Bradley Miguel Dirk Vliet (born 24 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a

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for UAE Second Division League club

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Club career

Early career

Born in Rotterdam, Vliet played in the youth systems of Feyenoord,

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

and

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

. In the 2017–18 season, he sat on the bench for a few games for NAC in the Eredivisie, but did not make his senior debut. In 2018, he was on trial at RKC Waalwijk, but this did not result in a contract. At the beginning of 2019, he joined the second team of SC Cambuur, and played in the

Beloften Eredivisie The Beloften Eredivisie (; ''"Promised Honor Division"'') was the highest football league in for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisi ...

. However, once again, he did not make an appearance for the first team. In 2019, after a trial period at SC Telstar, he left for Croatian

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

club NK Lokomotiva. He did not play there either, and during the 2019–20 season he even trialled with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

in February, without this amounting to a move.

Dordrecht

In the summer of 2020, Vliet joined

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

on a free transfer. On 30 August 2020, he finally made his professional debut, in the 0–0 home draw against

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

. He came on as a substitute for Nikolas Agrafiotis in the 79th minute.

Cavalry FC

On 30 April 2022, Vliet signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC. Vliet's contract option for the 2023 season would be declined as a result of international roster requirements.

Pacific FC

On 13 January 2023, Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC signed Vliet to a 2 year contract, with a club option for the 2025 season. After the 2023 season, he departed the club by mutual consent.

Arabian Falcons

In February 2024, Vliet signed with UAE Third Division League club Arabian Falcons FC.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vliet, Bradley 1998 births Living people Men's association football defenders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Rotterdam NAC Breda players SC Cambuur players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players FC Dordrecht players Cavalry FC players Pacific FC players Arabian Falcons FC players Dubai City F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Canadian Premier League players UAE Third Division League players UAE Second Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates