David Bates (footballer)

David Bates
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 5
Youth career
Raith Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Raith Rovers 10 (0)
2015 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 17 (1)
2015 → Brechin City (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 → Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Rangers 22 (1)
2018– Hamburger SV 7 (0)
National team‡
2018– Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

David Bates (born 5 October 1996) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Hamburger SV.[1]

Career

Club

Raith Rovers

Born in Kirkcaldy, Bates began his career at his hometown club Raith Rovers. He was first included in a matchday squad on 21 September 2013, remaining an unused substitute in their 4–2 Scottish Championship home win over Alloa Athletic.[2] He was again unused in 13 more league games and two Scottish Challenge Cup fixtures.

In January 2015, Bates was loaned to Scottish League Two team East Stirlingshire for the remainder of the campaign.[3] He made his debut on 3 January, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 loss at Berwick Rangers.[4] Two weeks later, he received a straight red card in a 3–1 home defeat to Annan Athletic.[5] He made 17 appearances in all for the Shire; in his last one he headed the first goal of his career as they finished the season with a 5–1 loss to Albion Rovers at Ochilview Park.[6]

On 25 July 2015, Bates made his first appearance for Raith, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win at Cowdenbeath in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[7] On 8 August, he played his first league game, a 3–0 win over Livingston at Stark's Park on the first day of the Championship season.[8] On 11 September 2015, Bates moved on loan to Brechin City in Scottish League One until 12 December 2015.[9]

Rangers

On 5 August 2016, Bates moved on a development loan to Rangers until January 2017.[10] At the end of his loan, Bates moved on a permanent basis to Rangers.[11][12] He made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against Kilmarnock on 6 April 2017, starting at centre-back.[13] Bates made his European debut in the opening game of Rangers' 2017–18 season against Progrès Niederkorn on 29 June 2017.[14]

Hamburger SV

On 12 April 2018, Hamburger SV announced the signing of Bates on a four-year contract after his contract expires with Rangers in the summer of 2018.[1][15]

International

Bates was selected for the Scotland under-21 team in September 2018.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2018)[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers 2013–14 Scottish Championship 000000——00
2014–15 000000——00
2015–16 1002010—20150
Total 1002010—20150
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2014–15 Scottish League Two 1710000——171
Brechin City (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League One 1010000——101
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 701000——80
2017–18 151300020—201
Total 22140000020281
Career total 59360100040703

References

  1. 1 2 "12.04.18 HSV VERPFLICHTET VERTEIDIGER DAVID BATES". hsv.de (in German). Hamburg SV. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Raith Rovers 4-2 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (11 February 2015). "Scottish Championship ins and outs - January 2015". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Berwick 3-0 East Stirling". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "East Stirling 1-3 Annan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "East Stirling 1-5 Albion". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cowdenbeath 0-1 Raith". BBC Sport. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Raith 3-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "David Bates Goes On Loan to Brechin City". Raith Rovers F.C. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "One In One Out". Raith Rovers F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Collins, Robert (10 January 2017). "Rangers sign highly-rated Raith Rovers starlet David Bates". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rangers to sign defender David Bates from Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Campbell, Andy (5 April 2017). "Kilmarnock 0-0 Rangers". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Rangers 1-0 Progres Niederkorn". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rangers: Defender David Bates signs four-year deal with Hamburg". BBC Sport. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "David Bates has improved after leaving Rangers for Hamburg - Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "D. BATES". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2016.


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