Wayne Bridge

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Wayne Bridge
Wayne Bridge with Chelsea in 2008
Personal information
Full name Wayne Michael Bridge[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-05) 5 August 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Olivers Battery
1996–1998 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Southampton 151 (2)
2003–2009 Chelsea 87 (1)
2006Fulham (loan) 12 (0)
2009–2013 Manchester City 42 (0)
2011West Ham United (loan) 15 (0)
2012Sunderland (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2013Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 37 (3)
2013–2014 Reading 12 (0)
Total 364 (6)
National team
1998–1999 England U18[3] 3 (0)
1999–2001 England U21 8 (0)
2002–2009 England 36 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wayne Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is a former English footballer. He most recently played for Manchester City and England national team.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 1998–99 Premier League 23 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
1999–2000 Premier League 18 1 2 0 2 0 22 1
2000–01 Premier League 38 0 4 0 3 0 45 0
2001–02 Premier League 38 0 1 0 3 0 42 0
2002–03 Premier League 34 1 4 0 2 0 40 1
Total 151 2 11 0 11 0 173 2
Chelsea 2003–04 Premier League 33 1 2 0 0 0 13[a] 2 48 3
2004–05 Premier League 15 0 2 0 4 0 4[a] 0 25 0
2005–06 Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07 Premier League 22 0 3 0 4 1 4[b] 0 33 1
2007–08 Premier League 11 0 3 0 5 0 3[a] 0 22 0
2008–09 Premier League 6 0 0 0 2 0 4[a] 0 12 0
Total 87 1 11 0 16 1 28 2 142 4
Fulham (loan) 2005–06 Premier League 12 0 12 0
Manchester City 2008–09 Premier League 16 0 6[c] 0 22 0
2009–10 Premier League 23 0 2 0 3 0 28 0
2010–11 Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 4[d] 0 7 0
2011–12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 0 2 0 4 0 10 0 58 0
West Ham United (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 15 0 2 0 1 0 18 0
Sunderland (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 8 0 2 0 10 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2012–13 Championship 37 3 2 0 1 0 2[e] 0 42 3
Reading 2013–14 Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 364 6 30 0 33 1 40 2 467 9
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in the Champions League
  2. One appearance in the Community Shield, three appearances in the Champions League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in the Championship play-offs

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2002 9 0
2003 6 0
2004 5 1
2005 1 0
2006 3 0
2007 3 0
2008 5 0
2009 4 0
Total 36 1
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bridge goal.
List of international goals scored by Wayne Bridge
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2004 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England 17  Iceland 5–1 6–1 2004 FA Summer Tournament

Honours[change | change source]

Chelsea[2]

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wayne Bridge at Soccerway
  3. England Players – Wayne Bridge England Football Online
  4. "Wayne Bridge". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. Wayne Bridge at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Wayne Bridge: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. "PFA's Premiership XI". BBC Sport. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018.