Will Patching

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Will Patching
Personal information
Full name William Luke Patching [1]
Date of birth (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Notts County 6 (0)
2020–2021 Dundalk 23 (0)
2021 → Derry City (loan) 16 (6)
2022– Derry City 62 (17)
International career
2013–2014 England U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 England U17 16 (1)
2015 England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:54, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

William Luke Patching (born 18 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.

Contents

He joined Notts County from the Manchester City Academy in July 2018. He was released by County in August 2019, and joined Irish club Dundalk in November 2019.

A former youth team player with England up until under-18 level, participating at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

Notts County

Born in Stockport, Patching joined the Academy at Manchester City at the age of six. [4] He signed a two-year contract with Notts County on 1 July 2018. [5] "Magpies" manager Kevin Nolan said that "when we spoke to a couple of people at Man City they were surprised Will had been released". [6] Patching had rejected a transfer move to Derby County only six months previously. [7] He picked up an injury in pre-season. [8] He made his professional debut on 14 August, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Noor Husin in a 3–3 draw at Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup; County lost the subsequent shoot-out despite him converting his penalty. [9] He made his first start at Meadow Lane on 9 October, in a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United U21s in the EFL Trophy. [10] He made a total of ten appearances during the 2018–19 campaign as County were relegated out of the English Football League with a 23rd-place finish in League Two. On 12 August 2019, manager Neal Ardley stated that Patching could go out on loan to gain experience and match fitness, [11] but Patching left the club by mutual consent two days later. [12]

Dundalk

He began training with Port Vale in August 2019, [3] but was subsequently signed by League of Ireland Premier Division team Dundalk in November 2019 ahead of the 2020 season. [13]

On 22 February 2021 it was announced that Patching had joined fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City initially on loan until July 2021, with the option to buy. [14]

Upon his return to Dundalk, he scored in both legs to help defeat Newtown A.F.C. and FCI Levadia Tallinn in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round. [15]

Derry City

On 22 November 2021, it was announced that Patching had signed a two-year contract with Derry City following the expiry of his contract at Dundalk, from the 2022 season. [16]

International career

Patching was selected by head coach Neil Dewsnip for England's under-17 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, and came on as a substitute in the group stage draws with Guinea and South Korea. [17] [18]

Style of play

Port Vale assistant manager Dave Kevan described Patching as a "very promising young player" who was a very "creative" midfielder, "very comfortable in possession, [who] likes to join the front man and get forward". [3]

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2018–19 [19] EFL League Two 600010—3 [lower-alpha 3] 0100
Dundalk 2020 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division 7020—00—90
2021 [2] 16040—5 [lower-alpha 4] 3—243
Total23060—5300343
Derry City (loan) 2021 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division166————166
Derry City 2022 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division331031—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0—3811
2023 [2] 29721—6 [lower-alpha 4] 21 [lower-alpha 5] 13811
2024 [2] 0000—00—00
Total621752—82117622
Career total10723112101355113631

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  7. ↑ Curtis, Leigh (5 June 2018). "How a twist of fate and help from Michael Owen led to Patching's move to Notts". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Middlesbrough beat Notts County on penalties after 3-3 draw". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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  14. ↑ Barr, Ethan (22 February 2021). "City Sign Will Patching On Loan". Derry City Football Club.
  15. ↑ Fallon, John (29 July 2021). "Vinny Perth 'proud' as Will Patching fires Dundalk to Euro win in Tallinn". Irish Examiner.
  16. ↑ "Midfielder Will Patching makes move from Dundalk to Derry City". independent.
  17. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Matches - England - Guinea". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Matches - Korea Republic - England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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