Patrick Bauer (footballer)
German footballer (born 1992)
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Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon.
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Bauer training with VfB Stuttgart in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Bauer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Backnang, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | TSG Backnang | ||
| 2005–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart II | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Marítimo B (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Marítimo B | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Marítimo | 45 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 124 | (8) |
| 2019–2025 | Preston North End | 95 | (7) |
| 2025– | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 12 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In May 2011 Bauer extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2015.[3] On 29 July 2011, he had his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart in the first round of the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal against SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[4]
On 17 August 2012, Bauer was loaned out to C.S. Marítimo until the end of the 2012–13 season.[5] On 26 August 2012, he made his debut for C.S. Marítimo B in the Segunda Liga against Vitória S.C. B.[6] Six days later, he scored his first goal in the Segunda Liga against Sporting B.[7] On 24 July 2013, Bauer signed a three-year contract with Marítimo.[8]
On 22 June 2015, Bauer became Charlton Athletic's first signing of the summer by putting pen to paper on a four-year contract with the Championship side.[9] He made his Charlton Athletic debut against QPR on 8 August 2015. On 12 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Rotherham United.[10]
On 26 May 2019, Bauer scored the winning goal for Charlton in the 94th minute of the 2019 EFL League One play-off final against Sunderland at Wembley Stadium.[11]
He was offered a new contract by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season,[12] but instead decided to sign a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End.[13] On 17 January 2022, Bauer signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Preston.[14]
On 9 May 2025, Preston announced that the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired.[15]
On 20 August 2025, AFC Wimbledon announced that the player had signed a one-year contract.[16]
International career
Bauer has been capped for Germany national youth teams ten times in total.[17]
Personal life
Bauer and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in May 2019.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Marítimo B (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Marítimo B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Marítimo | 2013–14[19] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014–15[20] | Primeira Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[21] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016–17[22] | League One | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2017–18[23] | League One | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[24] | League One | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
| Total | 124 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 9 | ||
| Preston North End | 2019–20[25] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2020–21[26] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[27] | Championship | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[28] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[29] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[30] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 8 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2025–26[31] | League One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | 352 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 393 | 26 | ||
- One appearance in EFL Trophy and two in League One play-offs
- Three appearances in League One play-offs
- Two appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Charlton Athletic