Alex is an Australian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. He is a native of Belmont

Belmont

-Sport:* Belmont Stakes, a horse race* Belmont Bombers, a junior ice hockey team in Belmont, Ontario* Belmont Shore RFC, a rugby union team in Long Beach, California-Automobiles:* Belmont , an American electric car sold in 1916...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. He currently plays for A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club Newcastle Jets.

Club career

Read started his career playing for local Newcastle outfit Valentine Phoenix FC

Valentine Phoenix FC

Valentine Phoenix is part of Valentine Eleebana Football Club, a football club based in Valentine a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales...

 were he was the clubs top goal scorer in both the under 23's and Senior team. Read was then signed by Hyundai A-League club North Queensland Fury and made his professional debut in the Hyundai A-League on 8 February 2011, in a round 26 clash against 2010-11 Minor Premiers Brisbane Roar in a 2–1 loss. He returned back to Valentine Phoenix FC

Valentine Phoenix FC

Valentine Phoenix is part of Valentine Eleebana Football Club, a football club based in Valentine a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales...

 after the the conclusion of the 2010-11 A-League season.

Newcastle Jets

On the 14th of May, it was announced that he was trialling at the Newcastle Jets, he later signed for the club.