Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid (né Reid; born 2 February 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in England, he represents

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at international level.

Early and personal life

De Cordova-Reid was born in

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, England, and is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in the inner-city neighbourhood of Easton. De Cordova-Reid is a cousin to

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, a fellow footballer whose clubs include

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and

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. In October 2018 he changed his name to Bobby De Cordova-Reid. '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". His elder sister is Labour Member of Parliament

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Club career

Bristol City

After playing for their youth team, De Cordova-Reid was offered a professional contract by

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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, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for

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until the end of the year. On 25 March 2013, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for

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until the end of the 2012–13 season. He signed a one-month loan deal with

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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. De Cordova-Reid played 27 times in the

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the following season, scoring two goals as City finished 18th, avoiding relegation straight back to League One. De Cordova-Reid featured as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the

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with wins over

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opponents

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and

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. De Cordova-Reid scored in the semi-final defeat against Premier League leaders

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Cardiff City

On 28 June 2018, De Cordova-Reid signed for

newcomers,

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, 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

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. De Cordova-Reid scored his first goal in a Cardiff shirt in a 4–2 win over

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on 20 October. On 2 February 2019, on his 26th birthday and also the first home game since the disappearance of new signing

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, Decordova-Reid scored both goals of a win over AFC Bournemouth.

Fulham

In August 2019, De Cordova-Reid moved to

on loan. Decordova-Reid made his debut in a 2–0 win against

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in the

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on 10 August 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against

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on 26 November 2019. The deal became permanent on 24 January 2020, with De Cordova-Reid signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. De Cordova-Reid finished the 2020–21 season as Fulham's top scorer but the club were relegated from the

after a single season in the top-flight. On 14 August 2021, he provided three assists in a 5–1 away win over

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. De Cordova-Reid and Fulham entered into discussions for a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Leicester City

On 6 July 2024, De Cordova-Reid signed for newly-promoted

club

on a three-year contract. On 19 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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in the league. His first goal came on 8 December, where he scored a stoppage time equaliser to draw 2–2 against

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International career

In June 2019, De Cordova-Reid received an invitation to play for the

national side for the

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the following month. That August, he was officially called up for

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matches against

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and

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. He made his debut against the former on 6 September and scored in a 6–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Decordova-Reid goal.''

Honours

Fulham *

: 2021–22;

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Individual *

Player of the Year: 2017–18 * EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18 *

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: 2017–18 Championship *

Goal of the Tournament:

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References

External links

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