Bailey Cadamarteri

Bailey Cadamarteri

Personal information
Full name	Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri [1]
Date of birth	(2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
Number	9
Youth career
2014–2022	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Sheffield Wednesday	23	(4)
2024–	→ Lincoln City (loan)	22	(5)
International career‡
2024–	England U19	2	(1)
2024–	England U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 14 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:03, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (born 9 May 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Lincoln City on loan from EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Cadamarteri joined the Sheffield Wednesday youth team at the age of 8. ^[3] In October 2021 he scored 4 goals to help the club's under-18 team to a 6–5 win, having come back from losing 5–1. ^[4] In January 2022 he was linked with a transfer to a Premier League club, ^[5] and later that month he spoke about the challenge the youth team was facing in the FA Youth Cup. ^[6] In February 2022 he was again linked with a transfer away to the Premier League. ^{[7] [8]}

Cadamarteri signed his first professional contract on 8 June 2022. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} He made his senior debut in the EFL Trophy against Leicester City U21 on 18 October 2022. ^[13] He then returned to the under-18 team, ^[14] and the under-21 team, ^[15] although continued to be involved around the first-team, ^{[16] [17]} but manager Darren Moore said he was not ready for first-team football yet. ^[18] The club also rejected loan offers for him. ^[19]

He suffered an injury later that season, undergoing surgery, ^[20] and being ruled out for the rest of the campaign. ^[21] He missed part of the 2023–24 pre-season whilst recovering from the injury. ^[22] He started the season playing with the under-21s, ^[23] with the club later saying that they would not rush him into the first-team. ^[24]

He made his league debut on 11 November 2023, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 defeat, and was praised by manager Danny Röhl. ^{[25] [26]} His first senior goal came against Blackburn Rovers helping his side win 3–1. ^[27] After impressing Röhl, he signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract at the club on 11 December 2023. ^{[28] [29]} After starting every game, scoring three goals and getting one assist for the month of December, Cadamarteri won the EFL Young Player of the Month award. ^[30]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 28 August 2024, it was announced that Cadamarteri had signed a season-long loan with League One side Lincoln City. ^{[31] [32]} He made his debut on 31 August 2024, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win against Stevenage. ^[33] His first goal came against Cambridge United scoring the second in a 2–0 win. ^[34]

International career

On 14 March 2024, he was selected for the Jamaica national team, ^[35] before also being called-up by the and England under-19 national team the next day. ^[36] He made his England U19 debut coming off the bench for Will Lankshear against Morocco under-19 on 21 March 2024. ^[37] On 24 May 2024, Cadamarteri was called up to the England Men's Elite League squad. ^[38]

Personal life

Born in Leeds, he is of Italian, Irish and Jamaican descent. ^[3] He is the son of former footballer Danny Cadamarteri. ^{[39] [40]} His younger brother Caelan-Kole is also a footballer. ^[41]

Career statistics

As of 14 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	2022–23 [42]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2023–24 [43]	Championship	23	4	2	1	0	0	—		25	5
	2024–25 [44]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		23	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	27	5
Lincoln City (loan)	2024–25 [44]	League One	22	5	3	0	—		5 [a]	3	30	8
Career total			45	9	5	1	1	0	6	3	57	13

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

• EFL Young Player of the Month: December 2023 ^[30]

References

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