Bradley Burrowes

Bradley Burrowes
Personal information
Full name Bradley-Paul Burrowes[1]
Date of birth (2008-03-04) 4 March 2008
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 49
Youth career
–2021 Bristol Rovers
2021–2025 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Aston Villa 1 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 England U17 14 (0)
2025– England U18 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:46, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:36, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Bradley-Paul Burrowes (born 4 March 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Club career

Burrowes started his career in the Bristol Rovers academy – before being contacted by Aston Villa's academy in 2021 who presented the then 13-year-old Burrowes' family with logistical plans for the move from Bristol to Birmingham.[3] Burrowes officially joined Aston Villa in May that year[4] and worked through the academy levels before signing his first professional contract on 10 March 2025.[5]

Burrowes was part of the Aston Villa U18 team that won the 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League[6] and the 2024–25 FA Youth Cup.[7]

On 31 August 2025, the 17-year-old made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace.[8]

On 23 March 2026, Burrowes signed a contract extension with Aston Villa.[9]

International career

Burrowes has featured for the England under-17 team.[10] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] Burrowes started group games against Belgium and Italy.[12][13]

In August 2025, Burrowes was included in an England U18 squad for the first time.[14] On 3 September 2025, he made his debut for the England U18s in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan in the Costa de la Luz U18 International Tournament.[15]

In October 2025, Burrowes was named in the England squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.[16] He provided an assist for a goal by Reigan Heskey during the knockout stage victory against South Korea.[17] Burrowes also started their next game as England were eliminated in the round of sixteen by Austria.[18]

Personal life

Burrowes' father, also called Bradley, is a former weightlifter who represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[19][20] in the Men's 85 kg and who in 2007 broke a British record while competing at the South West Championships.[21]

He was educated at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 October 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2024–25 ————1[a]010
2025–26 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Aston Villa 2025–26 Premier League 10000000—10
Total 100000000020
Career total 100000002030
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U18

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2024/25 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bradley Burrowes » Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  3. ↑ Tanswell, Jacob (27 March 2025). "Aston Villa's pool of exciting academy talent is a product of their 'clear plan'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 Piercy, James (24 May 2021). "Villa raid Rovers academy for a second time to sign 13-year-old Bradley Burrowes". Bristol Live. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bradley Burrowes pens professional contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Villa U18 v Man City U18, 2024/25 | U18 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Aston Villa win 2025 FA Youth Cup". www.thefa.com. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Aston Villa v Crystal Palace | 2025/2026 | Premier League | Overview". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Burrowes signs new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Igor included in England Under-17s squad". Blackburn Rovers FC. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Clark, Gill (20 May 2025). "Max Dowman is special! Arsenal sensation shines despite England opening Under-17 European Championships with draw against Belgium". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "England 1–1 Belgium". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Sulch, Duncan-Lee (23 May 2025). "Report: Italy 4–2 England MU17s". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Hunt, Holly (29 August 2025). "England MU18s squad selected for upcoming camp". The Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Hunt, Holly (3 September 2025). "Report: England MU18s 3–1 Uzbekistan". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Veevers, Nicolas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Wiseman, Ciaran (15 November 2025). "England legend's son overtakes Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho with heroics at U17 World Cup". Talksport. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Austria 4–0 England". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Our Commonwealth Games athletes – Brad Burrowes". BBC. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Bradley Burrowes of England of competes in the mens 85kg..." Getty Images. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "2007 Empire Summer Invitational Competition – Results" (PDF). BWL. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  22. ↑ Bradley Burrowes at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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