[2] 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.

Reo-Coker was born at Guy's Hospital in Southwark, London, but lived in Sierra Leone for the first six years of his life, after his parents moved there to work, with his sisters Natalie and Vanessa.

[7] In March 2003, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp agreed a deal to bring Reo-Coker to the south coast club in preparation for their first Premiership season.

[11] After the move, Reo-Coker stated that he joined West Ham United, believing the club can bounce back to the Premier League.

[15] In his first season West Ham made the 2004 First Division play-off final but lost 1–0 in Cardiff to Crystal Palace.

[23][24] New manager Alan Curbishley identified him as being part of the team which had lost direction and was in danger of being relegated back to the Championship.

[31] At the press conference following the signing, he spoke of being "hung out to dry" by his former club, West Ham United, and said that his reason for joining Villa was, "their aspiration to play in Europe; they have a talented squad and Martin O'Neill has told me what he aims to do and I believe we can achieve it.

[citation needed] He scored his first Premier League goal for Aston Villa in a 2–1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

[citation needed] Reo-Coker captained Aston Villa in the latter stages of the 2009 Peace Cup, following an injury to teammate Stiliyan Petrov.

[citation needed] On 18 September 2009, he was involved in a training ground incident, described as a "strong verbal disagreement" with manager Martin O'Neill and dropped for the following day's match with Portsmouth.

[41] Reo-Coker joined Bolton Wanderers in July 2011 on a free transfer following his release from Villa, signing a two-year contract.

[53] He soon became known for his tough-tackling following a match against San Jose Earthquakes, in which he flipped midfielder Sam Cronin with a tackle in front of the referee.

[58] On 12 April 2017, Reo-Coker joined La Liga club Granada CF on trial with a view to contract until the end of the 2016–17 season.

[63] On 22 March 2018, Reo-Coker joined the club on a short-term deal until the end of the 2017–18 season, but failed to make a single appearance and later retired from football.

[citation needed] A second booking in the tournament received needlessly in the semi-final against the hosts, the Netherlands, meant he would have missed the final if England had progressed.

[71] However, Reo-Coker later rejected the chance to represent the nation, stating that he wished to concentrate on his football at Aston Villa and maybe even return to the England set-up in the future.