Patrick Reading

Patrick James Reading (born 29 May 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Championship club Ayr United.

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)

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