James Bree (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Patrick Bree[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 December 1997||
Place of birth | Wakefield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Ossett Town | ||
2009–2014 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Barnsley | 50 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Aston Villa | 21 | (0) |
2019 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Luton Town (loan) | 39 | (0) |
2020– | Luton Town | 52 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:38, 13 February 2022 (UTC) |
James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Luton Town.
Career[]
Barnsley[]
Bree began his career with Barnsley and made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers, becoming the club's second youngest debutant.[4][5]
Aston Villa[]
Bree signed for Aston Villa on 25 January 2017 on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, described by Barnsley as "substantial".[6] He made his debut for Aston Villa on 4 February in a 2–1 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[7][8]
He joined another Championship club, Ipswich Town, on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season.[9] His debut came three days later in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday.[10]
Luton Town[]
Following Aston Villa's promotion to the Premier League, Bree was loaned to Luton Town, who were newly promoted to the Championship, on 8 August 2019 on a season-long loan.[11] He made his Luton debut as a 74th-minute substitute for Martin Cranie in a 2–1 away defeat to Cardiff City two days later.[12] Bree contributed five assists[13] as Luton avoided relegation to League One on the final day of the season.[14]
Bree completed a permanent transfer to Luton on 1 September 2020.[15]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 12 February 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2013–14[16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[17] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2015–16[18] | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2016–17[19] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa | 2016–17[19] | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2017–18[20] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2018–19[21] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2018–19[21] | Championship | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Luton Town (loan) | 2019–20[12] | Championship | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
Luton Town | 2020–21[22] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2021–22[23] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Total | 91 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 98 | 1 | |||
Career total | 176 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 1 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
Honours[]
Barnsley
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b "James Bree: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "James Bree". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "James Bree becomes second youngest Reds player". Barnsley F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Barnsley 2–3 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "James Bree: Aston Villa sign Barnsley right-back and Iceland's Birkir Bjarnason". BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Evans, Gregg (6 February 2017). "Aston Villa's James Bree: His debut, his stats and the way he likes to play". Birmingham Live. Reach. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "James Bree: Ipswich Town sign Aston Villa defender on loan". ITV News Anglia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Warren, Andy (2 February 2019). "Ipswich Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday: Late heartbreak for Blues as Joao wins scrappy affair". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (8 August 2019). "This Aston Villa defender has left the club as Dean Smith trims the fringes". Birmingham Live. Reach. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Rushton, James (18 July 2020). "Aston Villa forgotten man makes bold relegation battle claim". Birmingham Live. Reach. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Law, James (22 July 2020). "Luton Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers: Nathan Jones' Hatters win to avoid relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Luton Town sign Aston Villa's James Bree & Charlton Athletic's Tom Lockyer". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links[]
- Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wakefield
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players