Conor Bradley

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Conor Bradley
Personal information
Full name Conor Bradley[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth , Northern Ireland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 84
Youth career
2012-2016 St. Patrick's F.C.
2016–2019 Dungannon Swifts
2019– Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 7 (0)
2019 Northern Ireland U17 5 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Conor Bradley (born 9 July 2003) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Northern Ireland national team.[2]

Club career[]

Bradley began his youth career with hometown club St. Patrick's F.C. at age nine.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] He also appeared as an 80th-minute substitute in the team's final preseason friendly against CA Osasuna on the 9th of August.[7] 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.[8] He came on as a sub to make his debut UEFA Champions League appearance for Liverpool away to AC Milan in the San Siro stadium on 8th December 2021.

International career[]

Bradley played for the Northern Ireland under-16 national team in 2018,[9][10][11] and captained the team to winning the Victory Shield.[12][13][14] The following year, he appeared for the under-17 team, including in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying.[2]

In May 2021, Bradley was called up to the senior national team for friendly matches against Malta and Ukraine.[15] 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.[16]

Personal life[]

Bradley is a native of , County Tyrone.[3]

Bradleys parents are Linda and Joe Bradley, and he has 2 siblings, Niall (34), Joanne (15)

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 9 January 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool U21 2020–21 — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Liverpool 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 — 5 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played 12 October 2021[17]
Northern Ireland
Year Apps Goals
2021 5 0
Total 5 0

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Conor Bradley at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Hanna, Gareth (26 May 2021). "Who is Conor Bradley? All you need to know about Liverpool star named in the Northern Ireland squad". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Contract News | Youngster signs professional contract". Dungannon Swifts F.C. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Conor Bradley signs first pro contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Reds play out draws with Wacker Innsbruck and Stuttgart in Austria". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Reds wrap up pre-season games with Anfield win over Osasuna". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Conor Bradley starts on Liverpool debut against Norwich in Carabao Cup as Northern Ireland's long wait is ended by Jurgen Klopp". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Conor Bradley » U16 Friendlies 2018". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Eesti 3–1 Põhja-Iirimaa (07.10.2018)" [Estonia 3–1 Northern Ireland (7 October 2018)]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Eesti 0–1 Põhja-Iirimaa (09.10.2018)" [Estonia 0–1 Northern Ireland (9 October 2018)]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Ireland U16: Late goals lead to opening day defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Northern Ireland Schoolboys dig deep to draw with Scotland in Tralee". Irish Football Association. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Conor Bradley signs professional three-year Liverpool deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Baraclough selects mix of youth and experience in Northern Ireland squad". The Irish Times. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Malta 0–3 Northern Ireland: Ian Baraclough's side ease to friendly victory". BBC Sport. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  17. ^ a b Conor Bradley at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

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