 Bradley playing forPortsmouth 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Bradley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (age 33)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers (on loan fromDerby County) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2010 | 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) |
| 2018–2023 | Luton Town | 163 | (5) |
| 2023– | Derby County | 40 | (3) |
| 2025– | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 26 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Bradley (born 13 September 1991) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forEFL League One clubWycombe Wanderers on loan fromEFL Championship clubDerby County.
He has formerly played forLuton Town,Hull City,Harrogate Town,IK Frej,Aldershot Town,Portsmouth,Crawley Town andPlymouth Argyle andLuton Town.
Bradley was born and raised inKingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[5] He progressed through theHull City youth ranks, joining the club at the age of seven.[6] While in the youth ranks at Hull City, Bradley met his childhood friend,Danny East, who he has known for more than ten years.[7]
In October 2010, he was sent out on loan toConference North clubHarrogate Town, making his debut in a 3–2 win overWorcester City.[8] He made seven appearances for the Town, scoring in anFA Trophy tie withWitton Albion.[9]
In April 2011, he joinedDivision 1 Norra teamIK Frej on a one-month loan after going on trial with the club.[10][11] Bradley made his debut on 25 April, againstBK Forward, and scoring againstDalkurd FF on 7 May. He returned to Hull after making five appearances and scoring once.
He was offered his first professional contract byHull City in the summer of 2011.[12] Bradley was also a former pupil atKelvin Hall School and at sixteen, Bradley missed out the apprenticeship.[13]
In January 2012, he joinedLeague Two clubAldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[14] He made his professional debut on 7 January 2012, in a 3–0 defeat toOxford United at theRecreation Ground.[15] The loan period was later extended to 7 April 2012.[16] He finished the season with 14 appearances for Aldershot before being recalled by Hull on 29 March 2012.[17]
He made his league debut for Hull on 31 March when he was used as a half-time substitute for captainJack Hobbs in the 0–2 defeat byCoventry City at theKC Stadium.[18] He was handed his first start on 7 April, in a 0–2 defeat againstMillwall.[19]
On 7 August 2012, Bradley returned to Aldershot in a season-long loan.[20] He made his second debut for the club on 11 August, againstWolverhampton Wanderers.[21] On 23 October, Bradley scored his first career goal, an 87th-minute header in a 2–1 win againstSouthend United.[22] 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.[23]
Bradley was released at the end of 2012–13 season.[24]
After his release from Hull, Bradley signed a two-year deal withPortsmouth on 9 May 2013, where he will joining with Danny East.[25] Bradley revealed he turned down a move from Championship and League One clubs in favour joining Portsmouth.[26] Bradley would also take number six shirt at the club.[27]
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.[28] 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.[29] 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 againstBury on 26 April 2014, in which it turns out to be his last appearance for the club.[30]
On 17 June 2014, Bradley signed a two-year contract atCrawley Town, from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee. Crawley had fought off competition from Championship clubs for his signature.[31][32]
On 11 July 2016, Bradley signed forPlymouth Argyle.[33] He was offered a new contract by Plymouth at the end of the 2017–18 season.[34] 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.[35]
Bradley agreed to sign for newly promotedLeague One clubLuton Town on 12 June 2018 on a three-year contract, effective from 1 July.[36] He scored his first goal for Luton with a half volley from 25 yards on the opening day of the2019–20 season in a 3–3 home draw withMiddlesbrough.[37]
On 10 May 2023, it was announced that Bradley would be departing the club following the conclusion of their play-off campaign.[38]
On 7 July 2023, Bradley signed forDerby County on a free transfer.[39] Bradley made his debut in a 2–1 opening day home defeat againstWigan Athletic, in which his wayward backpass resulted in Wigan's opening goal.[40] After Derby lost two of the next three games, a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat toBlackpool and a 2–1 league defeat toOxford, Bradley lost his place in the first team following criticism of his performances; Derby subsequently won the next two games.
Bradley came on as a 17th-minute substitute away atBolton, but, with Derby level at 1–1, again made a vital mistake which led to Derby keeperJoe Wildsmith being sent-off when trying to rescue the situation; Derby went on to lose 2–1.[41] After this, Derby changed formation to a back 4 and Bradley was mainly used as a substitute asEiran Cashin andCurtis Nelson became the preferred central defensive pairing,[42] Bradley stated his "frustration" at losing his place as his starts in the league came as Cashin picked up minor injuries and suspensions.[43]
In early 2024, Derby head coachPaul Warne went back to a back 5 formation when Warne used this system, Bradley became a starter and then on 24 February 2024, Bradley scored his first goal for the club, a headed goal againstBarnsley, Bradley scored the opening goal in the match, but Derby lost 2–1.[44] Bradley's performances were much improved from his August 2023 displays.[45]
Bradley had his longest run in the starting 11, with nine starts in eleven league matches in February and March, however this run would ended as he picked up a directred card in Derby's 1–0 defeat atNorthampton Town for aheadbutt at Northampton'sManny Monthé, the red card resulted in an automatic three-game suspension with neither Derby nor the player appealed the suspension despite claims from Bradley of no wrongdoing on his behalf.[46]
On 13 April 2024, Bradley made his return from his suspension in a home match againstLeyton Orient, Bradley scored two goals 3–0 win.[47] Bradley would help Derby keepclean sheets in their last two matches of the season, as they gained promotion to the Championship after finishing runners-up in League One.[48] Bradley made 41 appearances for his first season for Derby, scoring three goals.
Sonny signed for Wycombe Wanderers on loan on 06 January 2025 for the 2nd half of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in the2024-25 FA Cup Third Round tie againstPortsmouth FC.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2010–11[49] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[50] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[51] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2010–11[52] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| IK Frej (loan) | 2011[3] | Division 1 Norra | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2011–12[50] | League Two | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[51] | League Two | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2013–14[53] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Crawley Town | 2014–15[54] | League One | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2015–16[55] | League Two | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2016–17[56] | League Two | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 52 | 7 |
| 2017–18[57] | League One | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Total | 84 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 11 | ||
| Luton Town | 2018–19[58] | League One | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 2019–20[59] | Championship | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[60] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[61] | Championship | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[62] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 164 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 6 | ||
| Derby County | 2023–24[63] | League One | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2024–25[64] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2024–25[64] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 463 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 516 | 28 | ||
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