Ryan Bertrand
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Ryan Dominic Bertrand (born 5 August 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Southampton and the England national team. Born in Southwark, London, Bertrand began his youth career at Gillingham, before signing for Chelsea in July 2005.
He graduated from Chelsea's youth system and was sent on loan to various clubs between 2006 and 2010.
He made his full debut for Chelsea on 20 April 2011, six years after joining them, in a fixture against Birmingham City.
In the 2011–12 season, Bertrand signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and was made understudy to Ashley Cole, whom he described a "fantastic role model." On 19 May 2012, Bertrand became the first player to make his Champions League debut in the final, starting in an unfamiliar left wing role in front of Cole; Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties.
He has honours with Chelsea, including an FA Cup and UEFA Champions League titles. Bertrand is an England international, having also represented 'the Young Lions' at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, under-21 levels, as well as Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
On 15 August 2012, he made his debut for the England senior team, in a friendly against Italy, in a 2–1 win.
Early life
Bertrand was born in Southwark, London. He joined Gillingham aged nine, progressing through their youth system. Bertrand attended the Robert Napier School in Gillingham, Kent.
Club career
Bertrand was contracted by Chelsea in July 2005 from Gillingham for the initial £125,000, a tribunal set by a tribunal, but could increase as a result of change.
He was on loan to AFC Bournemouth twice during the 2006–07 season, as Chelsea teammate Jack Cork. In a youth team match against Arsenal that ended him out of the season's later portion, he sustained a ruptured spleen.
Bertrand began working on loan with Oldham Athletic in August 2007.
Bertrand joined Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season on January 4, 2008, just days after his time at Oldham came to an end. He put on a string of good performances, both left-back and on the left wing, and announced that he would like to keep the club for a long time. Bertrand gained the nickname 'Plastic' in honor of Belgian singer Plastic Bertrand, who was notably popular with the Carrow Road crowd, earning him the 'Plastic' nickname. He rejoined the club on loan until January 2009, with the option to extend the season until the end of the season.
Bertrand joined Reading on a season-long loan on July 17, 2009. On March 10, 2010, he scored his first professional goal against Derby County. He came third in the annual Reading polls for Reading's player of the season, behind Gylfi Sigurdson and Jimmy Kébé.
Bertrand signed Nottingham Forest's loan on August 5, 2010, the first six months of the season. In a 1–0 away loss to Burnley, he made his Forest debut as a replacement. He appeared on many television shows, including Forest's Micky. Forest were considering either extending Bertrand's loan term for the remainder of the season or signing him permanently, but when his loan term came to an end on January 3, 2011, he returned to his parent club Chelsea.
Bertrand made his Premier League debut against Birmingham City on April 20, 2011. He came on as a replacement to replace Ashley Cole in a 3–1 victory. Bertrand scored a goal, as well as providing a cross for Florent Malouda, who then sprinted past Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster.
Bertrand signed a new four-year deal with Chelsea on July 15, 2011.
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti used him as a back-up to Cole while Chelsea was on loan, and left-back Patrick van Aanholt went out on loan. Bertrand made his first playing appearance against Fulham in the League Cup six years after signing for Chelsea as a schoolboy. Chelsea dominated the match, winning on penalties 4–3 as the game came goalless.
Bertrand played 90 minutes in Chelsea's 2–0 loss to Liverpool in the League Cup during the 2011–12 season. Ashley Cole came on as a late replacement for Chelsea against Everton, resulting in a 2–0 loss for Chelsea in his first league appearance of the season. On April 7th, Bertrand made his first Premier League appearance against Wigan Athletic, in which he put on a good show as Chelsea defeated 2–1 and named fan's man of the match. In his third game as coach of the match, a 0–0 draw with Arsenal on April 21. Bertrand won the FA Cup with Chelsea on May 5th, but he did not appear on the field in the victory over Liverpool.
Bertrand made his European debut in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich on May 19, 2012, playing on the right of midfield, becoming the first player to play in the Champions League to make his Champions League debut in the final. Chelsea beat Bayern 4–3 on penalties after being ruled out with a knock after 70 minutes and replaced by Florent Malouda.
In the Community Shield match against Manchester City on August 12, the Chelsea striker scored his first professional goal for Chelsea, but they lost 3–2. He started playing as a winger in his first league match of the season. Bertrand signed a new Chelsea five-year deal on September 5, 2012. Chelsea defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 in a League Cup match on September 25, he scored his second professional goal in a League Cup match against Stamford Wanderers.
He appeared as a replacement for Ashley Cole in the FA Cup quarter-final replay against Manchester United, which Chelsea defeated 11-0. Cole will be out for at least two weeks after the match, leaving Bertrand as the clubs' only recognized left-back. He started the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Rubin Kazan at Stamford Bridge, putting in a good show as Chelsea defeated 3–1. Bertrand won by 2–1 over Sunderland on Sunday in his 50th Chelsea appearance.
He started left-back in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on April 14, which culminated in Chelsea's 2–1 loss. Bertrand got off to a promising start in the West London derby against Fulham on April 17th, which Chelsea comfortably won 3–0 thanks to a 30-yard penalty from David Luiz and a brace from John Terry.
Bertrand joined Aston Villa on loan for the remainder of the 2013-14 season on January 17th. In a 2–2 draw with Liverpool the next day, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw.
Bertrand signed Southampton on loan from July 30th, 2014 to the 2015-15 season. In their first match of the season, he made his competitive debut for the club on August 17th, losing by a full 90 minutes against Liverpool. Bertrand scored for Southampton for the first time on September 27th, the first time since the team beat Queens Park Rangers 21-0. In a 3–1 victory over Crystal Palace on December 26, the club's second goal was scored. He was fined in straight red card at the end of a 0–1 home loss against Swansea City for a foul on Modou Barrow on February 1st.
Bertrand made a permanent move to Southampton on February 2, 2015, for an undisclosed fee of £10 million. He was the only Southampton player to be named in the PFA Team of the Year on April 26.
Bertrand's last game of the 2015–16 season came as a result of a point of penalty over Crystal Palace in 4–1 victory. Bertrand made a new five-year deal on July 12, 2016.
Bertrand will leave the club after his deal came to an end in the summer, according to Southampton's site on May 12th 2021.
Bertrand joined Leicester City on a free transfer on July 15th, 2021, signing a two-year deal. Bertrand made his debut for the club in Leicester's 1–0 victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield on August 7, 2021.
International career
Bertrand has competed for England youth teams under the age of 17, 18, under-18, under-19, and under-21.
At the 2008 European Championship, he was a member of the U19 squad.
He was invited to the United Kingdom and called up for many 2009 European Championship qualifiers, but he was left out of the squad for the final tournament. Stuart Pearce played him on left-back in a Under-21 match against Portugal at Wembley in Group 9 of the qualification process on Friday, ensuring the team kept the first clean sheet since 29 June 2009. He was named in the England under-21 squad for the 2011 European Championships and appeared in all matches.
Bertrand was selected in Stuart Pearce's 18-man squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 2, 2012. In a friendly match against Brazil, he played his first match for the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012, a friendly match against Brazil. During the Olympic tournament, he appeared in three matches.
Bertrand was called up to the senior England squad for the first time on August 10, 2012, for a friendly match against Italy. In the 78th minute, he made his international debut on Leighton Baines and shot a shot off the line minutes later from Manolo Gabbiadini, resulting in England's winning goal as England defeated England 2-0.
Bertrand played for 73 minutes against Ukraine on September 11th, 2012, and crossed the ball that resulted in Frank Lampard's conversion. Bertrand was called up to the England squad for two more qualifying matches against San Marino and Poland on October 8, 2012. However, he missed both games due to a virus.
Bertrand started as a replacement for England away from Italy on March 3rd, 2015, and he earned his fourth full cap against England against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on June 7th.
Bertrand was a member of the UEFA Euro 2016 team. In a 4–0 World Cup qualifier win over Malta on September 1, Bertrand scored his first goal for England.