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Will Patching
Personal information
Full name William Luke Patching[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Notts County 6 (0)
2020–2021 Dundalk 23 (0)
2021 → Derry City (loan) 16 (6)
2022– Derry City 95 (24)
International career
2013–2014 England U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 England U17 16 (1)
2015 England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

William Luke Patching (born 18 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. He will join Carlisle United on 1 January 2025.

He joined Notts County from the Manchester City Academy in July 2018. He was released by County in August 2019, and joined Irish club Dundalk in November 2019.

A former youth team player with England up until under-18 level, participating at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

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Notts County

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Born in Stockport, Patching joined the Academy at Manchester City at the age of six.[4] He signed a two-year contract with Notts County on 1 July 2018.[5] "Magpies" manager Kevin Nolan said that "when we spoke to a couple of people at Man City they were surprised Will had been released".[6] Patching had rejected a transfer move to Derby County only six months previously.[7] He picked up an injury in pre-season.[8] He made his professional debut on 14 August, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Noor Husin in a 3–3 draw at Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup; County lost the subsequent shoot-out despite him converting his penalty.[9] He made his first start at Meadow Lane on 9 October, in a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United U21s in the EFL Trophy.[10] He made a total of ten appearances during the 2018–19 campaign as County were relegated out of the English Football League with a 23rd-place finish in League Two. On 12 August 2019, manager Neal Ardley stated that Patching could go out on loan to gain experience and match fitness,[11] but Patching left the club by mutual consent two days later.[12]

Dundalk

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He began training with Port Vale in August 2019,[3] but was subsequently signed by League of Ireland Premier Division team Dundalk in November 2019 ahead of the 2020 season.[13]

On 22 February 2021 it was announced that Patching had joined fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City initially on loan until July 2021, with the option to buy.[14]

Upon his return to Dundalk, he scored in both legs to help defeat Newtown A.F.C. and FCI Levadia Tallinn in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round.[15]

Derry City

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On 22 November 2021, it was announced that Patching had signed a two-year contract with Derry City following the expiry of his contract at Dundalk, from the 2022 season.[16]

Carlisle United

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In December 2024 it was announced that Patching would join Carlisle United on 1 January 2025, on a two-and-a-half year contract.[17][18]

International career

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Patching was selected by head coach Neil Dewsnip for England's under-17 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, and came on as a substitute in the group stage draws with Guinea and South Korea.[19][20]

Style of play

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Port Vale assistant manager Dave Kevan described Patching as a "very promising young player" who was a very "creative" midfielder, "very comfortable in possession, [who] likes to join the front man and get forward".[3]

Career statistics

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As of 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2018–19[21] EFL League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 — 3[c] 0 10 0
Dundalk 2020[2] League of Ireland Premier Division 7 0 2 0 — 0 0 — 9 0
2021[2] 16 0 4 0 — 5[d] 3 — 25 3
Total 23 0 6 0 — 5 3 0 0 34 3
Derry City (loan) 2021[2] League of Ireland Premier Division 16 6 — — — — 16 6
Derry City 2022[2] League of Ireland Premier Division 33 10 3 1 — 2[d] 0 — 38 11
2023[2] 29 7 2 1 — 6[d] 2 1[e] 1 38 11
2024[2] 33 7 4 0 — 2 0 — 39 7
Total 95 24 9 2 0 0 10 2 1 1 115 29
Career total 140 29 18 2 1 0 15 5 5 1 175 38
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Will Patching at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Baggaley, Michael (23 August 2019). "Former Manchester City and Notts County midfielder training with Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Porter, Alex (4 September 2015). "Introducing... Will Patching". mancity.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Will Patching: Notts County to sign Man City midfielder on 1 July". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ Brennan, Stuart (3 July 2018). "Man City's release of England starlet 'a surprise' to academy staff". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ Curtis, Leigh (5 June 2018). "How a twist of fate and help from Michael Owen led to Patching's move to Notts". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ Davies, Matt (21 November 2018). "Patching pushing to become a first-team regular at Notts County". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Carabao Cup: Middlesbrough beat Notts County on penalties after 3-3 draw". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Leasing.Com Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. ^ Curtis, Leigh (12 August 2019). "Notts County to allow trio to leave the club on loan". nottinghampost.
  12. ^ "Patching leaves Notts County • West Bridgford Wire". West Bridgford Wire. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ^ Dempsey, Andrew (20 November 2019). "Dundalk snap up former Manchester City youngster Will Patching". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ Barr, Ethan (22 February 2021). "City Sign Will Patching On Loan". Derry City Football Club.
  15. ^ Fallon, John (29 July 2021). "Vinny Perth 'proud' as Will Patching fires Dundalk to Euro win in Tallinn". Irish Examiner.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Will Patching makes move from Dundalk to Derry City". independent.
  17. ^ "Will Patching: Carlisle United sign Derry City midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Patching leaves Derry City to join Carlisle United". 28 December 2024 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Matches - England - Guinea". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  20. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Matches - Korea Republic - England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Will Patching in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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