James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Luton Town.
![]() Bree playing for Luton Town in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Patrick Bree[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Wakefield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Ossett Town | ||
2009–2014 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Luton Town | 68 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 10 August 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2013–14[16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[17] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2015–16[18] | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2016–17[19] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa | 2016–17[19] | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2017–18[20] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2018–19[21] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2018–19[21] | Championship | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Luton Town (loan) | 2019–20[12] | Championship | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
Luton Town | 2020–21[22] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2021–22[23] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
2022–23[24] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 107 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 2 | ||
Career total | 192 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 219 | 2 |
Barnsley
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