Patrick Bamford

Patrick Bamford

Bamford training with Milton Keynes Dons in 2013
Personal information
Full namePatrick James Bamford[1]
Date of birth5 September 1993
Place of birthGrantham, Lincolnshire, England[2]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Middlesbrough
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number23
Youth career
2001–2011Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Nottingham Forest2(0)
2012–Chelsea0(0)
2012–2013→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)37(18)
2014→ Derby County (loan)21(8)
2014–→ Middlesbrough (loan)38(17)
National team‡
2010Republic of Ireland U181(0)
2010–2011England U182(0)
2012England U192(1)
2013–England U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2014

Patrick James Bamford (born 5 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Middlesbrough on loan from Chelsea. Bamford plays as centre forward, but also capable of playing an attacking midfield role.

He began his career at Nottingham Forest, making his debut on 31 December 2011, and a month later joined Chelsea for a fee of £1.5 million. Chelsea have loaned him out to Milton Keynes Dons, Derby County and Middlesbrough, and he won the Championship Player of the Year during his time at the latter club.

Capped once for the Republic of Ireland at under-18 level, he later changed allegiances to England, whom he has represented up to the under-21 team.

Early life

Bamford was born in Grantham and raised in a small, nearby village called Norwell. He joined Nottingham Forest's Academy as an eight-year-old after playing junior football for Muskham Cougars.[4] He attended Nottingham High School, where due to the lack of a school football team he played Rugby Union as a full-back, until the end of Year 10. Bamford ended up with five A*s, three As and two Bs at GCSE. He did French, History, Biology and General Studies and got a good set of A-Level results,[5] ending up with three Bs and a C. Bamford was offered a scholarship by Harvard University, however he rejected the offer to continue his football career.[6][7]

Career

Nottingham Forest

Bamford was an unused substitute during Forest's League Cup Third Round tie against Newcastle United at the City Ground on 21 September 2011, a 3–4 defeat after extra time.[8] He made his Forest debut against Cardiff City in a 0–1 home defeat on 31 December, coming on as a substitute for Matt Derbyshire with 12 minutes remaining.[9] He appeared in Forest's next game on 2 January 2012, coming on again as an added-time substitute for Andy Reid as Forest beat Ipswich 3–1 at Portman Road.[10] On 19 January, Bamford furthered his claim to a place in the Forest side by scoring five and setting up three goals in a 9–1 victory over Wigan Athletic youth in the FA Youth Cup, and the following week scored four goals in a 5–1 win over Southampton.

Chelsea

On 31 January 2012, Bamford joined Chelsea on a five-year contract for a fee of £1.5 million.[11][12] On 8 February 2012, he started to train with Chelsea's first team squad. He made his debut for Chelsea Reserves in a friendly against Gillingham at Cobham with Chelsea emerging victorious 5–4. Bamford netted his first goal in Chelsea colours, rounding off a tidy team move and also scored his second, the winner from the penalty spot.[13]

Loans to MK Dons

On 22 November 2012, he signed on loan at Milton Keynes Dons until 7 January.[14] He made his debut three days later against Colchester United, and ended the match with three assists. Karl Robinson said that he hoped Bamford would stay until the end of season.

On 31 January 2013, Bamford's loan was extended until 20 May,[15] having impressed enough before sustaining a hamstring injury. On 19 March, he netted the first goal of his professional career at Crewe Alexandra's Gresty Road.[16]

On 1 July, Chelsea extended Bamford's loan to MK Dons until 5 January 2014.[17] Bamford scored 14 league goals in 23 appearances for MK Dons during this six-month period, and thus received speculation that he would be sent on loan to a club at a higher level. On 31 December, Karl Robinson confirmed that Bamford will not be returning to MK Dons after his loan deal expires.[18] This club was later announced as Derby County. He made his last appearance for The Dons on 4 January 2014, where he scored his 17th goal of the season in the closing stages of a 3–3 draw against the holders Wigan Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup.[19]

Loan to Derby County

On 3 January 2014, Derby County confirmed the signing of Bamford on a loan until the end of the season.[20] Bamford made his debut for Derby as a substitute on 10 January 2014, in a 4–1 away defeat to Leicester City.[21] His first goal came in his next game, at home to Brighton & Hove Albion, when he opened the scoring in the 76th minute after coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Simon Dawkins. He dedicated the goal to his godfather, former Nottingham Forest chairman Nigel Doughty.[22] On 24 January, Bamford won the Football League's Young Player of the Month award for December following his performances on loan at MK Dons.[23] One day later, he scored his 19th goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Blackburn Rovers.[24] Bamford continued his great form – he scored in the next two matches, against Yeovil Town on 28 January[25] and against Birmingham City on 1 February.[26] On 18 February, Bamford's strike earned Derby a 1–0 win at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday.[27] Bamford failed to score in the next 6 games for Derby however on 25 March he scored a goal in a 2–1 loss against Ipswich Town.[28] In the next game on 29 March against Charlton Athletic, he scored the second of three goals, capitalising on an error by the captain Johnnie Jackson in the 38th minute.[29] He continued his goalscoring form as he scored his 25th goal of the season away from home against Blackpool on 8 April.[30]

Loan to Middlesbrough

Bamford playing for Middlesbrough against Millwall in 2015.

On 29 August 2014, Bamford joined Middlesbrough on loan until 1 January.[31][32] Bamford made his debut for Boro as a substitute on 30 August 2014, in a 1–0 home defeat to Reading.[33] On 20 September he scored his first goal for Boro on his first start for the club in a 4–0 home win over Brentford.[34]

Bamford replaced Grant Leadbitter for the final 8 minutes of extra time in the third round of the League Cup against Liverpool on 23 September. In added time, he was fouled by Kolo Touré for a penalty which he converted himself to make the score 2–2, thus resulting in a penalty shootout. Although his penalty in the shootout was saved by Simon Mignolet, he scored one in sudden death, but Middlesbrough lost 14–13 on penalties.[35]

After scoring in the League Cup against Liverpool on 23 September, Bamford went through a period of four games played without scoring. On 1 November, Bamford scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Rotherham United. Bamford again, scored on 4 November against Norwich City; which ended in a 4–0 win for the Boro. On 22 November, Bamford came off the bench in the 55th minute against Wigan Athletic, and within three minutes of coming onto the pitch, scored the goal which levelled the game; the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[36] Bamford continued his fine scoring form, scoring on 29 November against Blackburn Rovers, and on 6 December against Millwall; four goals in five games.

Bamford again continued to impress during the game against league leaders Derby County on 13 December, in which he scored the opening goal within the first 6 minutes, and later won a penalty which was converted by Grant Leadbitter in a 2–0 win. The result moved his team into 2nd place in the Championship, level on points with A.F.C. Bournemouth.[37] On 31 December, his loan was extended for the remainder of the season.[38]

On 24 January 2015, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Bamford exploited an error by Fernando to open the scoring as Middlesbrough defeated reigning Premier League champions Manchester City 2–0 away.[39]

On 3 April, Bamford sent Middlesbrough to the top of the Championship table by scoring his 17th goal of the season in a 1-0 win against Wigan Athletic.[40] On 11 April, Bamford scored his 18th goal of the season against Rotherham United, but did miss a penalty during stoppage-time after fighting it over with fellow striker Kike who won the penalty originally. Later on, Bamford revealed that he was the designated penalty-taker and apologised to his teammate for missing the penalty.[41] Also that month, he was nominated at the Football League Awards for Championship Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.[42] He won the first award, with the second going to Dele Alli of Milton Keynes Dons.[43]

International career

Bamford played for the Republic of Ireland once at Under 18 level, he qualifies to play for Ireland under the grandparent rule. On 28 February 2012, Bamford made his first appearance for the England U19s in a friendly match against Czech Republic. He was brought on at half time, only 20 minutes into the second half Chelsea team-mate Todd Kane put a cross into the box which Bamford firmly headed into the goal; scoring his first England U19 goal. On 17 November 2013 he was called up to the England U21 team for the first time for a game against San Marino U21, after a fantastic start to the season having scored 12 goals in 20 appearances.[44] Two days later Bamford made his U21s debut, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a 9–0 win over San Marino.[45]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2011–12[46] Championship 200000—20
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2012–13[47] League One 144———144
2013–14[48] League One 231431212[lower-alpha 1]13017
Total 37183121214421
Derby County (loan) 2013–14[48] Championship218——2[lower-alpha 2]0238
Middlesbrough (loan) 2014–15[49] Championship 38173111—4219
Career totals 984362324111148
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 9. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 452. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Patrick Bamford". Premier League. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Liam (1 February 2012). "Teenager seals big move to Chelsea". Newark Advertiser (Advertiser Group Newspapers). Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Dan; Phillips, Owen (2 February 2012). "Patrick Bamford's Chelsea move a sign of times". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea striker Bamford rejected Harvard offer - Goal.com". Goal.com.
  7. ↑ James, Stuart (21 May 2014). "Derby’s Patrick Bamford heads to finishing school at Wembley". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nott'm Forest 3–4 Newcastle (aet)". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Nott'm Forest 0–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ipswich 1–3 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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  13. ↑ "Bamford scores two". chelseafc.com (Chelsea F.C.). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Bamford joins on loan". mkdons.com (Milton Keynes Dons F.C.). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "BAMFORD'S SECOND LOAN SPELL AT MK DONS". chelseafc.com (Chelsea F.C.). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Crewe alexandra 2–1 mk dons pogba ends dons play-off dreams". MiltonKeynes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  17. ↑ http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-article/article/3225285
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  19. ↑ "Wigan 3 MK Dons 3". bbc.com (bbc). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Bamford Set To Sign". dcfc.com. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Leicester 4 Derby 1". bbc.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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  23. ↑ "BAMFORD PICKS UP FOOTBALL LEAGUE AWARD". chelseafc.com. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Blackburn 1 Derby 1". bbc.com. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Derby 3 Yeovil 2". bbc.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Birmingham 3 Derby 3". bbc.com. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Derby County". dcfc.co.uk. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Latest Match Report". dcfc.co.uk.
  29. ↑ "Latest Match Report". dcfc.co.uk.
  30. ↑ "Latest Match Report". dcfc.co.uk.
  31. ↑ "Boro for Bamford". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  32. ↑ "Chelsea Starlet Patrick Bamford Signs Up For Boro". mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  33. ↑ "Boro 0–1 Reading". mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  34. ↑ "Match Report: Boro 4–0 Brentford". mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  35. ↑ "Liverpool 2–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  36. ↑ "Wigan Athletic 1–1 Middlesbrough". espn.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  37. ↑ "England's Bamford fires Boro to victory over Derby". The FA. 13 December 2014.
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  42. ↑ "Football League Awards 2015: The shortlists in full". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Kevin Phillips: Ex-England striker wins Football League award". BBC Sport. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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  45. ↑ "Young Lions on cloud nine". thefa.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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  47. ↑ "Games played by Patrick Bamford in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 "Games played by Patrick Bamford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Patrick Bamford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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