CHELSEA striker Patrick Bamford completed his move to Boro on Friday and will stay with the club until January 1.





Here are ten things you may not know about Aitor Karanka's latest signing:





1. Born in Grantham and raised in Norwell, Bamford signed for Nottingham Forest's Academy as an eight-year-old where he stayed for just over ten years before Chelsea snapped him up in 2012.





2. Attended Nottingham High School where he played Rugby Union as a full-back until the age of 15 due to the lack of a school football team.





3. He made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest against Cardiff City at the City Ground in December 2011, but had previously been an unused substitute during a League Cup clash with Newcastle United earlier that same year.





4. Our new striker once scored five and set up three in a single game, when Nottingham Forest beat Wigan Athletic 9-1 in the FA Youth Cup. He then scored a further four goals the following week in a 5-1 win over Southampton!





5. The striker has accumulated some pretty impressive exam results along the way, despite having to balance schoolwork with a football career, and he was offered an unconditional scholarship at Harvard University.





6. Bamford has represented both England and Ireland at international level. He's made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level as he qualifies under the grandparent Rule. However, he switched his allegiance to England and made his first appearance for the U19s against Czech Republic in February 2012.





7. After signing for Chelsea in 2012, Bamford had his first loan spell at MK Dons where he scored the first goal of his professional career at the Alexandra Stadium against Crewe Alexandra. Chelsea twice extended his loan at MK Dons to May 2013 and he eventually scored 21 goals in 44 appearances for the club.





8. Bamford has served something of a loan spell apprenticeship, with a spell at Derby County following his stint at MK Dons. He made his debut for the Rams as a substitute in a 4-1 away defeat to Leicester City and his first goal came in his second appearance for the club at the iPro Stadium against Brighton.





9. He served his time at Derby under ex-Boro manager and history-maker, Steve McClaren, who has personally sung Bamford's praises since hearing he was potentially signing for Boro.





10. Being on the books of the club with more players out on loan than any other in the England, Bamford has yet to make his first-team bow for Chelsea. That said, he will be hoping to hit unforgettable form at Boro and force his way into Jose Mourinho's team upon his return to Stamford Bridge.









