Conor Bradley (born 9 July 2003) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a right-back for Liverpool and the

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Club career

Bradley began his youth career with hometown club St. Patrick's F.C. at age nine. He went on to play for Dungannon United Youth and

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, 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. 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. He also appeared as an 80th-minute substitute in the team's final preseason friendly against CA Osasuna on the 9th of August. He made his first professional appearance for Liverpool in a

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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. On 21 June 2022, Bradley signed for League One side

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on a season long loan and made his debut on 30 July in a 1-1 draw at

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. He scored his first goal in the club's 5-1

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victory over Salford City on 9 August. A week later, he scored his first league goal, the only one of the game in a 1-0 win over

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On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final which Bolton won 4–0 against

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. On 29 April, he started in a 2–0 win over

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that saw Bolton reach the 2023 League One play-offs. 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

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International career

Bradley played for the Northern Ireland under-16 national team in 2018, and captained the team to winning the Victory Shield. The following year, he appeared for the under-17 team, including in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying. In May 2021, Bradley was called up to the senior national team for

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matches against Malta and Ukraine. 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.

Personal life

Bradley is a native of

Castlederg Castlederg (earlier Caslanadergy, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County Donegal, Ireland. It stands in the townlands of Castlesessagh and Churchtown, in the historic barony ...

, County Tyrone.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

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Individual * Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year:

*Bolton Wanderers Players' Player of the Year:

*Bolton Wanderers Young Player of the Year:

References

External links

Conor Bradley
at LiverpoolFC.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Conor 2003 births Living people People from Castlederg Association footballers from County Tyrone Men's association football midfielders Dungannon Swifts F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers Northern Ireland men's international footballers