Stephen Bradley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Bradley | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Drogheda United | 49 | (7) |
| 2008 | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 46 | (2) |
| 2011 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Limerick | 55 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Bradley (born 19 November 1984) is an Irish football coach and former player who is currently manager of Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Career
Bradley represented Republic of Ireland national football team at U14, U15, U16 and U21 levels. In October 2000, Bradley played for the Republic of Ireland national football team U16s in a qualifying tournament in Riga for the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship where he came up against Andrés Iniesta. He played schoolboy football with Lourdes Celtic before joining Arsenal where he became captain of the club's reserve side, without ever breaking into the senior side. After a loan spell at Dunfermline Athletic, where he made 5 appearances, he returned to Ireland and signed for Drogheda United in March 2005.
In his first season at United Park Stephen picked up an FAI Cup winners medal as Drogheda beat Cork City 2–0 in the final at Lansdowne Road. He was also part of the side that won the league title in 2007 but he left Drogheda at the end of that season having made 29 league appearances and scoring seven goals.
In January 2008 Bradley signed for Scottish club, Falkirk [1], and made 4 appearances for the 'Bairns' before being let go in July 2008.
In January 2009 Bradley signed for Michael O'Neill at Shamrock Rovers [2] and made his debut on the opening day of the 2009 League of Ireland season in a 0–0 draw away to Bray Wanderers [3]. He made 30 league appearances in his first season with the Hoops and made 16 more in Rovers' title winning season of 2010. He made 3 appearances in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League [4] [5].
At the end of the 2010 League of Ireland season Bradley was released by the Hoops and moved across the M50 to join Pete Mahon at St Patrick's Athletic. In 30 league appearances during 2011 he scored three times from the penalty spot and also played a key role in the club's run to the third qualifying round of the Europa league.
In January 2012 Stephen signed for Pat Scully at First Division side Limerick [6].
In 2016 Bradley became caretaker manager of Shamrock Rovers and was named as the new head-coach in November 2016.[1]
Honours
- Drogheda United
- League of Ireland (1): 2007
- FAI Cup (1): 2005
- Setanta Sports Cup (2): 2006, 2007
- Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland (1): 2010
- St Patrick's Athletic
- Limerick
- League of Ireland First Division (1): 2012
- Munster Senior Cup (1): 2011–12
Individual
- PFAI First Division Team of the Year (1): 2012
References
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers confirm their head coach for next season". The 42. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
External links
- Stephen Bradley at Soccerbase
- O'Neill Makes First Signings
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Association football players from Dublin (city)
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Limerick F.C. players