| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James Reed [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altrincham | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Young Owls JFC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2016–2019 | Young Owls JFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Brighouse Town | 82 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Boston United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | Altrincham | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 27 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel James Reed is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Altrincham. [2]
Reed was with Brighouse Town from the age of 16 and spent 3 years with the club and amassed 82 appearances at Step 4 of the non-league pyramid. [3] [4]
After making 39 appearances for Brighouse Town during the 2022–23 season, making the Northern Premier League East Team of the Season, he joined Sheffield Wednesday on 20 July 2023 following a successful trial, joing the U21 side. [5] He made his Wednesday debut coming off the bench against Coventry City in the FA Cup on 6 February 2023. [6] [7] [8] The option was taken up on his contract to extend his deal at Sheffield Wednesday for another year in May 2024. [9] He was released from his contract following the end of the 2024–25 season. [10]
On 26 November 2024, Reed joined National League side, Boston United on loan until January, making his debut the same day, coming off the bench in a 4–0 away defeat to Oldham Athletic. [11] [12] He returned from his loan on the 8 January 2025 having played 5 times for the club. [13]
In February 2025 he joined National League North side Scarborough Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season. [14]
On 6 June 2025, Reed joined Altrincham. [15] He made his debut in a 3–2 victory on the opening day of the season against Aldershot Town. [16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2023–24 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boston United (loan) | 2024–25 [18] | National League | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2024–25 [18] | National League North | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| Altrincham | 2025–26 [19] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||