Steven Bradley (born 17 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Queen's Park | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ayr United (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Dundalk (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Livingston | 29 | (1) |
| 2024- | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 17 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Bradley was in the Rangers youth system, playing alongside Nathan Patterson, but was released after six years.[1] After a period in boys' club football he signed with Queen's Park.[1] He started his senior career there and made five appearances in League Two during the 2018–19 season.[2]
Bradley signed a three-year contract with Hibernian in July 2019,[3][4] and he made his professional debut on 12 December 2020 in a Scottish Premiership game against Hamilton Academical.[5][6] He had previously played for the Hibs first team in League Cup matches against Forfar Athletic and Dundee.[5]
On 6 September 2021, Bradley signed a new three-year deal with Hibernian, then joined Ayr United on a season-long loan.[7][8] On 3 January 2022, Bradley was recalled by his parent club Hibernian.[9] He subsequently joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on a season long loan deal.[10] Bradley scored four goals in his first three appearances for the club, helping him win the Player of the Month award for February.[11][12]
On 14 December 2022, Scottish Premiership club Livingston announced that Bradley had signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal, though he could not play until 1 January 2023.[13]
On 15 October 2023, Bradley received his first call up to the Scotland under-21 team ahead of their game against Malta.[14]
In May 2024 Livngston announced that Bradley had been transfer listed following their relegation from the Premiership, and subsequently he was released from his contract in order to sign for Hamilton. [15] He signed a two-year deal with the Accies.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 14 December 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2018–19[2] | Scottish League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hibernian | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2020–21[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Dundalk (loan) | 2022[20] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Livingston | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 53 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 8 | ||
Honours
Individual
- League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month: February 2022,[21]