Andy Reid (Irish footballer)
Reid in 2007
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| Full name | Andrew Matthew Reid | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1982 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Cherry Orchard | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Nottingham Forest | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Nottingham Forest | 144 | (21) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | (8) | |||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Sunderland | 68 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Blackpool | 5 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 119 | (16) | |||||||||
| Total | 409 | (52) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 15 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2003–2013 | Republic of Ireland | 29 | (4) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:27, 16 November 2013 (UTC) |
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Andrew Matthew "Andy" Reid (born 29 July 1982) is a retired Irish footballer who played as a midfielder. He turned professional in August 1999 making his debut for Nottingham Forest on 29 November 2000 against Sheffield United. Reid moved from Forest to Tottenham in 2005, then to Charlton Athletic in 2006, Sunderland in 2008 and Blackpool in 2011. In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal back at Nottingham Forest. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland internationally.
Reid was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. He went to school at Synge Street CBS, Dublin. Football was in his blood as his father Bill played for St Patrick's Athletic and his uncle Victor played for Shelbourne.
He started his footballing career with Irish youth clubs – Lourdes Celtic and Cherry Orchard. He turned down Manchester United and Arsenal to sign for Nottingham Forest.
Reid started his career with the Nottingham Forest youth academy, after joining from Cherry Orchard. Reid said "I chose Forest years ago because they made me feel wanted, because they had more time for me as a young kid than I felt at Arsenal or United". He turned professional in August 1999, making made his debut on 29 November 2000 against Sheffield United. In the 2001–02 season Reid failed to score a goal, although he played in 31 games.
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