Patrick James Bamford is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leeds United. He began his career at Nottingham Forest, and a month later joined Chelsea for a fee of £1. 5m. Chelsea then loaned him out to Milton Keynes Dons, Derby County, Middlesbrough with whom he won the Championship Player of the Year. Bamford then had further loans at Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley, before returning to Middlesbrought for £5.5m. He joined Leeds United on 31 July 2018 and helped the club win the EFL Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League.
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Patrick James Bamford is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leeds United. He began his career at Nottingham Forest, 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. Bamford then had further loans at Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley, before returning to Middlesbrought for £5.5m. 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. He plays the piano, violin, guitar and saxophone, and is conversational in French, Spanish and German. 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. He is a distant relative of JCB chairman Anthony Bamford. He played rugby union as a full-back until the end of Year 10 at Nottingham High School, where due to the lack of a school football team, he played rugbyunion as aFull-back, until his GCSEs. He studied A-Level French, History, Biology and General Studies and attained three grades at B and another at C. He was offered a football scholarship to study Business at Harvard University, but he rejected the offer to continue his career in England.
On 21 July 2015, Bamford signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea before being loaned out to Crystal Palace for the upcoming season. On 22 November 2012, he signed on loan at MK Dons until 7 January. He made his debut three days later against Colchester United, and ended the match with three assists. On 31 January 2013, he netted the first goal of his professional career at Crewe Alexandra’s Gresty Road. On 1 July, Chelsea extended Bamford’s loan to MK DONS until 5 January 2014. On 3 January 2014, Derby confirmed the signing of Bamford on a loan until end of the season. This returning Bamford will be returning to MKDons after returning to Derby County after his loan deal expires. He scored his last goal of the last season in the closing stages of a 3–3 draw against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup third round of the final stages of the 2013-14 season. His first goal came in his next game, when he opened the 76th minute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4–1 away defeat to Leicester City on January 10, 2014. He also scored his first goal in his second appearance for Derby on 10 January 2014 after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute of a 4-1 defeat to Wigan. On 8 February 2012, Bamford started to train with Chelsea’s first-team squad. He made the debut for the reserves in a friendly against Gillingham at Cobham, with Chelsea emerging victorious 5–4.
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