Patrick Bauer (footballer)
Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Preston North End. Club careerIn 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] International careerBauer has been capped for Germany national youth teams ten times in total.[14] Personal lifeBauer and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in May 2019.[15] Career statisticsClub
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