out to Oxford City

Oxford City F.C.

Oxford City Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in the Southern Football League Premier Division after gaining promotion via the Division One South & West playoffs...

 in August 2010. In January 2011 he was loaned out to Dutch

Netherlands

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 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

 side Telstar, appearing in seven matches in the Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

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He made his debut for Reading on 23 August 2011, replacing Ian Harte

Ian Harte

Ian Patrick Harte is an Irish international footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. Best known for his spell at Leeds United and also his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist...

 62 minutes into a 2–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

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 in the League Cup

Football League Cup

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. Four days later he made his Championship

Football League Championship

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 debut; he replaced Harte 82 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 at the KC Stadium

KC Stadium

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International career

Mills was made two appearances for the England under-19s

England national under-19 football team

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 in 2010, playing against Slovakia

Slovakia national under-19 football team

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 and Albania

Albania national under-19 football team

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Statistics

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2011–12 Reading F.C. season

The 2011-12 season will be Reading F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the Championship since relegation from the Premier League in 2008...

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Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

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Football League Championship

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External links

• Profile at the official Reading site