James Bree (footballer)

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James Bree
James Bree, Luton Town footballer, September 2019.jpg
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 27) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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

Contents

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]

On 23 December 2023, he was substituted with a suspected hamstring tweak during a 0–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers. [19] Manager Russell Martin later confirmed that Bree was expected to be sidelined until the end of January. [20] During a 3–2 defeat to Ipswich Town on 1 April 2024, he was shown a red card for a foul on Leif Davis. [21]

Bree scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2024 in a 3–5 away victory against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2013–14 [23] Championship 100000—10
2014–15 [24] League One 11000102 [a] 0140
2015–16 [25] League One19000104 [a] 0240
2016–17 [26] Championship1902010—220
Total500203060610
Aston Villa 2016–17 [26] Championship70———70
2017–18 [27] Championship6010201 [b] 0100
2018–19 [28] Championship801020—110
Total210204010280
Ipswich Town (loan) 2018–19 [28] Championship140———140
Luton Town (loan) 2019–20 [12] Championship3901020—420
Luton Town 2020–21 [29] Championship2412010—271
2021–22 [30] Championship42110002 [b] 0451
2022–23 [31] Championship2702000—290
Total13226030201432
Southampton 2022–23 [31] Premier League 50—10—60
2023–24 [32] Championship190101000210
2024–25 [33] Premier League300042—72
Total270106200342
Career total2442110162902804
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs

Honours

Barnsley

Southampton

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