Bobby Decordova-Reid
Bobby Armani Decordova-Reid (né Reid; born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Fulham.
Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team.
 Decordova-Reid with Cardiff City in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bobby Armani Decordova-Reid | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Bristol City | 135 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Cardiff City | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Fulham (loan) | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Fulham | 156 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Jamaica | 29 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Decordova-Reid was born in Bristol, England, and is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in the inner-city neighbourhood of Easton. Decordova-Reid is cousin to Anthony McNamee, a fellow footballer whose clubs include Watford and Norwich City. In October 2018 he changed his name to Bobby Decordova-Reid. 'Decordova' is his mother's name and Reid added it because he "wanted to represent her after the hard work she's done for me".
His older sister is Labour Member of Parliament Marsha de Cordova.
Club career
Bristol City
After playing for their youth team, Decordova-Reid was offered a professional contract by Bristol City on 4 April 2011, and was called up to the first team for the last game of the 2010–11 season, where he made his senior debut. In November 2011, Decordova-Reid signed on loan for Cheltenham Town until the end of the year. On 25 March 2013, Decordova-Reid signed on loan for Oldham Athletic until the end of the 2012–13 season.
He signed a one-month loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in September 2014. The loan deal was then extended for a second month, before he was recalled early following injury problems back at Bristol City. After making one appearance for his parent club, he returned on loan to Plymouth later that month. He returned to Plymouth for a third loan spell in January 2015. Decordova-Reid played 27 times in the Football League Championship the following season, scoring two goals as City finished 18th, avoiding relegation straight back to Football League One.
Decordova-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. Decordova-Reid scored in the semi-final defeat against Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Cardiff City
On 28 June 2018, Decordova-Reid signed for Premier League newcomers, Cardiff City, on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £10 million. He described the 2017–18 season as 'crazy'. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season during a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth. Decordova-Reid scored his first goal in a Cardiff shirt in a 4–2 win over Fulham on 20 October. 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.
Fulham
In August 2019 he moved to Fulham on loan. Decordova-Reid made his debut in a 2–0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship on 10 August 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Derby County on 26 November 2019. The deal became permanent on 24 January 2020, with Decordova-Reid signing a three-and-a-half year contract.
Decordova-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.
On 14 August 2021, he provided three assists in a 5–1 away win over Huddersfield Town.
International career
In June 2019, Decordova-Reid received an invitation to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup the following month. That August, he was officially called up for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. He made his debut against the former on 6 September and scored in a 6–0 victory.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2010–11 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | League One | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21 | |
| Total | 135 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 29 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2012–13 | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 33 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Fulham | 2019–20 | Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| Total | 156 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 384 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 436 | 69 | ||
International
- As of match played 24 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Decordova-Reid goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 2 | 12 July 2021 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States |  Suriname | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3 | 26 March 2023 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Mexico | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 4 | 12 September 2023 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Haiti | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 5 | 12 October 2023 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 6 | 21 November 2023 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |  Canada | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
Fulham
Individual
- Bristol City Player of the Year: 2017–18
- EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Championship
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2021
References
External links
- Profile at the Fulham F.C. website
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