Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.
 Bauer training with VfB Stuttgart in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Bauer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Backnang, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | TSG Backnang | ||
| 2005–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart II | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | 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– | Preston North End | 94 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 9 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
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]
International career
Bauer has been capped for Germany national youth teams ten times in total.[14]
Personal life
Bauer and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in May 2019.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 October 2023
| 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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Marítimo | 2013–14[16] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014–15[17] | 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[18] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016–17[19] | League One | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2017–18[20] | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[21] | 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[22] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2020–21[23] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[24] | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23[25] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[26] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 328 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 361 | 26 | ||
Honours
Charlton Athletic
References
External links
- Profile at lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
- Patrick Bauer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Profile at kicker.de (in German)