Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)

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Tom Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name Thomas William C. Bradshaw[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2008 Aberystwyth Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Aberystwyth Town 4 (2)
2009–2014 Shrewsbury Town 89 (17)
2014– Walsall 50 (26)
International career‡
2010–2011 Wales U19 4 (2)
2011–2013 Wales U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2013

Thomas William C. "Tom" Bradshaw (born 27 July 1992) is a footballer who currently plays for Walsall as a striker. He has previously played for Aberystwyth Town and Shrewsbury Town. Born in England, he represented Wales at under−19 and under−21 level.

Club career

Shrewsbury Town

Bradshaw started his career at Aberystwyth Town and was signed by Shrewsbury Town in May 2009 (Aberystwyth later received a retrospective fee of £30,000 under the FIFA training compensation scheme).[2][3] He made his debut in a League Two match against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on 10 April 2010, replacing Jamie Cureton for the final 15 minutes and scoring two goals in a 3–0 win.[4] At the end of the 2009–10 season he signed a two-year professional contract.[5]

Despite scoring six goals in the 2010–11 season,[6] Bradshaw found first team opportunities more limited in 2011–12, making only 8 appearances and scoring once against Accrington Stanley.[7]

Bradshaw was handed the number nine shirt for the 2012–13 campaign, in which he made 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute, but failed to score.[8] He signed a contract extension of an undisclosed length on 23 May 2013[9] and scored his first senior goal for nearly two years in a 2–0 home win over Swindon Town on 17 August.[10]

Walsall

On 23 June 2014, Bradshaw signed a two-year contract with League One side Walsall for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £50,000, following the relegation of Shrewsbury Town to League Two.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the Saddlers on his debut for the club on 9 August 2014 against Port Vale in a 1–1 away draw.[13] Bradshaw injured his hamstring in a 1–1 draw with Bristol City on 4 October 2014,[14] which sidelined him for most of the month.[15] He also scored a last–minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw against his former side Shrewsbury in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2014.[16] Bradshaw enjoyed a prolific start to the season and scored his tenth goal of the campaign in all competitions in a 3–1 win against Barnsley on 13 December 2014.[17]

Bradshaw scored Walsall's second goal in their 2–0 victory over Preston North End in the first leg of the Football League Trophy Northern area final on 7 January 2015.[18] He started in the final on 22 March, Walsall's first match at Wembley Stadium, a 0–2 defeat to Bristol City.[19] On 24 June, he extended his contract until the end of the 2016–17 season.[20]

Bradshaw scored his first career hat-trick on 11 August 2015 in a 4–3 win at Championship side Nottingham Forest in the first round of the League Cup, finishing with an added-time penalty.[21]

International career

Although he was originally born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Bradshaw grew up in Tywyn, Gwynedd, and thus qualifies to play for Wales. He was called up to the Wales under−19 squad for the first time in September 2010,[22] scoring on his debut during a 2–0 win over Liechtenstein.[23] He scored again in a 3–3 draw with Turkey on 20 October 2010.[24] He was called into the Wales under−21 squad in September 2011 for the away game with Montenegro, scoring on his debut.

Bradshaw was capped eight times for the Wales U−21 squad, making his last appearance as a substitute against Moldova U−21s on 10 September 2013.[25] He opted to withdraw from the squad when called up a month later in order to remain available for first-team duties with Shrewsbury Town.[26] This effectively ended his international youth career, with under−21s manager Geraint Williams indicating he would not select him again, although Bradshaw was in any case in his last few months of eligibility for the under−21 squad.[27]

A year later, Bradshaw was put on the standby list for the senior Wales national football team for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Cyprus in October 2014, but had to withdraw due to picking up a hamstring injury in a match against Bristol City for new club Walsall.[28] On 4 November 2015 he was called up to the senior squad for a friendly against the Netherlands,[29] and was an unused substitute in a 3–2 defeat.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2016.
Club Season League League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberystwyth Town 2008–09 [31] Welsh Premier League 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Shrewsbury Town 2009–10[32] League Two 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
2010–11[33] League Two 26 6 0 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 30 6
2011–12[34] League Two 8 1 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 1
2012–13[35] League One 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2013–14[36] League One 28 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 7
Total 89 17 1 0 4 0 4 0 98 17
Walsall 2014–15 [37] League One 29 17 1 2 2 0 5[lower-alpha 2] 1 37 20
2015–16 [38] League One 21 9 2 0 2 3 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 12
Total 50 26 3 2 4 3 6 1 63 32
Career total 143 45 4 2 8 3 10 1 165 51
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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