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 Town 3–1 at Portman Road. He made his Forest debut against Cardiff City in a 1–0 home defeat on 31 December, coming on as a substitute for Matt Derbyshire with 12 minutes remaining. Club career Nottingham Forest īamford was an unused substitute during Forest's League Cup third round tie against Newcastle United at the City Ground on 21 September 2011, a 4–3 defeat after extra time. He has said that his more privileged upbringing has led him to be treated differently in a sport where most players are from the working class. ĭescribed by the Yorkshire Evening Post in 2018 as "not your typical footballer", he plays the piano, violin, guitar and saxophone, and is conversational in French, Spanish and German. Bamford was offered a place at Harvard University and on the Harvard Men's Soccer team, but he rejected the offer to continue his career in England. He studied French, History, Biology and General Studies at A-Level and attained 3 Bs and a C. Bamford ended up with five A*s, three As and two Bs in his GCSEs. He attended the independent fee-paying 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. He joined Nottingham Forest's academy as an eight-year-old after playing junior football for Muskham Cougars. He has represented England from under-18 to senior level, making his senior debut in September 2021.īamford was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and raised in the small, nearby village of Norwell, Nottinghamshire. He subsequently joined Leeds United in July 2018 for a fee possibly rising to £10 million, and helped the club win the Championship title during the 2019–20 season and gain promotion to the Premier League.īamford was capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-18 level before changing allegiances to England. Bamford then had further loans at Premier League clubs Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley, but saw limited playing time.Īfter five years at the club without making a first-team appearance, Bamford left Chelsea and returned to Middlesbrough for a fee in the region of £5.5 million in January 2017. He was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons, Derby County, and Middlesbrough, winning the Championship Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season. A month later he joined Chelsea for a fee of £1.5 million. He made one appearance for the England national team in 2021.īamford began his career at Nottingham Forest, making his debut in December 2011, at the age of 18. Patrick James Bamford (born 5 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leeds United. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 5 September 2021 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, (UTC)
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