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Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Jamaican footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid (né Reid; born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for EFL Championship club Leicester City. Born in England, he represents Jamaica at international level.
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Early and personal life
De Cordova-Reid was born in Bristol, England, and is of Jamaican descent.[5] He grew up in the inner-city neighbourhood of Easton.[6] De Cordova-Reid is a cousin to Anthony McNamee, a fellow footballer whose clubs include Watford and Norwich City.[6] In October 2018 he changed his name to Bobby De Cordova-Reid.[7] 'De Cordova' 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][non-primary source needed]
His elder sister is Labour Member of Parliament Marsha de Cordova.[9]
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Club career
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Bristol City
After playing for their youth team, De Cordova-Reid was offered a professional contract by Bristol City on 4 April 2011,[10] and was called up to the first team for the last game of the 2010–11 season,[11] where he made his senior debut.[12] In November 2011, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for Cheltenham Town until the end of the year.[13] On 25 March 2013, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for Oldham Athletic until the end of the 2012–13 season.[14]
He signed a one-month loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in September 2014.[15] The loan deal was then extended for a second month,[16][17] before he was recalled early following injury problems back at Bristol City.[18] After making one appearance for his parent club, he returned on loan to Plymouth later that month.[19] He returned to Plymouth for a third loan spell in January 2015.[20] De Cordova-Reid played 27 times in the Football League Championship the following season, scoring two goals as City finished 18th,[21] avoiding relegation straight back to League One.[22]
De Cordova-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.[23] De Cordova-Reid scored in the semi-final defeat against Premier League leaders Manchester City.[24]
Cardiff City
On 28 June 2018, De Cordova-Reid signed for Premier League newcomers, Cardiff City, on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £10 million.[25] He described the 2017–18 season as "crazy".[26] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season during a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.[27] De Cordova-Reid scored his first goal in a Cardiff shirt in a 4–2 win over Fulham on 20 October.[28] 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.[29]
Fulham
In August 2019, De Cordova-Reid moved to Fulham on loan.[30] Decordova-Reid made his debut in a 2–0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship on 10 August 2019.[31] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Derby County on 26 November 2019.[32] The deal became permanent on 24 January 2020, with De Cordova-Reid signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[33]
De Cordova-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.[34]
On 14 August 2021, he provided three assists in a 5–1 away win over Huddersfield Town.[35] De Cordova-Reid and Fulham entered into discussions for a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[36]
Leicester City
On 6 July 2024, De Cordova-Reid signed for newly-promoted Premier League club Leicester City on a three-year contract.[37][38][39] On 19 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the league.[40] His first goal came on 8 December, where he scored a stoppage time equaliser to draw 2–2 against Brighton.[41]
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International career
In June 2019, De Cordova-Reid received an invitation to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup the following month.[42] That August, he was officially called up for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana.[43] He made his debut against the former on 6 September and scored in a 6–0 victory.[44]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2025
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in League Two play-offs
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
International
- As of match played 24 June 2025[59]
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Decordova-Reid goal.[59]
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Honours
Fulham
Individual
- Bristol City Player of the Year: 2017–18[62]
- EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18[63]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Championship[64]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2021[65]
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