Patrick Bauer

Patrick Bauer (born 28 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Preston North End.

Club Career

In May 2011 Bauer extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2015. 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.

On 17 August 2012, Bauer was loaned out to C.S. Maritimo until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 26 August 2012, he made his debut for C.S. Maritimo B in the Segunda Liga against Vitoria S.C. B. Six days later, he scored his first goal in the Segunda Liga against Sporting B. On 24 July 2013, Bauer signed a three-year contract with Maritimo.

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. 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.

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.

He was offered a new contract by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season, but instead decided to sign a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End.