Colby David Bishop (born 4 November 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Early life

Bishop was born in

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, Nottinghamshire.

Career

Early career

Bishop signed his first professional contract with Notts County in November 2014. He made his first team debut for the "Magpies" in a 1–0 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Meadow Lane on 26 December, he was replaced by

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after 73 minutes. In May 2017 he was signed by

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side Leamington.

Accrington Stanley

On 13 July 2019, Bishop joined Accrington Stanley of League One for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, playing the duration of a 2–0 defeat at Lincoln City, before he scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, equalising from the penalty spot as Accrington were knocked out of the

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in an eventual 3–1 defeat.

Portsmouth

On 21 July 2022, Bishop signed for League One club

for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year. At the end of the

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season, Bishop was named as Portsmouth's Player of the Season.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Season:

References

External links

Profile
at the Portsmouth F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Colby 1996 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Notts County F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players