Nathan Bishop

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Nathan Bishop
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Nathan Bishop in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Nathan James Bishop [1]
Date of birth (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 1
Youth career
–2017 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Southend United 31 (0)
2020–2023 Manchester United 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Mansfield Town (loan) 46 (0)
2023–2025 Sunderland 1 (0)
2024–2025 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2025 → Cambridge United (loan) 14 (0)
2025– AFC Wimbledon 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Nathan James Bishop (born 15 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon. He has previously played in the English Football League for Southend United and Mansfield Town.

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Club career

Southend United

Bishop was born in Hillingdon, Greater London. [4] He joined Southend United at a young age and first appeared in the first-team squad towards the end of the 2016–17 campaign, appearing as an unused substitute.[ citation needed ] Following this, Bishop spent time on trial at West Ham United, but was unable to secure a contract and instead returned to Southend for the 2017–18 campaign. [5]

On 23 December 2017, Bishop went on to make his professional debut during Southend's 3–1 away defeat against Scunthorpe United, replacing the injured Mark Oxley at half-time. [6]

Manchester United

Bishop signed for Premier League club Manchester United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [7]

Mansfield Town (loan)

On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Bishop would join Mansfield Town on loan for the 2021–22 season. [8] [9] Bishop played in 53 of Mansfield's competitive games in his season there, including in the EFL League Two Play-off Final, which ultimately ended in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale. [10]

Sunderland

Bishop signed for Championship club Sunderland on 2 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. [11]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 25 June 2024, Wycombe Wanderers announced the signing of Bishop on a one-year loan. [12]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 3 February 2025, Bishop was recalled from his loan with Wycombe Wanderers to allow him to join fellow League One side Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the season. [13]

AFC Wimbledon

On 1 July 2025, Bishop joined newly promoted League One side AFC Wimbledon on a three-year deal. [14]

International career

Bishop was called up to the England under-20 squad midway through the 2019 Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Ryan Schofield and made his debut in the 4–0 win over Guatemala on 11 June 2019. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2017–18 [17] League One 1000000010
2018–19 [18] League One18000003 [a] 0210
2019–20 [19] League One12010202 [a] 0170
Total310102050390
Manchester United 2019–20 [19] Premier League 0000——00
2020–21 [20] Premier League000000—00
2021–22 [21] Premier League000000—00
2022–23 [22] Premier League000000—00
Total000000—00
Manchester United U21 2020–21 [20] ————1 [a] 010
2022–23 [22] ————4 [a] 040
Total———5050
Mansfield Town (loan) 2021–22 [21] League Two 46030103 [b] 0530
Sunderland 2023–24 Championship 100010—20
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2024–25 [23] League One 2010101 [a] 050
Cambridge United (loan) 2024–25 [23] League One140–––140
Career total94050501401180
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Manchester United

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Bishop". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nathan Bishop: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "N. Bishop: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Highlights: Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 West Ham United U23". West Ham United FC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 3–1 Southend United". BBC Sport. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Manchester United sign keeper Nathan Bishop from Southend Utd". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Manchster United youngster Nathan Bishop joins Mansfield Town on loan".
  9. ↑ "Bishop joins Mansfield on loan".
  10. ↑ "Port Vale beat Mansfield in League Two Play-Off Final". efl.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nathan Bishop signs for SAFC". Sunderland Association Football Club. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bishop makes his move!". wwfc.co.uk. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nathan Bishop makes U's move". www.cambridgeunited.com. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Dons sign Sunderland goalkeeper". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "YOUNG LIONS END MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT WITH A CONVINCING WIN OVER GUATEMALA". The Football Association. 11 June 2019.
  16. ↑ Nathan Bishop at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Bishop in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  24. ↑ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United (11–10 on pens): David de Gea spot kick saved in epic Europa League final shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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