Liam Brazier

Liam Brazier

Brazier with Port Vale in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	January 2007 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth	Stockton Brook, Staffordshire, England [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stafford Rangers (on loan from Port Vale)
Youth career
0000–2023	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Port Vale	0	(0)
2025–	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Liam Brazier (born January 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stafford Rangers, on loan from EFL League Two club Port Vale.

Career

Brazier made his first-team debut for Port Vale after coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Crewe Alexandra in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park on 5 September 2023. ^[3] He was linked with a move to German club Borussia Dortmund in December 2023. ^[1]

On 4 January 2025, Brazier joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Stafford Rangers on a work experience loan. ^[4] He had to wait until 28 January before making his debut for Rangers after he convinced caretaker manager Graham Deakin to give him a chance in the first-team. Brazier rewarded Deakin with a goal and an assist in a 3–1 win at Runcorn Linnets that took Boro out of the relegation zone. ^[5]

Style of play

Brazier is an attacking midfielder, able to play off the left or right and in the centre. ^[2] He has excellent fitness and versatility. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	2023–24 [7]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	3	0
	2024–25 [8]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stafford Rangers (loan)	2024–25 [9]	Northern Premier League Division One West	5	1	—		—		0	0	5	1
Career total			5	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	1

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

1. Baggaley, Mike (30 December 2023). "Transformed Port Vale see out the year in style". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
2. Baggaley, Mike (8 January 2024). "Vale planning for stars of the future". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
3. Carville, Matt (5 September 2023). "Match Report | Port Vale 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
4. Allport, Darren (4 January 2025). "More reinforcements for the New Year". Stafford Rangers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
5. Baggaley, Mike (30 January 2025). "Updates on and off the pitch as Accrington await". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. Baggaley, Mike (24 June 2024). "Vale youngsters making the grade". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
7. "Games played by Liam Brazier in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
8. "Games played by Liam Brazier in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
9. "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Liam Brazier | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.