Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid (né Reid; born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for club Leicester City. Born in England, he represents Jamaica at international level.

He began his professional career with Bristol City in the Championship and League One, and also had loans to Cheltenham Town, Oldham Athletic and Plymouth Argyle. In 2018, he transferred to Cardiff City, where he played his first season in the Premier League. He then played for Fulham for five seasons, winning the Championship in 2021–22.

De Cordova-Reid made his international debut for Jamaica in 2019. He was selected for three CONCACAF Gold Cups, reaching the semi-finals in 2023, and the 2024 Copa América.

Early and personal life De Cordova-Reid was born in Bristol, England, and is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in the inner-city neighbourhood of Easton. De Cordova-Reid is a cousin to Anthony McNamee, a fellow footballer whose clubs include Watford and Norwich City. In October 2018 he changed his name from Bobby Reid to Bobby De Cordova-Reid. 'De Cordova' is his mother's name and Reid added it because he "wanted to represent her after the hard work she's done for me".

His elder sister is Labour Member of Parliament Marsha de Cordova.

Club career Bristol City After playing for their youth team, De Cordova-Reid was offered a professional contract by Bristol City on 4 April 2011, and was called up to the first team for the last game of the 2010–11 season, where he made his senior debut. In November 2011, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for Cheltenham Town until the end of the year. On 25 March 2013, De Cordova-Reid signed on loan for Oldham Athletic until the end of the 2012–13 season.

He signed a one-month loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in September 2014. The loan deal was then extended for a second month, before he was recalled early following injury problems back at Bristol City. After making one appearance for his parent club, he returned on loan to Plymouth later that month. He returned to Plymouth for a third loan spell in January 2015. De Cordova-Reid played 27 times in the Football League Championship the following season, scoring two goals as City finished 18th, avoiding relegation straight back to League One.

De Cordova-Reid featured as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United. De Cordova-Reid scored in the semi-final defeat against Premier League leaders Manchester City. With 19 goals, he was joint third top scorer of the Championship season. He was selected in the PFA Team of the Year.

Cardiff City

On 28 June 2018, De Cordova-Reid signed for Premier League newcomers, Cardiff City, on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £10 million. He described the 2017–18 season as "crazy". He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season during a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth. De Cordova-Reid scored his first goal in a Cardiff shirt in a 4–2 win over Fulham on 20 October. On 2 February 2019, on his 26th birthday and also the first home game since the disappearance of new signing Emiliano Sala, De Cordova-Reid scored both goals of a win over AFC Bournemouth.

Fulham In August 2019, De Cordova-Reid moved to Fulham on loan. De Cordova-Reid made his debut in a 2–0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship on 10 August 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Derby County on 26 November 2019. The deal became permanent on 24 January 2020, with De Cordova-Reid signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.

De Cordova-Reid finished the 2020–21 season as Fulham's top scorer but the club were relegated from the Premier League after a single season in the top-flight.

On 14 August 2021, he provided three assists in a 5–1 away win over Huddersfield Town. De Cordova-Reid and Fulham entered into discussions for a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Leicester City On 6 July 2024, De Cordova-Reid signed for newly-promoted Premier League club Leicester City on a three-year contract. On 19 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the league. His first goal came on 8 December, where he scored a stoppage time equaliser to draw 2–2 against Brighton.

International career In June 2019, De Cordova-Reid received an invitation to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup the following month. That August, he was officially called up for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. He made his debut against the former on 6 September and scored in a 6–0 victory.

At the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, De Cordova-Reid scored from a volley in a 2–0 opening win over Suriname. His goal was named Goal of the Tournament.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBristol City2010–11Championship100000—102011–12Championship00—00—002012–13Championship411000—512013–14League One2413030203212014–15League One20001000302015–16Championship2821010—3022016–17Championship3031041—3542017–18Championship46190062—5221Total13526601532015829Cheltenham Town (loan)2011–12League Two1000——10Oldham Athletic (loan)2012–13League One70———70Plymouth Argyle (loan)2014–15League Two333——20353Cardiff City2018–19Premier League2751010—2952019–20Championship100000—10Total285101000305Fulham (loan)2019–20Championship244001000254Fulham2019–20Championship1721000302122020–21Premier League3352121—3772021–22Championship4181020—4482022–23Premier League3545000—4042023–24Premier League3362160—417Total159251121013018328Leicester City2024–25Premier League2312120—2722025–26Championship3650000–3652026–27League One70002021111Total666214021748Career total453692033149151377

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica2019412020202021812022302023104202490202571202620Total457

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Cordova-Reid goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Bobby De Cordova-ReidNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 6 September 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica 2–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B2 12 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States 2–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup3 26 March 2023 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 1–0 2–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A4 12 September 2023 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2–2 2–2 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A5 12 October 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 4–1 4–1 6 21 November 2023 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada 3–2 3–2 7 14 October 2025 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Fulham EFL Championship: 2021–22; play-offs: 2020

Individual Bristol City Player of the Year: 2017–18 EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18 PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Championship CONCACAF Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2021

References

External links

Profile at the Leicester City F.C. website