Alex Reid

Alex Michael Reid (born 6 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stockport County.

Reid began his career at Aston Villa's academy before becoming an apprentice at Walsall. He joined Swedish club Ange IF in 2014, before returning to England to play for Solihull Moors in 2015. He then joined Rushall Olympic of the Northern Premier League and spent a year-and-a-half there. Following a successful trial, Reid signed for League One club Fleetwood Town in January 2017. During his time at Fleetwood, he was loaned out to National League clubs in the form of Wrexham and former employers Solihull Moors throughout the 2017–18 season. Reid signed for Stevenage in July 2018. He spent the last three months of the 2018–19 season on loan at AFC Fylde and helped the club to win the FA Trophy during his time there.

Style Of Play

Reid was described as "strong and athletic", as well as "having an eye for goal" by Fleetwood Town development coach Paul Murray. Stevenage manager Dino Maamria called Reid a "pure athlete" and stated that "he will add pace to our forward-line".