Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor Bradley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Killen, Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 84 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | St.Patrick's F.C. | ||
2016–2019 | Dungannon Swifts | ||
2019–2021 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Liverpool | 2 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 41 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Northern Ireland | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 31 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 27 March 2023 (UTC) |
Conor Bradley (born 9 July 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Northern Ireland national team.[3]
Bradley began his youth career with hometown club St. Patrick's F.C. at age nine and also began training at English club Liverpool's Northern Ireland development centre at the same age.[4][5] He went on to play for Dungannon United Youth and Dungannon Swifts, before moving to England to join the youth academy of Liverpool full time 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.[6][7]
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.[8] He also appeared as an 80th-minute substitute in the team's final preseason friendly against CA Osasuna on 9 August.[9] He made his first professional appearance for Liverpool in a EFL 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.[10]
On 21 June 2022, Bradley signed for EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan[11] 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.[12] A week later, he scored his first league goal, the only one of the game in a 1–0 win over Morecambe[13] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle.[14] On 29 April, he started in a 2–0 win over Fleetwood Town that saw Bolton reach the 2023 League One play-offs.[15] The same day, he was voted as Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season, while also receiving the Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, the latter of which he shared with James Trafford.[16][17]
On 21 January 2024, Bradley made his full Premier League debut in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth,[18] starting the match and registering an assist for Diogo Jota's second goal. On 31 January, he scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 4–1 victory against Chelsea.[19] He also registered two assists to his name, earning him the Man of the Match award for the second time in three days.
Bradley played for the Northern Ireland under-16 national team in 2018,[20][21][22] and captained the team to winning the Victory Shield.[23][24][25] 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.[26] 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.[27]
Bradley is a native of Castlederg, County Tyrone.[5] Notably, Bradley played Gaelic football for his local club, Aghayarn GFC from a young age, with his skills noticeable from a young age [28]
On 3 February 2024 the passing of Bradley’s father, Joe Bradley, was disclosed by Liverpool F.C. in an official statement.[29]
Club | Season | League | FA 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[31] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Liverpool | 2021–22[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2023–24[33] | Premier League | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23[34] | League One | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[d] | 1 | 53 | 7 | |
Career total | 43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 69 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Northern Ireland | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
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