Bradley Potts (born 3 July 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a

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and wing-back for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

Career

Potts began his career with

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

and made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 in a 1–0 win against

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in the first round of the

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. He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against

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on 18 August. On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for

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after his contract at Carlisle expired. He scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2017 League Two play-off final win against

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

. On 3 August 2017 Potts joined

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side

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on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 4 January 2019, Potts moved to

side

for a reported incoming record transfer fee paid by the club in excess of £1.5 million. January 2019.

International career

On 8 November 2012, Potts was called up to the England under-19 squad to play

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in a friendly on 13 November in

Telford Telford () is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, south west of Stafford, north west of Wolverhampton and from Birmingham in the same direction. With an est ...

. He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.

Controversy

Some years before he joined

he and his friends filmed a video of him

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on a car, with the video re-surfacing online in June 2021. Potts apologised for having done so, and Preston stated they would deal with it internally.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Blackpool *

EFL League Two play-offs The EFL League Two play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by the association football teams finishing from fourth to seventh in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are part of the annual Engli ...

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Barnsley *

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runner-up: 2018–19

References

PNE 'break transfer record' to bring in young midfielder

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potts, Brad 1994 births Living people English footballers Men's association football midfielders England men's youth international footballers Carlisle United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Hexham Footballers from Northumberland