Patrick Reading

Patrick Reading

Personal information
Full name	Patrick James Reading [1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 25)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Ayr United
Number	3
Youth career
2012–2020	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Stevenage	1	(0)
2020–	Ayr United	92	(3)
International career‡
2019–	Scotland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Scottish Championship club Ayr United.

Club career

Reading spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, before he joined Stevenage on 31 January 2020. ^[2] He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[3] In July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with Ayr United. ^[4]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-21 level. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [7]	—			—		—		2 [c]	1	2	1
Middlesbrough	2018-19 [8]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019-20 [9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Stevenage	2019-20 [9]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Ayr United	2020-21 [10]	Scottish Championship	21	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	1
	2021-22 [11]	Scottish Championship	35	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	41	2
	2022-23 [12]	Scottish Championship	36	0	4	0	3	0	3 [d]	0	46	0
	2023-24 [13]	Scottish Championship	24	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	32	0
	2024-25 [14]	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

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. "Stevenage: Ben Folami, Canice Carroll & Patrick Reading join League Two strugglers". 31 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". www.stevenagefc.com.
4. "Patrick Reading signs for United". Ayr United F.C. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
5. Patrick Reading at the Scottish Football Association
6. Patrick Reading at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
7. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
8. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
9. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
10. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
11. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
12. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
13. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
14. "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.