Arthur_Read_(footballer,_born_1999)

Arthur Read (footballer, born 1999)

Arthur Read (footballer, born 1999)

English association football player

Arthur James Read (born 3 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Colchester United. He is a product of the Luton Town academy.

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Career

Luton Town

A midfielder, Read began his career with Luton Town at under-9 level.[4] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-18 team and was awarded a scholarship in February 2016.[5] He made his first-team debut as a 90th-minute substitute for Jake Gray in a 3–1 home defeat to Millwall in an EFL Trophy group stage match on 8 November 2016,[6] and signed a three-year professional contract with the club two weeks later.[4] Read continued to play predominantly for the club's development and under-18 teams, with whom he won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup in 2016 and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2018.[7][8] During the next two seasons, he made six further EFL Trophy appearances,[9][10] and was loaned out to National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town for one month,[11] where he made five appearances.[12] Read rejected the offer of a new development contract in the summer of 2019 and departed Kenilworth Road having made seven appearances and scored one goal.[13][14]

Brentford

Read joined Championship club Brentford on 12 July 2019 to play in their B team, signing a one-year contract with the option of a further year, for a compensation fee.[15] Having made 30 appearances and scored five goals in his first season with the B team, Brentford exercised the option to extend Read's contract in July 2020.[16] He spent the entire 2020–21 season away on loan and departed when his contract expired.[17]

Stevenage

On 10 September 2020, Read joined League Two club Stevenage on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[18] He made 38 appearances, scored two goals and joined the club on a permanent contract at the end of the season.[17]

Colchester United

On 3 January 2023, Read signed a two-and-a-half year contract with League Two side Colchester United.[19]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2024
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  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Herts Charity Cup

Honours

Individual

References

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    "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Luton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 83. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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    "Hatters defeated as Lions show their teeth late on". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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    "Hatters retain Premier Cup by beating brave Barton". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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    "Report: Luton Town U18s 1 Wigan Athletic U18s 0". Luton Town F.C. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Arthur Read joins Hemel Hempstead on one month loan!". Luton Town F.C. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Squad: Arthur Read: 2018/19 season". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 12 July 2019 – via Pitchero.
  13. [13]
    "Luton Town retained list". Luton Town F.C. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  14. [14]
    Simmonds, Mike (12 July 2019). "Hatters midfielder signs for Brentford". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  15. [15]
    "B Team sign Arthur Read from Luton Town". Brentford F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Three contract options taken up". Brentford F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Arthur Read departs on permanent move to Stevenage". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  18. [18]
    "Arthur Read: Stevenage sign Brentford midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  19. [19]
    "U's snap up Read". Colchester United FC. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  24. [24]
    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  25. [25]
    "Games played by Arthur Read in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  26. [26]
    Branowsky, Dan (20 November 2020). "Arthur Read wins GCIS October Player of the Month". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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    "Arthur Read wins GCIS Player of the Month for December". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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