Michael Bradley

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Michael Bradley
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Michael Bradley (2013)
Personnel
Surname Michael Sheehan Bradley
birthday July 31, 1987
place of birth Princeton , New Jersey ,  USA
size 189 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1998-2002 Chicago Sockers
2002-2004 IMG Soccer Academy
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2004-2005 MetroStars 30 0(1)
2006-2008 SC Heerenveen 54 (15)
2008-2011 Borussia M'gladbach 76 (10)
2011 →  Aston Villa  (loan) 3 0(0)
2011–2012 Chievo Verona 35 0(1)
2012-2014 AS Roma 41 0(2)
2014– Toronto FC 179 (12)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2006– United States 151 (17)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019

2 As of October 15, 2019

Bradley (right) with Pablo Daniel Osvaldo in July 2012

Michael Sheehan Bradley (born July 31, 1987 in Princeton , New Jersey ) is an American football player who has been under contract in the MLS with Toronto FC since the 2014 season .

Life

Bradley was born in Princeton. His father, former coach of the US national team Bob Bradley , was then the coach of Princeton University's football team . In 1998, his family moved to Palatine , Illinois , as his father was coaching the Chicago Fire MLS franchise at the time . While in high school , he played for the Chicago Sockers youth teams. In 2003 he was able to win the National Championship with the team.

Bradley was discovered through the American talent program Project 40 and went to the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton , Florida . He stayed there for four semesters.

Career

Club career

MetroStars

In 2004 he was transferred through the MLS Draft System in Major League Soccer to the MetroStars from New York , where his father Bob Bradley was a coach. After a difficult first season with some injuries, he made his breakthrough in the second season. In total, Bradley played 30 times for MetroStars, with the midfielder scoring a goal.

SC Heerenveen

In January 2006 Bradley moved to Europe for the Dutch first division club SC Heerenveen and signed a contract there until July 2009. At that time he was the youngest MLS player who ever got a professional contract with a European team. On April 16, 2006 he came against AZ Alkmaar for his first league game for the Dutch, which should remain his only one in the current season. After the 2006/07 season he took over from Paul Bosvelt in the central midfield. In the 2007/08 season he was then used in 33 of 34 games and scored 15 goals. This made the midfielder the most successful goalscorer in sc Heerenveen this season.

Borussia Monchengladbach

On August 31, 2008, Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach signed Michael Bradley and provided him with a four-year contract.

On the 5th day of the 2008/09 season Bradley made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia against Hertha BSC . On matchday 13, Bradley headed to the 2-2 final against Bayern Munich . It was the first goal he scored for Borussia.

Bradley was loaned to Aston Villa from February 2011 until the end of the 2010/11 season, but they did not take advantage of a purchase option.

Change to Serie A

At the end of August 2011, Bradley moved to the Italian first division club Chievo Verona . He left the club after just one season to sign a four-year contract with league rivals AS Roma . About 3.75 million euros was paid.

Bradley made his league debut on August 25, 2012 in a 2-2 draw against Catania Calcio ; he prepared the goal for the 2-2 final score in the 90th minute. On October 7, 2012, after a month-long injury break, he scored his first goal for the Giallorossi in a 2-0 win over Atalanta Bergamo .

Toronto FC

During the winter break of the 2013/14 season, he moved to the MLS for Toronto FC .

National team

Bradley has been a senior US national since 2006 . He has been used 96 times so far ( as of April 2015 ) and scored 13 goals. He made his debut under Bruce Arena on May 26, 2006 against Venezuela, but it was not enough for the World Cup squad. After the 2006 World Cup, his father Bob Bradley took over as coach of the American national team. On March 28, 2007 Bradley made his starting eleven debut in the national team. He also took part with the USA in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

After he was previously in the United States' provisional 30-man squad for the 2010 World Cup , Bradley was elected to the final 23-man squad of the United States on May 26, 2010 by his father and national coach Bob Bradley and accepted of the World Cup in South Africa . There he scored the equalizer in the group game against Slovenia to make it 2-2. This was ultimately decisive to move into the last sixteen. There, however, the Americans lost to Ghana 2-1 after extra time. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , the USA played the group matches with Germany , Portugal and Ghana and were runner-up in the group again in the round of 16, where they lost 2-1 to Belgium after extra time. They couldn't qualify for the 2018 World Cup because they lost 2-1 to Trinidad & Tobago in the last game. Bradley was used in 15 qualifying games. When CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019 , he had five operations and denied in with 0: 1 lost against Mexico Finale his 150th international match.

successes

Web links

Commons : Michael Bradley  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rsssf.com: Michael Sheehan Bradley - Century of International Appearances
  2. ↑ Stefan Coerts: Bradley Heading For Gladbach . In: Goal.com . August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  3. ↑ Michael Bradley moves to Chievo Verona . In: Borussia Mönchengladbach website . August 31, 2011. Accessed August 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Ex-Gladbacher Bradley on AS Roma , welt.de of July 15, 2012 (accessed on August 10, 2012).
  5. ↑ Michael Bradley's contract (Italian; PDF; 19 kB)
  6. ↑ Bradley leaves AS Roma for 7.4 million in the direction of Toronto . transfermarkt.de. January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ US Head Coach Bob Bradley Names 23 Players to Represent the United States at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed May 26, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ussoccer.com
  8. ↑ ussoccer.com: Second-Half Goal Sees USMNT Fall 1-0 In 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Final
predecessor Office successor
Tim Howard USA Footballer of the Year
2015 		Jozy Altidore
personal data
SURNAME Bradley, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bradley, Michael Sheehan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Princeton , New Jersey , United States