Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Luca Brand Clayton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chesham United | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2018 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Chesham United | 146 | (47) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
Bradley Luca Brand Clayton (born 2 July 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League South club Chesham United. He is a product of the Brentford academy.
Career
editBrentford
editClayton began his youth career in the Brentford Centre of Excellence at the age of 9 and was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup.[3][4][5] He did not sign a scholarship deal and instead remained with the club on a schoolboy contract until he completed his education.[3][6] Clayton was a key player for the youth team during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons,[7] scoring 20 goals in 38 appearances and he was invited by manager Mark Warburton to train with the first team squad in September 2014.[8][9][10] Clayton also broke into the Development Squad during the 2014–15 season and scored four goals in 18 appearances.[11]
Clayton signed a two-year Development Squad contract in June 2015 and would sign a further one-year contract to remain with the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.[3][12] He was released in June 2018 and made 99 appearances and scored 25 goals during his time with the Brentford development teams.[5][13]
Chesham United
editIn mid-August 2018, Clayton joined Southern League Premier Division South club Chesham United on a free transfer.[14] He made 40 appearances and scored eight goals during the 2018–19 season and signed a new one-year contract in July 2019.[15][16] The 2021–22 season proved to be Clayton's most prolific in front of goal yet, with 26 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions.[17] His performances won him the club's Players' Player of the Year award.[17] Clayton was retained for the 2022–23 season and he made 30 appearances and scored seven goals during a season which concluded with defeat in the Premier Division South playoff semi-finals.[18][19] Injuries.[20]
Injury return December.[21]
Representative career
editIn April 2019, Clayton was called into an FA XI squad for a match against the Bedfordshire FA and he scored in a 3–2 victory.[22][23]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chesham United | 2018–19[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 40 | 8 |
2019–20[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
2020–21[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
2021–22[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 36 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3[d] | 2 | 42 | 26 | |
2022–23[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
2023–24[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Career total | 146 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 171 | 55 |
- ^ 1 appearance and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Challenge Cup
- ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ 2 appearances and 2 goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
Honours
editChesham United
- Southern League Premier Division South: 2023–24[15][19]
Individual
- Chesham United Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22[17]
References
edit- ^ "EFL Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Brentford B – Midfielder – Bradley Clayton". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Chapman, Mark. "Bradley Clayton swaps the classroom for the training pitch". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Bees Win Milk Cup". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Bradley seeks new opportunities". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Wickham, Chris. "Academy Contracts". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Brentford B Profiles". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 Youth Team Statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Brett, Ciaran. "Mark Warburton reacts to start to Championship season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Bradley Clayton signs new one-year Brentford B contract". Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "2015/16 Development Squad Stats". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "New Signing: Bradley Clayton joins from Brentford". Chesham United FC. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bradley Clayton Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "A Bakers Dozen re-sign at the Meadow". Chesham United FC. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "End of Season Awards 2021/22". Chesham United FC. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ @cheshamutdfc (2 August 2022). "📝We work our way forward with 4⃣ more members of last year's squad that are coming back to the Meadow for the 2022/23 season ↖️ Kyle Brooks ↗️ Brad Clayton ↙️ Jordan Edwards ↘️ Shaquille Hippolyte-Patrick #OneClubCheshamUnited" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Chesham United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Woolnough, Ryan (21 October 2022). "Notes from the Chair (21st October 2022)". Chesham United FC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Notes from the Chair – 8th December 2023". Chesham United FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Bradley Clayton selected by the FA". Chesham United FC. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Ben Mundele helps FA XI to victory against Bedfordshire FA". Cray Wanderers. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links
edit- Beatpoet/sandboxClayton at Soccerbase
Category:Living people
Category:English footballers
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:1997 births
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Chesham United F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players