Liam Bridcutt
 Bridcutt playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Robert Bridcutt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Stockport County (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 132 | (2) |
| 2014– | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:17, 31 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Liam Robert Bridcutt (born 8 May 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland and the Scotland national team.
Club career
Chelsea
Born in Reading, Berkshire,[1] Bridcutt rose through the youth system at Chelsea, and signed a professional contract in the summer of 2007.[2] He signed on loan for Yeovil Town on 8 February 2008[3] and made his début against Walsall the following day.[4] He then moved to Watford on loan on 27 November 2008[5] making his début for the club against Doncaster Rovers on 29 November 2008. On 14 August 2009, Liam moved to Stockport County on loan until January 2010[6] and was sent off on his début in the 4–2 win at Brighton & Hove Albion. He scored his first professional goal whilst at Stockport during a Johnstone's Paint Trophy game against Port Vale.[7]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 28 August 2010, Bridcutt signed a five-month contract with League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. On 5 November 2010, he signed a contract extension until the end of the season after impressing Gus Poyet especially against Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United. Bridcutt scored his first goal in Albion colours in stoppage time of their 4–3 win over Carlisle United.[8] He followed this up with one of the goals in the 4–3 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge which led to Brighton's promotion to the Championship. Bridcutt's consistent performances in the 2011–12 Championship campaign earned him Brighton's Player of the Season award. Bridcutt's performances in the following 2012-13 Championship campaign earned him his second successive Player of the Season award, becoming the first Brighton player to achieve back-to-back Player of the Season awards since Bobby Zamora.[9]
Sunderland
On 30 January 2014, after weeks of speculation and a transfer request which was subsequently rejected by Brighton, [10] Bridcutt signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Sunderland, where he is to be reunited with former head coach Gus Poyet. Bridcutt signed for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £3.25 million[11]
Made his Sunderland debut in the Tyne–Wear derby in 3-0 win over Newcastle United.
International career
On 7 March 2013, Bridcutt was named in Gordon Strachan's Scotland squad for the World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Wales & Serbia.[12] He gained his first Scotland cap in the game versus Serbia on 26 March 2013.
Bridcutt qualifies for Scotland through his Edinburgh-born granddad.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 31 January 2014.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2007–08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Watford (loan) | 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2010–11 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion total | 132 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 2 | |
| Sunderland | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 163 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 190 | 3 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ↑ Player Profiles Chelsea F.C. Accessed 25 February 2008.
- ↑ Glovers land young Chelsea starlet. TeamTalk.com. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ↑ Sowden, Steve. Yeovil Town are going through a transition. Somerset County Gazette. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ↑ New Man on Loan!. Watford F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ↑ Hatters capture Bridcutt. Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ↑ "Port Vale 3 – 1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "Former Chelsea Midfielder Signs". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bridcutt Named Player of the Year". SeaGulls. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "Brighton reject Bridcutt transfer request as Sunderland bid £2.5m for midfielder". Daily Mail. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25962211
- ↑ "Poyet welcomes Bridcutt call-up". BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Brighton: Liam Bridcutt delighted at first Scotland call-up". BBC Sport. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ Liam Bridcutt career stats at Soccerbase
External links
- Liam Bridcutt career stats at Soccerbase
- Liam Bridcutt at National-Football-Teams.com
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