| Nathan Bishop | |
| Full Name: | Nathan James Bishop[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Hillingdon, Greater London, England |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet)[3] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Wycombe Wanderers (on loan from Sunderland) |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southend United |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Southend United |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Manchester United |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Mansfield Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 46 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Sunderland |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:05, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC) |
Nathan James Bishop (born 15 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from club Sunderland. He has previously played in the English Football League for Southend United and Mansfield Town.
Bishop was born in Hillingdon, Greater London.[4] He joined Southend United at a young age and first appeared in the first-team squad towards the end of the 2016–17 campaign, appearing as an unused substitute. Following this, Bishop spent time on trial at West Ham United, but was unable to secure a contract and instead returned to Southend for the 2017–18 campaign.[5]
On 23 December 2017, Bishop went on to make his professional debut during Southend's 3–1 away defeat against Scunthorpe United, replacing the injured Mark Oxley at half-time.[6]
Bishop signed for Premier League club Manchester United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7]
On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Bishop would join Mansfield Town on loan for the 2021–22 season.[8] [9] Bishop played in 53 of Mansfield's competitive games in his season there, including in the EFL League Two Play-off Final, which ultimately ended in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale.[10]
Bishop signed for Championship club Sunderland on 2 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[11]
On 25 June 2024, Wycombe Wanderers announced the signing of Bishop on a one-year loan.[12]
Bishop was called up to the England under-20 squad midway through the 2019 Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Ryan Schofield and made his debut in the 4–0 win over Guatemala on 11 June 2019.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southend United | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 99 | 0 | |||
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