Jamie Reid (footballer, born July 1994)

For the Scottish footballer born in January 1994, see Jamie Reid (Scottish footballer).

Not to be confused with Jamie Reed (footballer).

James Tyrrell Reid (born 15 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Stevenage. Born in England, he plays internationally for Northern Ireland.

Jamie Reid

Personal information
Full name	James Tyrrell Reid[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Torquay, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Stevenage
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2012	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Exeter City	23	(3)
2012	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	12	(3)
2015	→ Truro City (loan)	5	(3)
2015	→ Torquay United (loan)	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Torquay United (loan)	46	(4)
2017	→ Torquay United (loan)	12	(1)
2017–2020	Torquay United	103	(52)
2020–2021	Mansfield Town	39	(6)
2021–	Stevenage	143	(38)
International career
2013	Northern Ireland U21	2[3]	(0)
2024–	Northern Ireland	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Torquay, Devon, Reid attended South Dartmoor Community College together with both Ollie Watkins and Matt Jay.^[4][5][6]

Club career

Exeter City

Reid graduated from the Exeter City youth team to turn professional in April 2012.^[7]

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.^[8]

Dorchester Town

He was loaned out to Conference South side Dorchester Town in July 2012.^[9]

Torquay United

On 18 February 2015, Jamie Reid completed a loan move to Torquay United.^[10]

Truro City

On 29 September 2015, Reid joined Truro City on a one-month loan.^[11] He made his debut just four days later, opening the scoring by lobbing the keeper from 20 yards out just 8 minutes into a 3–0 win over Havant & Waterlooville.^[12]

On 26 October, Steve Tully announced that Reid's loan had been extended by another month.^[13]

Torquay United

On 25 July 2016, Reid completed a three-month loan move to Torquay United.^[14] On 5 January 2017 Reid's loan was extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.^[15]

On 30 June 2017, he returned to Torquay United on a six-month loan deal.^[16]

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.^[17][18]

Mansfield Town

Reid joined League Two club Mansfield Town on a two-year contract on 23 June 2020.^[19] He scored his first goal for Mansfield on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Scunthorpe United.^[20]

Stevenage

Reid signed for fellow League Two club Stevenage on 13 July 2021.^[21] Reid 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,^[22] 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.^[23]

International career

Reid was called up to represent Northern Ireland U21 during his time at Doncaster Rovers, and he made two appearances for them in 2013.^[3]

Reid scored on his international debut for Northern Ireland on 22 March 2024 in the 1–1 draw against Romania.^[24]

He was eligible to represent them through his maternal grandmother.^[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2012–13[26]	League Two	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
	2013–14[27]	League Two	6	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	8	0
	2014–15[28]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[29]	League Two	13	1	2	0	0	0	1[a]	0	16	1
	2016–17[30]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		23	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	28	3
Dorchester Town (loan)	2012–13[31]	Conference South	12	3	1	0	—		0	0	13	3
Torquay United (loan)	2014–15[31]	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Truro City (loan)	2015–16[31]	National League South	5	3	0	0	—		0	0	5	3
Torquay United (loan)	2016–17[31]	National League	46	4	0	0	—		1[b]	0	47	4
Torquay United	2017–18[31][c]	National League	41	6	1	0	—		1[b]	0	43	6
	2018–19[31]	National League South	42	29	4	2	—		2[b]	1	48	32
	2019–20[31]	National League	32	18	2	1	—		2[b]	2	36	21
	Total		163	57	7	3	—		6	3	176	63
Mansfield Town	2020–21[32]	League Two	39	6	2	0	1	0	3[a]	1	45	7
Stevenage	2021–22[33]	League Two	38	7	3	1	2	1	4[a]	1	47	10
	2022–23[34]	League Two	45	10	4	3	2	1	4[a]	0	55	14
	2023–24[35]	League One	30	17	4	3	2	0	2[a]	1	38	21
	Total		113	34	11	7	6	2	10	2	140	45
Career total			344	109	23	10	8	2	21	6	396	127

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy
3. Reid made fifteen appearances and scored one goal for Torquay United on loan from Exeter City before signing permanently on 20 October 2017

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	2024	8	1
Total		8	1

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 Reid

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2024	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	1	Romania	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Torquay United

• National League South: 2018–19^[36]

Stevenage

• EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2022–23

Individual

• National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19^[17]
• National League South Player of the Year: 2018–19^[18]
• EFL League One Team of the Season: 2023–24^[23]