Patrick Reading
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick James Reading[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Stevenage | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Ayr United | 144 | (3) |
| 2025– | Partick Thistle | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 2 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:53, 8 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Patrick James Reading (born 29 May 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Partick Thistle.
Club career
[edit]Stevenage
[edit]Reading spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, before he joined Stevenage on 31 January 2020.[2] Reading made his Stevenage debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City in League Two.[3]
He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season.[4]
Ayr United
[edit]In July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with Ayr United.[5] Reading scored his first goal for Ayr United in January 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat to Queen of the South.[6]
In May 2022 Reading signed a two year extension to his deal with Ayr United.[7]
On 24 May 2024, Reading signed a further two year extension to his Ayr United contract, extending his deal until 2026.[8]
Partick Thistle
[edit]After five years with Ayr United, Reading joined fellow Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a free transfer in June 2025, signing a two year deal.[9] Reading made his Thistle debut in a 4–1 away victory over Edinburgh City in the Scottish League Cup group stages.[10]
Reading scored his first Thistle goal on the opening day of the 2025–26 Scottish Championship season, in an away defeat to St Johnstone.[11]
International career
[edit]He has represented Scotland at under-21 level.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 March 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18[14] | — | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Stevenage | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Ayr United | 2020–21[16] | Scottish Championship | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2021–22[17] | Scottish Championship | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2022–23[18] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[19] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[20] | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 138 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 175 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 178 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Stevenage: Ben Folami, Canice Carroll & Patrick Reading join League Two strugglers". 31 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Exeter 2-1 Stevenage (8 Feb, 2020) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN.
- ^ "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". www.stevenagefc.com.
- ^ "Patrick Reading signs for United". Ayr United F.C. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Queen of the South 3-2 Ayr United: Dramatic finish as home side earn back-to-back wins". 2 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Wilson, Stuart (19 May 2022). "Paddy Reading: Ayr United's vision sold me on new deal". Daily Record.
- ^ https://x.com/ayrunitedfc/status/1793945040215331303?s=46&t=4F4JIh7SqgH4ETcXZ7u2Rg
- ^ "Partick Thistle sign Paddy Reading from Ayr United". Partick Thistle FC.
- ^ "Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3r4l08jjl7t
- ^ Patrick Reading at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Patrick Reading at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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