Bradley Collins

Bradley Collins

Collins with Chelsea U18 in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Bradley Ray Collins [1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	40
Youth career
2010–2017	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Chelsea	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	39	(0)
2018–2019	→ Burton Albion (loan)	31	(0)
2019–2023	Barnsley	107	(0)
2023–	Coventry City	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:29, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Bradley Ray Collins (born 18 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Career

Chelsea

Born in Southampton, Collins joined Chelsea in 2010 at under-12 level, and signed a scholarship in the summer of 2013. ^{[3] [4]} He turned professional in 2014. ^[5] He was the under-18 first-choice goalkeeper for the 2014–15 season, winning the UEFA Youth League and FA Youth Cup. ^[3] He was the under-19 and under-21 first-choice for the 2015–16 season. ^[3] In July 2016 he signed a new contract with the club, until June 2018. ^[6] In July 2017 he signed a season-long loan deal with League Two club Forest Green Rovers. ^[7] He made his senior professional debut on 5 August 2017, in a league game against Barnet which ended in a 2–2 draw. ^[8] On 12 September 2017, Collins was accused of spitting at Sean Raggett in a 1–0 defeat to Lincoln City. ^[9]

On 31 August 2018, Collins joined League One side Burton Albion on loan until January 2019. ^{[10] [11]} In December 2018, after 10 appearances, he stated he wished to extend his stay, ^[12] and in January 2019 the loan was extended until the end of the season. ^[13]

Barnsley

On 19 June 2019, Collins joined Championship side Barnsley on a four-year deal with an option for a further year at the end of his deal. ^{[14] [15]}

Coventry City

On 17 July 2023, Collins signed for Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21s	2016–17 EFL Trophy [17]		—		—		—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Chelsea	2017–18 [8]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2017–18 [8]	League Two	39	0	3	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	45	0
Burton Albion (loan)	2018–19 [18]	League One	31	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
Barnsley	2019–20 [19]	Championship	19	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
	2020–21 [20]	Championship	22	0	3	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
	2021–22 [21]	Championship	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0
	2022–23 [22]	League One	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		107	0	5	0	3	0	2	0	117	0
Coventry City	2023–24 [23]	Championship	28	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			205	0	11	0	7	0	8	0	231	0

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearances in the Play-Offs.

Honours

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Year: 2021–22 ^[24]

References

1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "Bradley Collins". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
3. "Profile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
4. "Chelsea Academy goalkeeper to spend the season in League Two". SB Nation. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
5. "Who are Chelsea's FA Youth Cup wonderkids?". The Telegraph. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
6. "New contracts for Academy duo". Chelsea F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
7. "Bradley Collins: Forest Green Rovers sign Chelsea goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
8. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
9. "Chelsea keeper accused of spitting at Lincoln City defender Sean Raggett". Lincoln City. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
10. "Brad Collins: Chelsea goalkeeper joins Burton Albion on loan until January". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
11. Richard Cusack (31 August 2018). "Burton Albion sign Chelsea goalkeeper Bradley Collins on loan". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
12. Josh Murray (17 December 2018). "Chelsea's Bradley Collins on extending his loan spell with Burton Albion". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
13. "Brad Collins: Chelsea keeper extends Burton loan stay". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
14. "Brad Collins Joins The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
15. "Brad Collins: Barnsley sign Chelsea goalkeeper on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019.
16. "Coventry sign goalkeeper Collins from Barnsley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
17. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
18. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
19. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
20. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
21. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
22. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
23. "Games played by Bradley Collins in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
24. "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.