Patrick James Bamford is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leeds United.
Although primarily a forward he can play in 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 then loaned him out to Milton Keynes Dons, Derby County, Middlesbrough with whom he won the Championship Player of the Year. He then had further loans at Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley, before returning to Middlesbrough for a fee believed to be in the region of £5.5 million. He joined Leeds United on 31 July 2018 and helped the club win the EFL Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League under the management of Marcelo Bielsa.
Capped once for the Republic of Ireland at under-18 level, he later changed allegiances to England, which he represented up to under-21 level, before switching back to Ireland in 2019.<\/P>","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Middlesbrough,Burnley[on loan],Norwich City[on loan],Crystal Palace[on loan],Derby County[on loan],Milton Keynes Dons[on loan],Chelsea FC,Nottingham Forest,Nottingham Forest U18","9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Middlesbrough","18E9F76C307DDD99":"867","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2018-7-31","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","C6E00DEB351621C4":"225930","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1993-9-5","82CBDCB828DBDF896209A361CA981BCF":"","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Patrick James Bamford","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Patrick James Bamford","8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"
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Leeds United<\/STRONG>
EFL Championship: 2019–20
INDIVIDUAL
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Football League One Player of the Month:
<\/STRONG>October 2013
Football League Young Player of the Month:
<\/STRONG>December 2013
Football League Championship Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2014–15<\/P>","A16D5E6475634BB126EF698FB3550B8C":"5000000.00","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"Leeds United","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"9","30A86FC0880FF75E":"185cm","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"England,Ireland","4678B5349347B7EB":"71kg","e_index":1};