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 26) [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 8
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 95 (24)
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 20:51, 19 December 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. He will join Carlisle United on 1 January 2025.

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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]

Carlisle United

In December 2024 it was announced that Patching would join Carlisle United on 1 January 2025, on a two-and-a-half year contract. [17] [18]

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. [19] [20]

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 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2018–19 [21] EFL League Two 600010—3 [c] 0100
Dundalk 2020 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division 7020—00—90
2021 [2] 16040—5 [d] 3—253
Total23060—5300343
Derry City (loan) 2021 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division166————166
Derry City 2022 [2] League of Ireland Premier Division331031—2 [d] 0—3811
2023 [2] 29721—6 [d] 21 [e] 13811
2024 [2] 33740—20—397
Total952492001021111529
Career total14029182101555117538

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  13. ↑ Dempsey, Andrew (20 November 2019). "Dundalk snap up former Manchester City youngster Will Patching". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  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. ↑ "Will Patching: Carlisle United sign Derry City midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Patching leaves Derry City to join Carlisle United". 28 December 2024 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Matches - England - Guinea". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "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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