James Bree
Bree playing for Luton Town in 2019
Personal information
Full name James Patrick Bree[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 14
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)
2020–2023 Luton Town 93 (2)
2023– Southampton 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton.

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]

Southampton

On 26 January 2023, Bree signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Southampton.[16] On 31 January 2023, Bree made his first appearance for Southampton in a 2–1 defeat against Newcastle United in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg.[17] Four days later, Bree made his Premier League debut in a 3–0 defeat to Brentford.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2013–14[19] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15[20] League One 11 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 14 0
2015–16[21] League One 19 0 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 24 0
2016–17[22] Championship 19 0 2 0 1 0 — 22 0
Total 50 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 61 0
Aston Villa 2016–17[22] Championship 7 0 — — — 7 0
2017–18[23] Championship 6 0 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 10 0
2018–19[24] 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[24] Championship 14 0 — — — 14 0
Luton Town (loan) 2019–20[12] Championship 39 0 1 0 2 0 — 42 0
Luton Town 2020–21[25] Championship 24 1 2 0 1 0 — 27 1
2021–22[26] Championship 42 1 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 45 1
2022–23[27] Championship 27 0 2 0 0 0 — 29 0
Total 132 2 6 0 3 0 2 0 143 2
Southampton 2022–23[27] Premier League 5 0 — 1 0 — 6 0
2023–24[28] Championship 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 15 0 0 0 1 0 — 17 0
Career total 232 2 10 0 12 0 9 0 263 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs

Honours

Barnsley

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "James Bree: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "James Bree". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "James Bree becomes second youngest Reds player". Barnsley F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Barnsley 2–3 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ "James Bree: Aston Villa sign Barnsley right-back and Iceland's Birkir Bjarnason". BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "James Bree: Ipswich Town sign Aston Villa defender on loan". ITV News Anglia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ Rushton, James (18 July 2020). "Aston Villa forgotten man makes bold relegation battle claim". Birmingham Live. Reach. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. ^ Law, James (22 July 2020). "Luton Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers: Nathan Jones' Hatters win to avoid relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Luton Town sign Aston Villa's James Bree & Charlton Athletic's Tom Lockyer". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Saints complete Bree signing". Southampton FC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  17. ^ McNulty, Phil (31 January 2023). "Newcastle United 2–1 Southampton (agg: 3–1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  18. ^ Rindl, Joe (4 February 2023). "Brentford 3–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by James Bree in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  28. ^ "Games played by James Bree in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  29. ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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