Liam Bridcutt
Liam Bridcutt, the United Kingdom midfielder, made 36 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 36 recorded appearances.
Liam Robert Bridcutt (born 8 May 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder . He is a coach at National League side Gateshead . Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team . Bridcutt started his career with Chelsea , but did not make a league appearance for the London club. He was loaned to Yeovil Town , Watford and Stockport County , before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2010. He was a member of the Brighton side that won the League One title in the 2010–11 season. Bridcutt won back-to-back Player of the Year awards at Brighton, earning him a move to Premier League side Sunderland in 2014. He spent three seasons with the Wearside club before moving to Leeds United following a successful loan spell. Bridcutt had spells with Nottingham Forest , Bolton Wanderers , Lincoln City and Blackpool before ending his playing career in 2024. — Wikipedia
- Position
- MF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Reading
- Born
- 8 May 1989
- Height
- 175 cm
On 30 January 2014, after weeks of speculation and a transfer request which was subsequently rejected by Brighton, [ 11 ] Bridcutt signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Sunderland, reuniting him with former Brighton head coach Gus Poyet . Bridcutt signed for an undisclosed fee, believed to be between £3 million and £4 million, [ 12 ] and made his Sunderland début in the Tyne–Wear derby in a 3–0 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park on 1 February. [ 13 ] Bridcutt moved on loan to Leeds United on 26 November 2015. [ 14 ] He made his Leeds debut on 28 November in a 1–0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers . [ 15 ] After impressing in the heart of the Leeds midfield, on 5 January 2016, Bridcutt's loan was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season, with the view to a permanent move. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 13 March 2016, Leeds head coach Steve Evans revealed he wanted to sign Bridcutt permanently at the end of the season. [ 18 ] Despite being at the club for less than a season, on 19 April, Bridcutt was one of five players nominated for the Leeds United Player of the Year Award, alongside Charlie Taylor , Gaetano Berardi , Mirco Antenucci and Lewis Cook . [ 19 ] The award was won by Taylor on 30 April. [ 20 ] — Wikipedia
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