Patrick Bauer (footballer)

Patrick Bauer

Bauer training with VfB Stuttgart in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Bauer [1]
Date of birth	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Backnang, Germany
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2005	TSG Backnang
2005–2010	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	VfB Stuttgart II	7	(0)
2011–2013	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)
2019–2025	Preston North End	95	(7)
2025–	AFC Wimbledon	0	(0)
International career‡
2009	Germany U17	3	(0)
2009	Germany U18	5	(1)
2011	Germany U20	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 12 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon.

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] On 17 January 2022, Bauer signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Preston. ^[14]

On 9 May 2025, Preston announced that the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired. ^[15]

On 20 August 2025, AFC Wimbledon annouced that the player had signed a one year contract. ^[16]

International career

Bauer has been capped for Germany national youth teams ten times in total. ^[17]

Personal life

Bauer and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in May 2019. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	3. Liga	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	Segunda Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
Marítimo	2013–14 [19]	Primeira Liga	16	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
	2014–15 [20]	Primeira Liga	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 [21]	Championship	19	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	1
	2016–17 [22]	League One	36	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	38	4
	2017–18 [23]	League One	34	3	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	37	3
	2018–19 [24]	League One	35	0	1	0	0	0	3 [b]	1	39	1
	Total		124	8	3	0	2	0	6	1	135	9
Preston North End	2019–20 [25]	Championship	41	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	3
	2020–21 [26]	Championship	12	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	15	2
	2021–22 [27]	Championship	34	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	37	3
	2022–23 [28]	Championship	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	2023–24 [29]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2024–25 [30]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		95	7	1	0	9	1	0	0	105	8
AFC Wimbledon	2025–26 [31]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	2	0
Career total			329	24	10	0	19	1	7	1	365	26

1. One appearance in EFL Trophy and two in League One play-offs
2. Three appearances in League One play-offs
3. One appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2019 ^[32]

References

1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Patrick Bauer". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
3. "Changes afoot". VfB Stuttgart . 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
4. "Official match report: SV Wehen Wiesbaden – VfB Stuttgart 1:2 (1:1)". German Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
5. "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.
6. "Official match report: Marítimo B – V. Guimarães B 2:0". Portuguese League for Professional Football. 26 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
7. "Official match report: Sporting B – Marítimo B 3:2". Portuguese League for Professional Football. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
8. "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.
9. "Charlton clinch signing of 6ft 4in defender Patrick Bauer". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
10. "Charlton 1–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
11. "Charlton return to Championship after Patrick Bauer scores last-gasp winner". Guardian. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
12. "Charlton Athletic offer Patrick Bauer and Joe Aribo new contracts". BBC Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
13. "Patrick Bauer Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End F.C. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
14. "Patrick Bauer: Preston North End defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
15. "Preston North End: Emil Riis and Freddie Woodman head list of departures". BBC Sport. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
16. www.afcwimbledon.co.uk https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/august/20/afc-wimbledon-sign-patrick-bauer/ . Retrieved 20 August 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. "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.
18. "Patrick Bauer: Charlton defender to focus on fatherhood after Wembley winner". BBC Sport. 27 May 2019.
19. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
20. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
22. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
23. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
24. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
25. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
26. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
27. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
28. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
29. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
30. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
31. "Games played by Patrick Bauer in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
32. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

• Profile at lpfp.pt Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• Patrick Bauer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Profile at kicker.de (in German)