Alexander Benjamin Bradley (born 27 January 1999) is a footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth, as a midfielder. Born in England, he is a Finnish youth international.
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Bradley in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Benjamin Bradley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tamworth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Yeovil Town | 39 | (1) |
| 2022– | Tamworth | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 7 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 7 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bradley was born in Worcester.[3] He is half-Finnish; his mother is from Finland.[4] He attended Royal Grammar School Worcester.[4]
Bradley joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 7.[5] He spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville,[2] before moving on loan to Burton Albion in January 2019.[6] He was released by West Brom at the end of his contract[7]
After a successful trial, he joined Lincoln City on 24 July 2019.[8][9] He moved on loan to Harrogate Town in August 2019.[10] A year after first joining Lincoln, he would make his debut starting the game in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020.[11]
On 3 November 2020, he joined Yeovil Town on a short-term loan until 10 January 2021.[12] He made his debut on 14 November, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Woking.[13] On 11 January 2021, Bradley signed for Yeovil on a permanent 18-month contract.[14] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Bradley was released by Yeovil following the expiry of his contract.[15]
On 28 June 2022, Alex signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth.[16]
Bradley made his debut for Tamworth on 6 August 2022, in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to Ilkeston Town; Bradley was substituted on the 75th minute for Alex Jones. The match finished 1-1.[17]
He has represented Finland at international youth levels,[6] and played at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5][18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2016–17[19] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[20] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[21] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Havant and Waterlooville (loan) | 2018–19[2] | National League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2018–19[21] | League One | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Lincoln City | 2019–20[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2020–21[2] | National League | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[2][24] | National League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 47 | 2 | |||
| Tamworth | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 84 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 107 | 10 | ||
Tamworth F.C. – current squad | |
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