Alex Bradley (footballer)
Alexander Benjamin Bradley (born 27 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Benjamin Bradley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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– | Yeovil Town | 38 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 2 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:45, 1 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
Born in England, he is a Finnish youth international.
Early life
Bradley was born in Worcester.[3] He is half-Finnish; his mother is from Finland.[4] He attended Royal Grammar School Worcester.[4]
Club career
West Bromwich
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]
Lincoln
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]
Yeovil
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]
International career
He has represented Finland at international youth levels,[6] and played at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5][15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2016–17[16] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[17] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[18] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2016–17[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | 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[18] | League One | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Lincoln City | 2019–20[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[20] | 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][21] | National League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 105 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Finland - A. Bradley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- Danny Owen (27 November 2018). "'Absolute rocket': West Brom react to Alex Bradley's stunning goal on Twitter". HITC. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- Geoff Berkeley (13 January 2016). "Former RGS Worcester pupil Alex Bradley determined to make it at West Bromwich Albion after injury". Worcester News. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Alex Bradley: Burton Albion sign West Bromwich Albion midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Dowling maps vision for future". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "Imps sign former Baggies midfielder". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Alex Bradley: Lincoln City sign former West Bromwich Albion youngster". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019.
- "Alex Bradley Signs On Loan". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Alex Bradley signs on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "MATCH REPORT Woking 1-1 Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Alex Bradley signs permanently in Somerset". Yeovil Town F.C. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Suomen U19-poikien EM-kotiturnauksen joukkue nimetty" [Finnish U19 European Championship home tournament team named] (in Finnish). MTV3. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Games played by Alex Bradley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Games played by Alex Bradley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Games played by Alex Bradley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Games played by Alex Bradley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Games played by Alex Bradley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Match report: Yeovil Town 4 Bridgwater United 1". Gloverscast. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links
- Yeovil Town official profile
- Alex Bradley – SPL competition record