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Bradley Clayton
Personal information
Full name Bradley Luca Brand Clayton[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 26)
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

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Brentford

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Clayton 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

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In 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

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In 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

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As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
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. ^ 1 appearance and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Challenge Cup
  2. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ 2 appearances and 2 goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ^ 1 appearance in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

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Chesham United

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Brentford B – Midfielder – Bradley Clayton". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Chapman, Mark. "Bradley Clayton swaps the classroom for the training pitch". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Bees Win Milk Cup". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bradley seeks new opportunities". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Academy Contracts". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Brentford B Profiles". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 Youth Team Statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "Mark Warburton reacts to start to Championship season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Bradley Clayton signs new one-year Brentford B contract". Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. ^ "2015/16 Development Squad Stats". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  14. ^ "New Signing: Bradley Clayton joins from Brentford". Chesham United FC. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bradley Clayton Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ^ "A Bakers Dozen re-sign at the Meadow". Chesham United FC. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  17. ^ a b c "End of Season Awards 2021/22". Chesham United FC. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  18. ^ @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.
  19. ^ a b Chesham United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  20. ^ Woolnough, Ryan (21 October 2022). "Notes from the Chair (21st October 2022)". Chesham United FC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Notes from the Chair – 8th December 2023". Chesham United FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Bradley Clayton selected by the FA". Chesham United FC. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Ben Mundele helps FA XI to victory against Bedfordshire FA". Cray Wanderers. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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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

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