| Paddy Lane | |
| Fullname: | Patrick John Lane[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, England |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Portsmouth |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthclubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Youthyears2: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hyde United |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Hyde United |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Farsley Celtic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Farsley Celtic (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps4: | 57 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Portsmouth |
| Caps5: | 68 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13:05, 3 June 2022 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Patrick John Lane (born 18 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Portsmouth.
Having previously played for Blackburn Rovers at youth level,[2] Lane came through Hyde United's youth academy, and started his senior career at the club.[3] He joined Farsley Celtic of the National League North on a one-month loan in November 2020, and returned to the club on a second month-long loan the following month.[4] He made 9 appearances across his two loan spells at Farsley Celtic.[5] Having scored 13 goals in 67 appearances in all competitions for Hyde United, Lane signed for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee in summer 2021.[6] He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2021 as a substitute in a 4–2 win away to Rotherham United, and scored his first goal for the club on 25 September when he "cut inside and fired a fine finish into the far corner" to equalise in a 2–2 draw with Cambridge United.[7] He was named in the club's starting line-up for their following match on 28 September – a 1–1 draw with Milton Keynes Dons.[8] In December 2021, he signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2024, with the option to extend the contract by a year.[9] After two goals and an assist in January 2022, he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Month award for that month,[10] but lost to Michael Smith of Rotherham United.[11] Lane ended his first season in professional football by winning the EFL League One Young Player of the Year award.[12] He was also awarded the Fleetwood Town Supporters' Player of the Year Award.[13]
In January 2023 Lane joined Portsmouth.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 May 2023 against Wycombe Wanderers.[15]
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, Lane was eligible to play for England, Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through heritage.[16] Lane has represented Northern Ireland six times at under-21 level, scoring once.[17]
Lane was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad in March 2022.[18] Lane made his senior international debut on 29 March in a 1–0 defeat to Hungary, starting the game in left-wing-back position.[19]
Lane plays as a winger.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hyde United | 2018–19[20] | NPL Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | NPL Premier Division | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[21] | 4 | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[22] | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 67 | 13 | ||||
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2020–21[23] | National League North | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2021–22 | League One | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| Career total | 99 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 114 | 18 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
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