Oliver Bainbridge

Oliver Bainbridge
Personal information
Full name Oliver James Bainbridge[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004
Place of birth South Tyneside, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 3
Youth career
–2024 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Sunderland 0 (0)
2024 → Kilmarnock (loan) 6 (0)
2025–2026 → South Shields (loan) 35 (5)
2026– Boreham Wood 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:54, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Oliver James Bainbridge (born 13 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Boreham Wood.

Career

Sunderland

A product of the Sunderland AFC academy, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club in 2023, with the option of an extra year.[2] He played for the Sunderland U21 team during the 2023-24 season, and featured 20 times in the Premier League 2, scoring one and assisting two.[3]

In August 2024, he joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a season-long loan.[4] He made his league debut for Kilmarnock against Celtic on 4 August 2024.[5][6] He made his European debut against Tromsø IL on 15 August 2024 in the UEFA Conference League.[7][8]

In September 2025, he joined National League North club South Shields on a loan deal until 4 January 2026. Bainbridge was in the 2025–26 National League North team of the season.[9]

He departed Sunderland upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2025–26 season.[10]

Boreham Wood

On 1 July 2026, Bainbridge joined National League club Boreham Wood.[11]

Style of play

A full-back, he is considered able to operate on either flank to play at left-back or as a right-back.[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2024–25[13] Championship 0000000000
2025–26[14] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Kilmarnock (loan) 2024–25[13] Scottish Premiership 60—101[c]080
South Shields (loan) 2025–26[14] National League North 35540—2[d]0415
Career total 415401030495
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Copley, James (1 August 2024). "Sunderland remain in transfer talks over highly-rated full-back - where deal stands amid Everton links". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Younger, Clive (31 July 2024). "Sunderland path for talented youngster becomes clear amid Scottish Premiership transfer plan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bainbridge joins Kilmarnock on loan from Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Carson, Callum (5 August 2024). "Celtic Park debut test earns praise for Kilmarnock loanee Oliver Bainbridge from gaffer Derek McInnes". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Celtic vs. Kilmarnock 4-0". Soccerway. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bainbridge relishing Killie opportunity". BBC Sport. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tromsø vs. Kilmarnock 0-1". Soccerway. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ↑ www.thenationalleague.org.uk https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/news/2026/may/09/enterprise-national-league-team-of-the-season-line-ups-confirmed/. Retrieved 2026-05-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Sunderland AFC announce retained list for 2026-27". www.safc.com. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Welcome, Oliver Bainbridge!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Copley, James (31 July 2024). "Kilmarnock eye loan for highly-rated Sunderland full-back after Everton scouting mission - reports". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Oliver Bainbridge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Oliver Bainbridge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Enterprise National League Team of the Season line-ups confirmed". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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