Bradley Burrowes

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Bradley Burrowes
Personal information
Full name Bradley-Paul Burrowes [1]
Date of birth (2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 83
Youth career
–2021 Bristol Rovers
2021–2025 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Aston Villa 1 (0)
International career
2024– England U17 9 (0)
2025– England U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:46, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:07, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Bradley-Paul Burrowes (born 4 March 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.

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Club career

Burrowes started his career in the Bristol Rovers academy - before being contacted by Aston Villa's academy in 2021 who presented the then 13-year-old Burrowes' family with logistical plans for the move from Bristol to Birmingham. [2] Burrowes officially joined Aston Villa in May that year [3] and worked through the academy levels before signing his first professional contract on 10 March 2025. [4]

Burrowes was part of the Aston Villa U18 team that won the 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League [5] and the 2024–25 FA Youth Cup. [6]

On 31 August 2025, Burrowes made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. [7]

International career

Burrowes has featured for the England national under-17 football team. [8] He played at the 2025 UEFA European U17 Championships. [9] In August 2025, he was included in an England U18 squad for the first time. [10]

On 3 September 2025, Burrowes made his debut for the England U18s in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan in the Costa de la Luz U18 International Tournament. [11]

Personal life

Burrowes' father, also called Bradley, is a former weightlifter who represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [12] [13] and who in 2007 broke a British record while competing at the South West Championships. [14]

He was educated St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2024–25 1 [a] 010
Aston Villa 2025–26 Premier League 1000000010
Total100000000020
Career total100000001020
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U18

References

  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2024/25 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. Tanswell, Jacob (2025-03-27). "Aston Villa's pool of exciting academy talent is a product of their 'clear plan'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  3. 1 2 Piercy, James (2021-05-24). "Villa raid Rovers academy for a second time to sign 13-year-old Bradley Burrowes". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  4. "Bradley Burrowes pens professional contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  5. 1 2 "Villa U18 v Man City U18, 2024/25 | U18 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  6. 1 2 "Aston Villa win 2025 FA Youth Cup". www.thefa.com. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  7. "Aston Villa v Crystal Palace | 2025/2026 | Premier League | Overview". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  8. "Igor included in England Under-17s squad". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  9. Clark, Gill (20 May 2025). "Max Dowman is special! Arsenal sensation shines despite England opening Under-17 European Championships with draw against Belgium". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  10. Hunt, Holly (29 August 2025). "England MU18s squad selected for upcoming camp". Football Association. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  11. Hunt, Holly (3 September 2025). "Report: England MU18s 3-1 Ukbekistan". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  12. "Our Commonwealth Games athletes - Brad Burrowes". BBC. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  13. "Bradley Burrowes of England of competes in the mens 85kg..." Getty Images. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  14. "2007 Empire Summer Invitational Competition - Results" (PDF). BWL . 22 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  15. Bradley Burrowes at Soccerway