| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Free Agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| 1993–1998 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998 | Macarthur Rams | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Wollongong Wolves | 96 | (17) |
| 2002–2004 | Bradford City | 8 | (2) |
| 2004–2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 94 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Adelaide United | 60 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998 | Australia U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 27 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul James Reid (born 6 July 1979) is a professional football (soccer) player who last played for A-League club Adelaide United. Reid previously played for Wollongong Wolves during their championship winning seasons before moving to England where he played for six years with Bradford City and Brighton & Hove Albion before returning to Australia.
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Born in Sydney, Australia, Reid started his youth career at Marconi Stallions alongside Socceroos, Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton in the same U-13 team and was quickly noted for his talents.[1]
Reid went on to begin his senior football career in Australia for Wollongong Wolves in 1998. He become a cult hero during his time at the Wollongong Wolves after scoring the last minute equiliser in the 2000 grand final against Perth Glory. The Wolves went on to win the game 7–6 on penalties.[2] In 2002, Reid moved to England and joined Bradford City, but only stayed for one season before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2003.
Reid had usually played in the right-back position in defence for the Seagulls, but the player has stated his preferred position is in the centre of midfield. Near the start of the 2006–07 season, Reid suffered a serious knee injury which saw him sidelined for nearly a year, but the player did return for the start of the 2007–08 pre-season. On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Reid, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart and Guy Butters were to be released from the club.[3] On 11 July 2008, Reid began training with Hereford United in a bid to win a new contract.[4]
He was expected to sign with Perth Glory for the 2008–09 A-League season,[5] but instead signed with Adelaide United on a two-year deal.[6] He won a call up to the national-team squad in October 2008 along with Adelaide United team mates Scott Jamieson, Robert Cornthwaite and Eugene Galeković.[7] Despite usually playing in a deep midfield role Reid has created a number of assists from both open play and set pieces.[8][9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium on 18 January 2009.[10]
Reid made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in a AFC Asian Cup qualifing match versus Indonesia.
Correct as of 29 January 2009.
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United[11] | 2008–09 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 59 | 3 | |||||||
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008-09 A-League season etc.)
With Wollongong Wolves: