# Patrick Reading > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Reading > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Reading.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Reading > Source revision: 1352164749 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Patrick Reading |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Patrick James Reading{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf|title=Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Middlesbrough|publisher=English Football League|page=19|accessdate=12 March 2020}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|5|29}} |birth_place = |height = |position = [Left-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) |currentclub = [Partick Thistle](/source/Partick_Thistle_F.C.) |clubnumber = 3 |youthyears1 = 2012–2020 |youthclubs1 = [Middlesbrough](/source/Middlesbrough_F.C.) |years1 = 2020 |clubs1 = [Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.) |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2020–2025 |clubs2 = [Ayr United](/source/Ayr_United_F.C.) |caps2 = 144 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = [Partick Thistle](/source/Partick_Thistle_F.C.) |caps3 = 34 |goals3 = 2 |nationalyears1 = 2019–2020 |nationalteam1 = [Scotland U21](/source/Scotland_national_under-21_football_team) |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = 13:41, 2 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 23:53, 8 February 2020 (UTC) }} '''Patrick James Reading''' (born 29 May 1999) is a Scottish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for club [Partick Thistle](/source/Partick_Thistle_F.C.). ==Club career== ===Stevenage=== Reading spent his youth career at [Middlesbrough](/source/Middlesbrough_F.C.), before he joined [Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.) on 31 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51332475|title=Stevenage: Ben Folami, Canice Carroll & Patrick Reading join League Two strugglers|work=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2020}} Reading made his Stevenage debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City in League Two.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/545323/stevenage-exeter-city|title=Exeter 2-1 Stevenage (8 Feb, 2020) Final Score - ESPN (UK)|website=ESPN}} He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2020/june/stevenage-football-club-retained-released-list-202021-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-thursday-18th-june-2020/|title=Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List|website=www.stevenagefc.com}} ===Ayr United=== In July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with [Ayr United](/source/Ayr_United_F.C.).{{cite web|url=https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/patrick-reading-signs-for-united/|title=Patrick Reading signs for United|publisher=Ayr United F.C.|accessdate=21 July 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809180906/https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/patrick-reading-signs-for-united/|url-status=dead}} Reading scored his first goal for Ayr United in January 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat to Queen of the South.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55450497|title=Queen of the South 3-2 Ayr United: Dramatic finish as home side earn back-to-back wins|work=BBC Sport |date=2 January 2021}} In May 2022 Reading signed a two year extension to his deal with Ayr United.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/paddy-reading-ayr-uniteds-long-27011830|title=Paddy Reading: Ayr United's vision sold me on new deal|first=Stuart|last=Wilson|date=19 May 2022|website=Daily Record}} On 24 May 2024, Reading signed a further two year extension to his Ayr United contract, extending his deal until 2026.{{Cite tweet | user=ayrunitedfc | number=1793945040215331303 | title=The Club are delighted to announce that Paddy Reading has signed a 2-year contract extension and continues his stay at Somerset Park until June 2026...}} ===Partick Thistle=== After five years with Ayr United, Reading joined fellow [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) club [Partick Thistle](/source/Partick_Thistle_F.C.) on a free transfer in June 2025, signing a two year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/partick-thistle-sign-paddy-reading-from-ayr-united/|title=Partick Thistle sign Paddy Reading from Ayr United.|website=Partick Thistle FC}} Reading made his Thistle debut in a 4–1 away victory over Edinburgh City in the Scottish League Cup group stages.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx24yx2krgnt|title=Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup stats & head-to-head|website=BBC Sport}} Reading scored his first Thistle goal on the opening day of the 2025–26 Scottish Championship season, in an away defeat to St Johnstone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3r4l08jjl7t|title=St Johnstone vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship updates & match report, BBC Sport|website=BBC Sport}} ==International career== He has represented Scotland at [under-21](/source/Scotland_national_under-21_football_team) level.{{SFA Profile|id=530106}} ==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 4 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|423977|access-date=7 March 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup), [Scottish Cup](/source/Scottish_Cup)}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [EFL Cup](/source/EFL_Cup), [Scottish League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup)}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[Middlesbrough U21](/source/Middlesbrough_F.C._Reserves_and_Academy) |2017–18{{Soccerbase season|108085|2017|access-date=7 March 2025}} |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in [EFL Trophy](/source/EFL_Trophy)}}||1||2||1 |- |[Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.) |[2019–20](/source/2019-20_EFL_League_Two){{Soccerbase season|108085|2019|access-date=7 March 2025}} |[League Two](/source/EFL_League_Two) |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="6"|[Ayr United](/source/Ayr_United_F.C.) |[2020–21](/source/2020-21_Scottish_Championship){{Soccerbase season|108085|2020|access-date=7 March 2025}} |[Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) |21||1||2||0||1||0||0||0||24||1 |- |[2021–22](/source/2021-22_Scottish_Championship){{Soccerbase season|108085|2021|access-date=7 March 2025}} |Scottish Championship |35||2||2||0||4||0||0||0||41||2 |- |[2022–23](/source/2022-23_Scottish_Championship){{Soccerbase season|108085|2022|access-date=7 March 2025}} |Scottish Championship |36||0||4||0||3||0||3{{efn|One appearance in [Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/Scottish_Challenge_Cup), Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs}}||0||46||0 |- |[2023–24](/source/2023-24_Scottish_Championship){{Soccerbase season|108085|2023|access-date=7 March 2025}} |Scottish Championship |24||0||3||0||5||0||0||0||32||0 |- |[2024–25](/source/2024-25_Scottish_Championship){{Soccerbase season|108085|2024|access-date=7 March 2025}} |Scottish Championship |22||0||3||0||4||0||3{{efn|name=SCC|Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup}}||0||32||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !138!!3!!14!!0!!17!!0!!6!!0!!175!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !139!!3!!14!!0!!17!!0!!8!!1!!178!!4 |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ayr United F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reading, Patrick}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players Category:Stevenage F.C. players Category:Ayr United F.C. players Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:English Football League players Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1990s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patrick Reading](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Reading) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Reading?action=history)). 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