Michael Stickland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael George Stickland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Reading | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:30, 13 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Michael George Stickland (born 9 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the EFL League One club Reading.
Career
Stickland made his professional debut with Reading in a 3–0 EFL Cup loss to Swansea City on 10 August 2021.[4]
On 24 June 2025, Stickland signed a new one-year contract with Reading.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Reading Football Club [@ReadingFC] (9 November 2023). "Quite a few Royals-related birthdays to acknowledge today!" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Michael Stickland". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Reading vs. Swansea City - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Stickland signs new Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Michael Stickland at Soccerway