Steven Bradley (born 17 March 2002) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

Bradley was in the Rangers youth system, playing alongside Nathan Patterson, but was released after six years. After a period in boys' club football he signed with Queen's Park. He started his senior career there and made five appearances in

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during the 2018–19 season. Bradley signed a three-year contract with Hibernian in July 2019, and he made his professional debut on 12 December 2020 in a Scottish Premiership game against

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. He had previously played for the Hibs first team in

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matches against

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and Dundee. On 6 September 2021, Bradley signed a new three-year deal with Hibernian, then joined

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on a season-long loan. On 3 January 2022, Bradley was recalled by his parent club Hibernian. He subsequently joined League of Ireland Premier Division side

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on a season long loan deal. Bradley scored four goals in his first three appearances for the club, helping him win the Player of the Month award for February. On 14 December 2022,

club

announced that Bradley had signed a 2-and-a-half year deal, though he could not play until 1 January 2023. On 15 October 2023, Bradley received his first call up to the Scotland under-21 team ahead of their game against Malta.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

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: February 2022

References

2002 births Living people Men's association football wingers Scottish men's footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) Ayr United F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub Livingston F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow