James Tyrrell Reid (born 15 July 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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. Born in England, he plays internationally for

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Early life

Born in

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, Reid attended

South Dartmoor Community College South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,650. The school has a sixth form In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, ...

together with both

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and Matt Jay.

Club career

Exeter City

Reid graduated from the

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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

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Dorchester Town

He was loaned out to

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side Dorchester Town in July 2012.

Torquay United

On 18 February 2015, Jamie Reid completed a loan move to

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Truro City

On 29 September 2015, Reid joined

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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 8 minutes into a 3–0 win over Havant & Waterlooville. On 26 October,

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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

. 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

, 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

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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

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on a two-year contract on 23 June 2020. He scored his first goal for Mansfield on 10 November 2020 in an

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group game against

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Stevenage

Reid signed for fellow League Two club

on 13 July 2021. Reid scored an 88th minute penalty to equalise the match in a third round

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tie away at

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side

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as Stevenage prevailed 2–1 at

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, 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.

International career

Reid was called up to represent Northern Ireland U21 during his time at

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, and he made two appearances for them in 2013. Reid scored on his international debut for

on 22 March 2024 in the 1–1 draw against

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. He was eligible to represent them through his maternal grandmother.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reid goal.''

Honours

Torquay United *

: 2018–19 Stevenage *

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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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Jamie 1994 births Living people People educated at South Dartmoor Community College Footballers from Torquay Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Northern Ireland men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Northern Ireland descent Men's association football forwards Exeter City F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen