James Tyrrell Reid (born 15 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Reading. Born in England, he plays internationally for Northern Ireland.
Early life Born in Torquay, Devon, Reid attended South Dartmoor Community College together with both Ollie Watkins and Matt Jay.
Club career Exeter City Reid graduated from the Exeter City youth team to turn professional in April 2012.
Reid made his debut for Exeter on 26 December 2012, receiving praise for his performance in a 3–1 defeat to Oxford United at St James Park.
Dorchester Town He was loaned out to Conference South side Dorchester Town in July 2012.
Torquay United On 18 February 2015, Jamie Reid completed a loan move to Torquay United.
Truro City On 29 September 2015, Reid joined Truro City on a one-month loan. He made his debut just four days later, opening the scoring by lobbing the keeper from 20 yards out just eight minutes into a 3–0 win over Havant & Waterlooville.
On 26 October, Steve Tully announced that Reid's loan had been extended by another month.
Torquay United On 25 July 2016, Reid completed a three-month loan move to Torquay United. On 5 January 2017 Reid's loan was extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 30 June 2017, he returned to Torquay United on a six-month loan deal.
On 20 October 2017, Reid signed an 18-month contract with Torquay United after spending 10 years at Exeter City, beginning in the youth system and earning a professional contract in May 2011. During the 2018–19 season Reid would score 32 goals in a promotion season for Torquay, receiving the club's Player of the Year award and the golden boot. He was also included in the National League South Team of the Year and was named as the Player of the Year after securing the golden boot.
Mansfield Town
Reid joined League Two club Mansfield Town on a two-year contract on 23 June 2020. He scored his first goal for Mansfield on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Scunthorpe United.
Stevenage Reid signed for fellow League Two club Stevenage on 13 July 2021. He scored an 88th minute penalty to equalise the match in a third round FA Cup tie away at Premier League side Aston Villa as Stevenage prevailed 2–1 at Villa Park, as well as helping them gain promotion to League One. He scored 23 goals in all competitions for Stevenage in the 2023–24 season, with 18 of them being in the league. This form saw him included in the EFL League One Team of the Season.
On 19 May 2025, the club announced the player had agreed a new contract.
Reading On 31 August 2026, Reid joined Reading for an undisclosed fee signing a two-year contract.
International career Reid was called up to represent Northern Ireland U21 during his time at Exeter City, and he made two appearances for them in 2013.
Reid scored on his international debut for Northern Ireland on 22 March 2024 in the 1–1 draw against Romania.
He is eligible to represent Northern Ireland through his maternal grandmother.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsExeter City2012–13League Two42000000422013–14League Two60001010802014–15League Two00000000002015–16League Two1312000101612016–17League Two0000000000Total233201020283Dorchester Town (loan)2012–13Conference South12310—00133Torquay United (loan)2014–15Conference Premier2000—0020Truro City (loan)2015–16National League South5300—0053Torquay United (loan)2016–17National League46400—10474Torquay United2017–18National League41610—104362018–19National League South422942—2148322019–20National League321821—223621Total1635773—6317663Mansfield Town2020–21League Two396201031457Stevenage2021–22League Two38731214147102022–23League Two451043214055142023–24League One421843202150222024–25League One4281100204592025–26League One44141010204814Total211571387214224569Career total453129251192256512148
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorthern Ireland202481202551202630Total162
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reid goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jamie ReidNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 22 March 2024 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 1 1–0 1–1 Friendly 2 4 September 2025 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 9 1–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Torquay United National League South: 2018–19
Stevenage EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2022–23
Individual National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19 National League South Player of the Year: 2018–19 EFL League One Team of the Season: 2023–24
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