Nathan Bishop
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan James Bishop | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sunderland | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Southend United | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nathan James Bishop (born 15 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Sunderland. He has previously played in the English Football League for Southend United and Mansfield Town.
Club career
Southend United
Bishop was born in Hillingdon, Greater London. He joined Southend United at a young age and first appeared in the first-team squad towards the end of the 2016–17 campaign, appearing as an unused substitute. Following this, Bishop spent time on trial at West Ham United, but was unable to secure a contract and instead returned to Southend for the 2017–18 campaign.
On 23 December 2017, Bishop went on to make his professional debut during Southend's 3–1 away defeat against Scunthorpe United, replacing the injured Mark Oxley at half-time.
Manchester United
Bishop signed for Premier League club Manchester United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Mansfield Town (loan)
On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Bishop would join Mansfield Town on loan for the 2021–22 season. Bishop played in 53 of Mansfield's competitive games in his season there, including in the EFL League Two Play-off Final, which ultimately ended in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale.
Sunderland
Bishop signed for Championship club Sunderland on 2 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract
International career
Bishop was called up to the England under-20 squad midway through the 2019 Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Ryan Schofield and made his debut in the 4–0 win over Guatemala on 11 June 2019.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southend United | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 77 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the EFL League Two play-offs
Honours
Manchester United
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21