Michael Bradley

Michael Bradley
Bradley with the United States at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Michael Sheehan Bradley
Date of birth (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stabæk (assistant)
Youth career
Chicago Sockers
2002–2004 IMG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 MetroStars 30 (1)
2006–2008 Heerenveen 55 (15)
2008–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach 76 (10)
2011 → Aston Villa (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 Chievo 35 (1)
2012–2014 Roma 41 (2)
2014–2023 Toronto FC 258 (16)
Total 498 (45)
International career
2002–2004 United States U17 6 (0)
2004 United States U18 1 (0)
2004–2007 United States U20 8 (1)
2008 United States U23 4 (0)
2006–2019 United States 151 (17)
Managerial career
2023– Stabæk (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2009 South Africa
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2007 United States
Runner-up2011 United States
Winner2017 United States
Runner-up2019 United States–Costa Rica–Jamaica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Sheehan Bradley (born July 31, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MetroStars 2004 Major League Soccer 000000——00
2005 3012000——321
Total 3012000——321
Heerenveen 2005–06 Eredivisie 10—00—4050
2006–07 210—004020270
2007–08 3315—2222304019
Total 5515—2262907219
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2008–09 Bundesliga 285—00——285
2009–10 292—20——312
2010–11 193—31—00224
Total 7610—51—008111
Aston Villa (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 30—10—0040
Chievo 2011–12 Serie A 351—10——361
Roma 2012–13 Serie A 301—50——351
2013–14 111—00——111
Total 412—50——462
Toronto FC 2014 Major League Soccer 252—21——273
2015 2551020——285
2016 2416100——302
2017 3005020——370
2018 320—208010430
2019 273402020—353
2020 1201000—10140
2021 321—3040—391
2022 343—41——384
2023 171—00—00171
Total 258161711721402030819
Career total 4984519131524211058153
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  5. ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  6. ↑ Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  7. ↑ Includes appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 200620
2007121
2008112
2009154
2010101
2011131
201292
2013100
201491
2015183
2016180
2017142
201820
201980
Total15117
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bradley goal.
List of international goals scored by Michael Bradley
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 October 17, 2007St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland13  Switzerland1–01–0Friendly
2 June 15, 2008Home Depot Center, Carson, United States20 Barbados2–08–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 September 10, 2008Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States24 Trinidad and Tobago1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 February 11, 2009Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States26 Mexico1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 2–0
6 June 21, 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa32 Egypt2–03–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
7 October 14, 2009RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States38 Costa Rica1–22–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 June 18, 2010Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa45 Slovenia2–22–22010 FIFA World Cup
9 June 25, 2011Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States59 Mexico1–02–42011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10 May 26, 2012EverBank Field, Jacksonville, United States65 Scotland2–05–1Friendly
11 November 14, 2012Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia72 Russia1–12–2Friendly
12 April 2, 2014University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States83 Mexico1–02–2Friendly
13 February 8, 2015StubHub Center, Carson, United States93 Panama1–02–0Friendly
14 July 13, 2015Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States102 Panama1–11–1 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15 July 22, 2015Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States104 Jamaica1–21–22015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16 March 24, 2017Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States129 Honduras2–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 June 11, 2017Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico133 Mexico1–01–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Roma

Toronto FC

United States

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. June 11, 2014. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Bradley MLS profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Michael Bradley Stats, News, Bio". ESPN FC.
  4. ↑ "Michael Bradley profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Michael Bradley Player Profile". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC 5, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 2018 Canadian Championship Recap". Toronto Fc. August 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "At last, Toronto FC capture 2020 Canadian Championship over Forge FC". Major League Soccer. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title". Canada Soccer. September 26, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men's Best XI". CONCACAF. January 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM – CAF – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "USA's Bradley earns Golden Ball Award presented by Scotiabank". goldcup.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "TSG reveals Gold Cup Best XI". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2019 Concacaf Gold Cup – Best XI". goldcup.org. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "2017 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  18. ↑ "RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Award". Red Patch Boys. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

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