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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 127 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Bradley Luca Brand Clayton (born 2 July 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South club Chesham United. He is a product of the Brentford academy.

Career

Brentford

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

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

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

As of match played 5 December 2023
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 127 46 8 2 15 6 150 54
  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

Chesham United

Individual

References

  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.

External links


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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