Conor Bradley, a young player on loan from Liverpool to Bolton this season, has excelled, and his parent club will be pleased with his performance.
Bradley became an important member of Ian Evatt’s team for Bolton after signing on for a season-long loan there last summer.
In 53 games for the League One team, the 19-year-old flank went on to score seven goals and provide six assists.
He aided Bolton in winning the Papa John’s Trophy and advancing to the league playoff semifinals. Liverpool’s under-21 team was eliminated from that competition at the group stage.
His development couldn’t have gone any better, in the eyes of Jurgen Klopp and his staff, as he is now scheduled to return to Merseyside for preseason with the Reds.
Fundamentally, Liverpool may not have anticipated Bradley to accomplish what he has this season despite the fact that he was given the playing time needed to grow.
football.
According to Transfermarkt, Bradley has played for 4,723 minutes, more than any other teenager, including Anderlecht’s Zeno Debast (4,629).
Antonio Silva (4,476), Jude Bellingham (4,323), and Alex Scott (4,248), three players who have been linked to Liverpool this summer, are also in the top 10.
No other teen has played more than Bradley (57), and Andy Diouf, who is on loan from Rennes to Basel, will turn 20 before his 58th game of the season.
No other teen has played more than Bradley (57), and Andy Diouf, who is on loan from Rennes to Basel, will turn 20 before his 58th game of the season.
In terms of total playing time across all age categories, the Northern Irishman ranks 28th among outfielders, with Alisson (4,760) the only Liverpool player with more minutes played before the season’s last match.
Bradley’s total for 2022–23 is expected to increase as well because Northern Ireland still has games against Kazakhstan (June 19) and Denmark (June 16) before the season is officially completed.
When it comes to elite football, availability is a characteristic that cannot be overstated, and Bradley has completed his first full season as a senior professional with an exceptional record.
In Bolton’s 59-game season, he missed the team only six times, appearing in all but one of the remaining 53 games and starting 48 of them.
Only James Trafford, the goalkeeper on loan from Manchester City, played more minutes for Bolton while no other player made more appearances.
For Northern Ireland this season, Bradley has started five of a possible eight games while playing the bench in the other two.
