Michael Bradley (soccer)
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Bradley in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Sheehan Bradley | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chicago Sockers | |||
| 2002–2004 | IMG Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | MetroStars | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Heerenveen | 63 | (16) |
| 2008–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 76 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Chievo | 35 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Roma | 41 | (2) |
| 2014– | Toronto FC | 74 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | United States U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | United States U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | United States U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006– | United States | 128 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017 |
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Michael Sheehan Bradley (born July 31, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for and captains both Toronto FC in Major League Soccer and the United States men's national soccer team.
Bradley was born in Princeton, New Jersey, son to Bob Bradley, former coach of the United States men's national soccer team and former manager of Swansea City. While his father was the coach of Princeton University, the family lived in Pennington, New Jersey.
Michael spent his teenage years in Palatine, Illinois, while his father coached the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS), and he grew up playing for Sockers FC, who went to the 2002 National Championship and finished third. He later attended the United States Under-17 Men's National Team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida – the dedicated facility for the training of the Under-17 national team – for four semesters, from 2002 to 2004.
Before leaving Bradenton, Bradley signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, turning professional at the age of sixteen, and entered the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected thirty-sixth overall by the MetroStars, who at the time were coached by his father. Bradley did not see any playing time in his rookie season, missing out with a foot injury, but went on to gain a starting spot in 2005, playing thirty out of thirty-two matches for the Metro. Just weeks after his father was fired as the club's coach, he headed in his first professional goal in a dramatic victory over Chivas USA on the last day of the 2005 season, sending the team to the playoffs.
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