Sean Patton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Finn Harps | ||
| 2022–2023 | Derry City | ||
| 2025– | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Derry City | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Finn Harps (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:15, 29 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:51, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sean Patton (born 25 July 2006) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Reading Academy. He has previously played for Derry City and on loan for Finn Harps.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Youth career
[edit | edit source]Patton grew up in Drumkeen, County Donegal, and played for the Finn Harps under-15 side in 2020. The following year he graduated to their under-17 team, before signing for Derry City in 2022. Patton made appearances for both their under-17 and under-19 teams in 2022 and 2023, scoring 26 goals in 27 games.[1][2]
Derry City
[edit | edit source]Patton signed his first professional contract with Derry City in August 2022.[3] Patton made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut for the club against UCD in May 2023.[4]
He signed a 3-year contract extension with Derry City in July 2024 and joined Finn Harps on loan for the remainder of their 2024 League of Ireland First Division season.[5] He scored his first senior goal against Kerry on his debut for Finn Harps.[6] He went on trial to Portsmouth later that month.[7] Patton returned to Derry City at the conclusion of the 2024 season, having made 13 appearances and scored 1 goal in the First Division.
Patton was given the squad number 32 for the 2025 season, and played a greater role than before in pre-season, scoring a hat-trick against Sligo Rovers.[8] He was identified as one of the most promising young talents in the League of Ireland at the beginning of the season.[9]
Reading
[edit | edit source]On 1 September 2025, EFL League One club Reading announced the signing of Patton from Derry City, to a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with Patton joining up with their U21s squad for the 2025–26 season.[10][11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Patton made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U19 team in March 2024, scoring in a 3–1 friendly win against Slovakia U19.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played on 29 November 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[c] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0[e] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Finn Harps (loan) | 2024 | LOI First Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Reading | 2025–26 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
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