| James Bree | |
| Full Name: | James Patrick Bree[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1997[2] |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Southampton |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ossett Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barnsley |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Ipswich Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Luton Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Luton Town |
| Caps5: | 93 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Southampton |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:03, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Southampton.
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.[3] [4]
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".[5] He made his debut for Aston Villa on 4 February in a 2–1 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[6] [7]
He joined another Championship club, Ipswich Town, on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season.[8] His debut came three days later in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday.[9]
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.[10] 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. Bree contributed five assists[11] as Luton avoided relegation to League One on the final day of the season.[12]
Bree completed a permanent transfer to Luton on 1 September 2020.[13]
On 26 January 2023, Bree signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Southampton.[14] On 31 January 2023, Bree made his first appearance for Southampton in a 2–1 defeat against Newcastle United in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg.[15] Four days later, Bree made his Premier League debut in a 3–0 defeat to Brentford.[16]
On 23 December 2023, he was substituted with a suspected hamstring tweak during a 0–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers.[17] Manager Russell Martin later confirmed that Bree was expected to be sidelined until the end of January.[18] During a 3–2 defeat to Ipswich Town on 1 April 2024, he was shown a red card for a foul on Leif Davis.[19]
Bree scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2024 in a 3–5 away victory against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barnsley | 2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2016–17 | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 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 | Championship | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Luton Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 132 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 2 | |||
| Southampton | 2022–23 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 243 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 278 | 4 | |||
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