Conor Bradley (born 9 July 2003) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a right-back for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Liverpool, and the Northern Ireland national team.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor Bradley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Aghyaran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | St. Patrick's F.C. | ||
2016–2019 | Dungannon Swifts | ||
2019–2021 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Northern Ireland | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:40, 26 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 12 October 2021 (UTC) |
Bradley began his youth career with hometown club St. Patrick's F.C. at age nine.[4] He went on to play for Dungannon United Youth and Dungannon Swifts, before joining the youth academy of English club Liverpool in 2019 on a two-year scholarship program. However, after a year at the club, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, lasting three years until 2023.[5][6]
He made his debut appearance for the Liverpool first team in a preseason friendly with VfB Stuttgart in July 2021, playing the whole of a 30-minute mini-game.[7] He also appeared as an 80th-minute substitute in the team's final preseason friendly against CA Osasuna on the 9th of August.[8] He made his first professional appearance for Liverpool in a Carabao Cup tie against Norwich City in September 2021, becoming the first Northern Irish player to feature for a competitive game for Liverpool since Sammy Smyth in 1954.[9]
On 21 June 2022, Bradley signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan[10] and made his debut on 30 July in a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town. He scored his first goal in the club's 5-1 EFL Cup victory over Salford City on 9 August.[11] A week later, he scored his first league goal, the only one of the game in a 1-0 win over Morecambe F.C.[12]
Bradley played for the Northern Ireland under-16 national team in 2018,[13][14][15] and captained the team to winning the Victory Shield.[16][17][18] The following year, he appeared for the under-17 team, including in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying.[3]
In May 2021, Bradley was called up to the senior national team for friendly matches against Malta and Ukraine.[19] He made his international debut on 30 May against Malta, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Stuart Dallas. The match in Klagenfurt finished as a 3–0 win for Northern Ireland.[20]
Bradley is a native of Castlederg, County Tyrone.[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Liverpool | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
Career total | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
Northern Ireland | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Liverpool Academy
Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad | |
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