Patrick James Bamford was born on 5 September 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.
47 Facts About Patrick Bamford
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Patrick Bamford then had further loans at Premier League clubs Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley, but saw limited playing time.
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Patrick Bamford was capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-18 level before changing allegiances to England.
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Patrick Bamford has represented England from under-18 to senior level, making his senior debut in September 2021.
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Patrick Bamford was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and raised in the small, nearby village of Norwell, Nottinghamshire.
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Patrick Bamford joined Nottingham Forest's academy as an eight-year-old after playing junior football for Muskham Cougars.
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Patrick Bamford 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.
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Patrick Bamford ended up with five A*s, three As and two Bs in his GCSEs.
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Patrick Bamford studied French, History, Biology and General Studies at A-Level and attained 3 Bs and a C 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.
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Patrick Bamford 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.
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Patrick Bamford netted his first goal in Chelsea colours, rounding off a tidy team move and scored his second, the winner from the penalty spot.
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On 21 July 2015, Patrick Bamford signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea before being loaned out to Crystal Palace for the upcoming season.
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Patrick Bamford made his debut three days later against Colchester United, and ended the match with three assists.
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Manager Karl Robinson said that he hoped Patrick Bamford would stay until the end of season.
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On 31 January 2013, Patrick Bamford's loan was extended until 20 May, having impressed enough before sustaining a hamstring injury.
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On 1 July, Patrick Bamford rejoined MK Dons on loan until 5 January 2014.
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Patrick Bamford scored 14 league goals in 23 appearances for MK Dons during this six-month period, and thus was the subject of speculation that he would be sent on loan to a club at a higher level.
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Patrick Bamford dedicated the goal to his godfather, former Nottingham Forest chairman Nigel Doughty.
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On 29 August 2014, Patrick Bamford joined Middlesbrough on loan until 1 January.
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Later on, Patrick Bamford revealed that he was the designated penalty-taker and apologised to his teammate for missing the penalty.
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Patrick Bamford won the first award, with the second going to Dele Alli of Milton Keynes Dons.
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On 21 July 2015, Patrick Bamford signed on loan for Crystal Palace for the upcoming season.
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Patrick Bamford cited lack of first-team opportunities as the reason for his departure.
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On 30 January 2016, after terminating his loan spell with Crystal Palace, Patrick Bamford joined Norwich City on loan until the end of the season.
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On 30 August 2016, Patrick Bamford joined Burnley on a season-long loan.
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On 31 July 2018, Patrick Bamford joined Leeds United for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.
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Patrick Bamford was given the number 9 shirt for the season.
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On 7 September 2018, Patrick Bamford started for the Leeds United under-23 team against Bristol City.
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El Ghazi's red card was later rescinded by the FA and Patrick Bamford received a two-match ban for deception.
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Replays showed that Patrick Bamford had dived to the ground clutching his face despite no contact being made.
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Leeds qualified for the playoffs and, with Patrick Bamford out suspended, Kemar Roofe started the first leg of the Championship play-offs at Pride Park on 11 May 2019, netting the sole goal of the game against sixth-placed Derby County for Roofe's 15th goal of the season.
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Patrick Bamford finished the season with 13 goals across 44 games for Leeds.
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Patrick Bamford featured in several episodes, and the series was narrated by Academy Award-winning actor and Leeds fan Russell Crowe.
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Patrick Bamford's performances saw him one of six players nominated in September for the Championship PFA Player of the Month for August 2019; however, Bamford lost out to his teammate Ben White who won the award on 4 September.
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Patrick Bamford [took] this decision: he has to be combine[d] and he's starting to know some players, in the case of Nketiah for example, he needs to know how he combines with.
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On 2 October 2020, Patrick Bamford was nominated for Premier League Player of the Month for the three goals and one assist he had in September but lost out to Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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Patrick Bamford played in all 38 league fixtures, starting almost every game, with Bielsa occasionally bringing on Tyler Roberts as a tactical substitute for him in the first few weeks of the season, and Rodrigo proving to be a prolifically goal-scoring substitute for Patrick Bamford in the season's final fixtures.
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On 19 August 2021, Patrick Bamford signed a new five-year contract with Leeds.
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Patrick Bamford played for the Republic of Ireland once at under-18 level, as he qualifies to play for Ireland under the grandparent rule.
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On 28 February 2012, Patrick Bamford made his first appearance for the England under-19s in a friendly against the Czech Republic.
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Patrick Bamford was brought on at half time and 20 minutes into the second half Chelsea teammate Todd Kane put a cross into the box which Bamford firmly headed into the goal, scoring his first England under-19 goal.
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Patrick Bamford was included in Gareth Southgate's 27-man preliminary squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but was excluded from the final squad due to injury.
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On 23 December 2018, new Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy confirmed he would be speaking to Patrick Bamford about calling him up to the national team, and on 7 March 2019 McCarthy claimed that Patrick Bamford would be switching his allegiance back to Ireland.
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In October 2020, Patrick Bamford said in an interview that it "would be a dream [come true]" to play for England and make the England squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
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Patrick Bamford said that he would aim to make the squad but was not named as one of Gareth Southgate's squad of 26 players, nor his provisional 33-player-squad, announced on 25 May 2021.
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Patrick Bamford is a versatile forward, who can play as a lone striker or in a pair, and can play in an attacking midfield position or on either wing.
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Patrick Bamford is known for his technique and ability on the ball and his delivery of assists, as well as his proficiency in the air.