| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver James Bainbridge | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | South Tyneside, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → South Shields (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2026– | Boreham Wood | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 18 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Oliver James Bainbridge (born 13 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Boreham Wood.
A product of the Sunderland AFC academy, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club in 2023, with the option of an extra year. He played for the Sunderland U21 team during the 2023-24 season, and featured 20 times in the Premier League 2, scoring one and assisting two.
In August 2024, he joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a season-long loan. He made his league debut for Kilmarnock against Celtic on 4 August 2024. He made his European debut against Tromsø IL on 15 August 2024 in the UEFA Conference League.
In September 2025, he joined National League North club South Shields on a loan deal until 4 January 2026. Bainbridge was in the 2025–26 National League North team of the season.
He departed Sunderland upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2025–26 season.
On 1 July 2026, Bainbridge joined National League club Boreham Wood.
A full-back, he is considered able to operate on either flank to play at left-back or as a right-back.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| South Shields (loan) | 2025–26 | National League North | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
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