Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas William C. Bradshaw | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Barnsley | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Aberystwyth Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Aberystwyth Town | 4 | (2) |
2009–2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 89 | (17) |
2014–2016 | Walsall | 70 | (34) |
2016– | Barnsley | 41 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Wales U19 | 4 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Wales U21 | 8 | (1) |
2016– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 1 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016 |
Thomas William C. "Tom" Bradshaw (born 27 July 1992) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Barnsley as a striker. He has previously played for Aberystwyth Town, Shrewsbury Town and Walsall. Born in England, he represented Wales at under−19 and under−21 level before making his senior Wales debut in March 2016.
Bradshaw started his career at Aberystwyth Town and was signed by Shrewsbury Town in May 2009 (Aberystwyth later received a retrospective fee of £30,000 under the FIFA training compensation scheme). He made his debut in a League Two match against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on 10 April 2010, replacing Jamie Cureton for the final 15 minutes and scoring two goals in a 3–0 win. At the end of the 2009–10 season he signed a two-year professional contract.
Despite scoring six goals in the 2010–11 season, Bradshaw found first team opportunities more limited in 2011–12, making only 8 appearances and scoring once against Accrington Stanley.
Bradshaw was handed the number nine shirt for the 2012–13 campaign, in which he made 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute, but failed to score. He signed a contract extension of an undisclosed length on 23 May 2013 and scored his first senior goal for nearly two years in a 2–0 home win over Swindon Town on 17 August.
On 23 June 2014, Bradshaw signed a two-year contract with League One side Walsall for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £50,000, following the relegation of Shrewsbury Town to League Two. He scored his first goal for the Saddlers on his debut for the club on 9 August 2014 against Port Vale in a 1–1 away draw. Bradshaw injured his hamstring in a 1–1 draw with Bristol City on 4 October 2014, which sidelined him for most of the month. He also scored a last–minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw against his former side Shrewsbury in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2014. Bradshaw enjoyed a prolific start to the season and scored his tenth goal of the campaign in all competitions in a 3–1 win against Barnsley on 13 December 2014.