James Bree (footballer)

James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Luton Town.

James Bree
Bree playing for Luton Town in September 2019.
Personal information
Full name James Patrick Bree[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 26
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 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:47, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Barnsley

Bree began his career with Barnsley and made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 defeat against Queens Park Rangers becoming the club's second youngest debutant.[3][4] Bree helped Barnsley earn promotion to the Championship with his form during the 2015–16 season.

Stepping up to the Championship with ease, Bree attracted the attention of wealthier clubs with his impressive attacking displays from the right-back position, earning comparisons to former Academy teammates John Stones and Mason Holgate.[5] Despite speculation linking Bree with Aston Villa on 21 January 2017, Bree helped Barnsley to a 3–2 victory against Leeds United.[6] This was to be his last game for the club.

Aston Villa

On 25 January 2017, Bree signed a four and a half year deal with Aston Villa, for an undisclosed fee described by Barnsley as "substantial". A day later, Barnsley teammate Conor Hourihane joined him at Villa Park by signing a three-and-half-year-deal.[7] On 4 February 2017, Bree made his debut for Aston Villa, in a 2–1 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[8]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Bree signed for fellow EFL Championship side Ipswich Town on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9] He made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 2 February 2019.[10]

Luton Town (loan)

On 8 August 2019, following Aston Villa's promotion to the Premier League, Bree joined Championship club Luton Town on a season long loan.[11] His first game for Luton was a 2–1 away defeat at the hands of Cardiff City two days later.[12] Bree contributed five assists that season, as Luton narrowly avoided relegation to League One.[13]

Luton Town

On 1 September 2020, Bree re-joined Luton Town on a permanent transfer.[14]

Career statistics
As of 5 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2013–14[15] Championship 100000—10
2014–15[16] League One 11000102[lower-alpha 1]0140
2015–16[17] League One 19000104[lower-alpha 1]0240
2016–17[18] Championship 1902010—220
Total 500203060610
Aston Villa 2016–17[18] Championship 700000—70
2017–18[19] Championship 6010201[lower-alpha 2]0100
2018–19[20] Championship 80102000110
2019–20[21] Premier League 000000—00
Total 210204010280
Ipswich Town (loan) 2018–19[20] Championship 1400000—140
Luton Town (loan) 2019–20[21] Championship 3901020—420
Luton Town 2020–21[22] Championship 700010—80
Total 460103000500
Career total 131050100701530
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Barnsley

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "James Bree: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "James Bree Becomes Second Youngest Reds Player On 25 January 2017, Villa announced they had signed Bree for a fee of around £3 million on a long term contract". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. "Barnsley 2–3 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2017-01-25/james-bree-leaves-barnsley-for-championship-rivals/
  6. "Barnsley 3 Leeds 2". Sky Sports. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. "James Bree: Aston Villa sign Barnsley right-back". BBC Sport. 25 January 2017.
  8. "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. "JAMES BREE JOINS ON LOAN". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. "Ipswich Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. "LOAN SIGNING | JAMES BREE ARRIVES FROM ASTON VILLA!". Luton Town Official Site. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  12. "Cardiff City 2–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  13. Rushton, James (18 July 2020). "Aston Villa forgotten man makes bold relegation battle claim". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. "THE HATTERS SIGN TOM LOCKYER AND JAMES BREE IN DOUBLE DEFENSIVE DEAL!". Luton Town Official Site. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  15. "Games played by James Bree in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by James Bree in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by James Bree in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  18. "Games played by James Bree in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  19. "Games played by James Bree in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  20. "Games played by James Bree in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  21. "Games played by James Bree in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by James Bree in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  23. Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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