Arthur Read (footballer, born 1999)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur James Read[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Stevenage (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Stevenage | 30 | (1) |
| 2023– | Colchester United | 146 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
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.
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]