Sonny Bradley

Sonny Bradley (born 13 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Luton Town. He has formerly played for Hull City, Harrogate Town, IK Frej, Aldershot Town, Portsmouth, Crawley Town and Plymouth Argyle.

Sonny Bradley
Bradley playing for Plymouth Argyle 2017
Personal information
Full name Sonny Bradley[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991[2]
Place of birth Hull, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2010 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Hull City 2 (0)
2010 → Harrogate Town (loan) 6 (0)
2011 → IK Frej (loan) 5 (1)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 → Aldershot Town (loan) 42 (1)
2013–2014 Portsmouth 33 (2)
2014–2016 Crawley Town 72 (2)
2016–2018 Plymouth Argyle 84 (11)
2018– Luton Town 110 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Bradley was born and raised in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[4] He progressed through the Hull City youth ranks, joining the club at the age of seven.[5] While at the youth ranks at Hull City, Bradley met his childhood friend, Danny East, who he knows for more than ten years.[6]

Career

Hull City

In October 2010, he was sent out on loan to Conference North club Harrogate Town, making his debut in a 3–2 win over Worcester City.[7] He made seven appearances for the Town, scoring in an FA Trophy tie with Witton Albion.[8]

In April 2011, he joined Division 1 Norra team IK Frej on a one-month loan after going on trial with the club.[9][10] Bradley made his debut on 25 April, against BK Forward, and scoring against Dalkurd FF on 7 May. He returned to Hull after making five appearances and scoring once.

He was offered his first professional contract by Hull City in the summer of 2011.[11] Bradley was also a former pupil at Kelvin Hall School and at sixteen, Bradley missed out the apprenticeship.[12]

In January 2012, he joined League Two club Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[13] He made his professional debut on 7 January 2012, in a 3–0 defeat to Oxford United at the Recreation Ground.[14] The loan period was later extended to 7 April 2012.[15] He finished the season with 14 appearances for Aldershot before being recalled by Hull on 29 March 2012.[16]

He made his league debut for Hull on 31 March when he was used as a half-time substitute for captain Jack Hobbs in the 0–2 defeat by Coventry City at the KC Stadium.[17] He was handed his first start on 7 April, in a 0–2 defeat against Millwall.[18]

On 7 August 2012, Bradley returned to Aldershot in a season-long loan.[19] He made his second debut for the club on 11 August, against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[20] On 23 October, Bradley scored his first career goal, an 87th-minute header in a 2–1 win against Southend United.[21] He finished the season with 42 league appearances, scoring once. Despite relegation to Conference Premier, Bradley says his time at Aldershot Town in his second spell helped him improved as a player.[22]

Bradley was released at the end of 2012–13 season.[23]

Portsmouth

After his release from Hull, Bradley signed a two-year deal with Portsmouth on 9 May 2013, where he will joining with Danny East.[24] Bradley revealed he turned down a move from Championship and League One clubs in favour joining Portsmouth.[25] Bradley would also take number six shirt at the club.[26]

He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Oxford United on 3 August 2013. Despite the loss, Bradley was impressed with the club's supporters attendance at the stadium.[27] Since his debut, Bradley had an extended run of the first team and then on 1 January 2014, Bradley scored his first goal for the club and also the first goal of 2014 for the club, as Portsmouth lose 2–1 to Southend United.[28] But towards the end of the season, Bradley would be often used in first team ins and out, mostly on the substitution bench. Bradley would then score his second goal of the season, just ten minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 4–4 draw against Bury on 26 April 2014, in which it turns out to be his last appearance for the club.[29]

Crawley Town

On 17 June 2014, Bradley signed a two-year contract at Crawley Town, from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee. Crawley had fought off competition from Championship clubs for his signature.[30][31]

Plymouth Argyle

On 11 July 2016, Bradley signed for Plymouth Argyle.[32] He was offered a new contract by Plymouth at the end of the 2017–18 season.[33] After two successful campaigns with Plymouth, Bradley opted not to renew his contract and left on 8 June 2018, having made 95 appearances for the Devon club.[34]

Luton Town

Bradley agreed to sign for newly promoted League One club Luton Town on 12 June 2018 on a three-year contract, effective from 1 July.[35] He scored his first goal for Luton with a half volley from 25 yards on the opening day of the 2019–20 season in a 3–3 home draw with Middlesbrough.[36]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2010–11[37] Championship 000000—00
2011–12[38] Championship 200000—20
2012–13[39] Championship 00———00
Total 200000—20
Harrogate Town (loan) 2010–11[40] Conference North 60——1[lower-alpha 1]171
IK Frej (loan) 2011[3] Division 1 Norra 51———51
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12[38] League Two 140———140
2012–13[39] League Two 42140101[lower-alpha 2]0481
Total 561401010621
Portsmouth 2013–14[41] League Two 33210103[lower-alpha 2]0382
Crawley Town 2014–15[42] League One 26100103[lower-alpha 2]0301
2015–16[43] League Two 46110101[lower-alpha 2]0491
Total 722102040792
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17[44] League Two 44750102[lower-alpha 3]0527
2017–18[45] League One 40420101[lower-alpha 3]0444
Total 84117020309611
Luton Town 2018–19[46] League One 450401000500
2019–20[47] Championship 4030000—403
2020–21[48] Championship 2501030—290
Total 11035040001193
Career total 3682018010012140821
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Luton Town

Individual

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