| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley-Paul Burrowes [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 2021–2025 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | England U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:46, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:35, 19 November 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.
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]
Burrowes has featured for the England under-17 team. [8] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [9] Burrowes started group games against Belgium and Italy. [10] [11]
In August 2025, Burrowes was included in an England U18 squad for the first time. [12] On 3 September 2025, he made his debut for the England U18s in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan in the Costa de la Luz U18 International Tournament. [13]
In October 2025, Burrowes was named in the England squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar. [14] He provided an assist for a goal by Reigan Heskey during the knockout stage victory against South Korea. [15] Burrowes also started their next game as England were eliminated in the round of sixteen by Austria. [16]
Burrowes' father, also called Bradley, is a former weightlifter who represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [17] [18] and who in 2007 broke a British record while competing at the South West Championships. [19]
He was educated at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. [3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa U18