Patrick Bauer (footballer)
Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Preston North End.
 Bauer training with VfB Stuttgart in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Bauer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Backnang, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | TSG Backnang | ||
| 2005–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart II | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Marítimo B (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Marítimo B | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Marítimo | 45 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 124 | (8) |
| 2019– | Preston North End | 93 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 24 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 9 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In May 2011 Bauer extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2015.[3] On 29 July 2011, he had his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart in the first round of the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal against SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[4]
On 17 August 2012, Bauer was loaned out to C.S. Marítimo until the end of the 2012–13 season.[5] On 26 August 2012, he made his debut for C.S. Marítimo B in the Segunda Liga against Vitória S.C. B.[6] Six days later, he scored his first goal in the Segunda Liga against Sporting B.[7] On 24 July 2013, Bauer signed a three-year contract with Marítimo.[8]
On 22 June 2015, Bauer became Charlton Athletic's first signing of the summer by putting pen to paper on a four-year contract with the Championship side.[9] He made his Charlton Athletic debut against QPR on 8 August 2015. On 12 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Rotherham United.[10]
On 26 May 2019, Bauer scored the winning goal for Charlton in the 94th minute of the 2019 EFL League One play-off final against Sunderland at Wembley Stadium.[11]
He was offered a new contract by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season,[12] but instead decided to sign a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End.[13]
International career
Bauer has been capped for Germany national youth teams ten times in total.[14]
Personal life
Bauer and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in May 2019.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Marítimo B (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Marítimo B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Marítimo | 2013–14[16] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014–15[17] | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[18] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016–17[19] | League One | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2017–18[20] | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[21] | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 124 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 9 | ||
| Preston North End | 2019–20[22] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2020–21[23] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[24] | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23[25] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 327 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 360 | 26 | ||
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
- Three appearances in the League One play-offs
References
- "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "Patrick Bauer". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Changes afoot". VfB Stuttgart. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Official match report: SV Wehen Wiesbaden – VfB Stuttgart 1:2 (1:1)". German Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- "Patrick Bauer wechselt auf Leihbasis". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- "Official match report: Marítimo B – V. Guimarães B 2:0". Portuguese League for Professional Football. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "Official match report: Sporting B – Marítimo B 3:2". Portuguese League for Professional Football. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- "Filipe Oliveira é reforço para o Marítimo B e Bauer assina por três temporadas (portuguese)". Club Sport Marítimo official site. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- "Charlton clinch signing of 6ft 4in defender Patrick Bauer". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- "Charlton 1–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "Charlton return to Championship after Patrick Bauer scores last-gasp winner". Guardian. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Charlton Athletic offer Patrick Bauer and Joe Aribo new contracts". BBC Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "Patrick Bauer Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End F.C. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- "Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Podolski: Neue Herausforderung im Ausland" [Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Podolski: New Challenges Abroad] (in German). DFB. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.
- "Patrick Bauer: Charlton defender to focus on fatherhood after Wembley winner". BBC Sport. 27 May 2019.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- Profile at lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
- Patrick Bauer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Profile at kicker.de (in German)