Liam Brazier

Liam Brazier
Brazier with Port Vale in 2023
Personal information
Full name Liam Mathew Brazier[1]
Date of birth January 2007 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Stockton Brook, Staffordshire, England[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stourbridge
Youth career
–2023 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Port Vale 0 (0)
2025 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 11 (1)
2025–2026 → Warrington Town (loan) 21 (1)
2026 → Stourbridge (loan) 13 (3)
2026– Stourbridge 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Liam Mathew Brazier (born January 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Stourbridge. He was a youth team player at Port Vale and played on loan at Stafford Rangers, Warrington Town and Stourbridge.

Career

Port Vale

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.[4] He was linked with a move to German club Borussia Dortmund in December 2023.[2]

On 4 January 2025, Brazier joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Stafford Rangers on a work experience loan.[5] 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.[6] At the end of the 2024–25 season, Brazier had his scholarship extended into a third year.[7]

On 28 July 2025, Brazier joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town on loan, though he continued to train with the Vale team in the day.[8] He played 27 games for the Yellows, scoring one goal,[9] before he returned to Port Vale on 3 February.[10]

Stourbridge

On 11 February 2026, Brazier joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Stourbridge on loan.[11] He was released from Port Vale when his scholarship finished at the end of the 2025–26 season,[12] and subsequently signed permanently with Stourbridge.[13]

Style of play

Brazier is an attacking midfielder who can play on the left, right or the center of the pitch,[3] offering versatility and high fitness levels.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2023–24[15]EFL League One0000003[a]030
2024–25[16]EFL League Two0000000000
2025–26[17]EFL League One0000000000
Total 0000003030
Stafford Rangers (loan) 2024–25[18]Northern Premier League
Division One West		111——00111
Warrington Town (loan) 2025–26[9]Northern Premier League
Premier Division		21110—3[b]0251
Stourbridge (loan) 2025–26[19]Southern League
Premier Division Central		133———133
Stourbridge 2026–27Southern League
Premier Division Central		0000—0000
Total 133000000133
Career total 455100060525
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances in the Cheshire Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2024-25". EFL. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Baggaley, Mike (30 December 2023). "Transformed Port Vale see out the year in style". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 Baggaley, Mike (8 January 2024). "Vale planning for stars of the future". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Carville, Matt (5 September 2023). "Match Report | Port Vale 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Allport, Darren (4 January 2025). "More reinforcements for the New Year". Stafford Rangers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (30 January 2025). "Updates on and off the pitch as Accrington await". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "PVFC Academy end of season round-up". Port Vale FC. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (28 July 2025). "Countdown to the big kick off". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Player Statistics: Liam Brazier". Warrington Town FC. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  10. ↑ @Town_Reporter_ (3 February 2026). "Liam Brazier has left @theyellows following the conclusion of his loan spell from @OfficialPVFC! All the best for the future 💛💙" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ↑ Gregg, Nigel (11 February 2026). "LOAN SIGNING - Liam Brazier checks in from Port Vale". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "PVFC Academy | End-of-Season round-up". Port Vale FC. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  13. ↑ @StourbridgeFC (16 June 2026). "Welcome back to The Glassboys, Liam Brazier 👋 After a quality loan spell at the end of last season, we are delighted have winger Liam Brazier back with us following his departure from Port Vale 🫡 #StourbridgeFC" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (24 June 2024). "Vale youngsters making the grade". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Liam Brazier in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Liam Brazier in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Liam Brazier in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Liam Brazier | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Southern League - Premier Central – Appearances – Liam Brazier". footballwebpages.co.uk/southern-football-league-premier-central-division. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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