Conor Bradley (born 9 July 2003) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a right-back for Liverpool and the Northern Ireland national team.
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 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.
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 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.
On 21 June 2022, Bradley signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan and made his debut on 30 July in a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town. He scored his first goal in the club's 5-1 EFL Cup 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 Morecambe On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle. On 29 April, he started in a 2–0 win over Fleetwood Town 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 James Trafford.
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 friendly 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.
Bradley is a native of Castlederg, County Tyrone.
Season Stats
7 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
English Football League Cup 2023-2024 Liverpool | English FA Cup 2021-2022 Liverpool |
2016-2019 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
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