Bobby Armani Decordova-Reid (né Reid; born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Fulham. Born in England, he represents Jamaica at international level.
 Decordova-Reid with Cardiff City in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bobby Decordova-Reid[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1993[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Bristol City | 135 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Cardiff City | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Fulham (loan) | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Fulham | 159 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Jamaica | 33 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Decordova-Reid was born in Bristol, England, and is of Jamaican descent.[5] He grew up in the inner-city neighbourhood of Easton.[6] Decordova-Reid is cousin to Anthony McNamee, a fellow footballer whose clubs include Watford and Norwich City.[6] In October 2018 he changed his name to Bobby Decordova-Reid.[7] 'Decordova' is his mother's name and Reid added it because he "wanted to represent her after the hard work she's done for me".[8]
His older sister is Labour Member of Parliament Marsha de Cordova.[7]
Club career
Bristol City
After playing for their youth team, Decordova-Reid was offered a professional contract by Bristol City on 4 April 2011,[9] and was called up to the first team for the last game of the 2010–11 season,[10] where he made his senior debut.[11] In November 2011, Decordova-Reid signed on loan for Cheltenham Town until the end of the year.[12] On 25 March 2013, Decordova-Reid signed on loan for Oldham Athletic until the end of the 2012–13 season.[13]
He signed a one-month loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in September 2014.[14] The loan deal was then extended for a second month,[15][16] before he was recalled early following injury problems back at Bristol City.[17] After making one appearance for his parent club, he returned on loan to Plymouth later that month.[18] He returned to Plymouth for a third loan spell in January 2015.[19] Decordova-Reid played 27 times in the Football League Championship the following season, scoring two goals as City finished 18th,[20] avoiding relegation straight back to Football League One.[21]
Decordova-Reid featured as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United.[22] Decordova-Reid scored in the semi-final defeat against Premier League leaders Manchester City.[23]
Cardiff City
On 28 June 2018, Decordova-Reid signed for Premier League newcomers, Cardiff City, on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £10 million.[24] He described the 2017–18 season as 'crazy'.[25] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season during a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.[26] Decordova-Reid scored his first goal in a Cardiff shirt in a 4–2 win over Fulham on 20 October.[27] On 2 February 2019, on his 26th birthday and also the first home game since the disappearance of new signing Emiliano Sala, Decordova-Reid scored both goals of a win over AFC Bournemouth.[28]
Fulham
In August 2019 he moved to Fulham on loan.[29] Decordova-Reid made his debut in a 2–0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship on 10 August 2019.[30] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Derby County on 26 November 2019.[30] The deal became permanent on 24 January 2020, with Decordova-Reid signing a three-and-a-half year contract.[31]
Decordova-Reid finished the 2020–21 season as Fulham's top scorer but the club were relegated from the Premier League after a single season in the top-flight.[32]
On 14 August 2021, he provided three assists in a 5–1 away win over Huddersfield Town.[33]
Decordova-Reid and Fulham entered into discussions for a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[34]
International career
In June 2019, Decordova-Reid received an invitation to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup the following month.[35] That August, he was officially called up for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana.[36] He made his debut against the former on 6 September and scored in a 6–0 victory.[37]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2010–11[11] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[39] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[40] | League One | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[41] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[42] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[43] | Championship | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2017–18[44] | Championship | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21 | |
| Total | 135 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 29 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2011–12[38] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2012–13[39] | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15[41] | League Two | 33 | 3 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2018–19[45] | Premier League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| 2019–20[46] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2019–20[46] | Championship | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Fulham | 2019–20[46] | Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2020–21[47] | Premier League | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22[48] | Championship | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23[49] | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24[50] | Premier League | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 159 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 387 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 439 | 69 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 June 2024[51]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Decordova-Reid goal.[51]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 2 | 12 July 2021 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States |  Suriname | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3 | 26 March 2023 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Mexico | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 4 | 12 September 2023 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Haiti | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 5 | 12 October 2023 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 6 | 21 November 2023 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |  Canada | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
Fulham
Individual
- Bristol City Player of the Year: 2017–18[54]
- EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18[55]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Championship[56]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2021[57]
References
External links
- Profile at the Fulham F.C. website