Sonny Bradley - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSonny Bradley

PositionCentre-back

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth13 Sept 1991

BirthplaceKingston upon Hull

Height196 cm

Shirt number#15

ClubLincoln

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Centre-back

Season stats

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45

Appearances

3

Goals

1

Assists

3990

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lincoln.

Career

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League One×2

Following his move to Lincoln, Bradley's current-season form is up 61% on last season (Season 28→45), while his Rating eased 23→20. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Lincoln · 1st	45	3	1	7.06	20	45
2024/25	Lincoln	23	1	0	7.12	—	—
2024/25	WycombeLoan · 5th	42	2	0	7.12	23	28
2024/25	Derby · 19th	23	0	0	6.8	18	4
2023/24	Derby · 7th	33	3	1	6.9	22	21
2023/24	Lincoln	42	3	1	6.9	—	—
2022/23	Luton · 3rd	23	0	0	6.81	33	18
2021/22	Luton · 6th	24	3	0	7.14	42	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Bradley is a 34-year-old central defender at Lincoln, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 45 appearances, a Season grade of 45. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (96.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bradley.

On the season, Bradley graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 18 clean sheets and 2.278 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 45). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 34 Bradley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Bradley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs

20.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

45.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

96.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lincoln finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

45

Apps

2.28

Def. / 90

21

Tackles

35

Interceptions

18

Clean sheets

2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 18 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.068

Assists / 900.023

Goal contribution / 900.09

Defensive actions / 902.278

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.135

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 34, Bradley sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bradley's projected Rating — 20.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions35

Blocks45

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards1

Transfer history

LincolnJun 2025 – nowFree

Wycombe(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

DerbyJul 2023 – Jan 2025Free

LutonJul 2018 – Jul 2023Free

PlymouthJul 2016 – Jul 2018Free

Crawley TownJul 2014 – Jul 2016

PortsmouthJul 2013 – Jul 2014Free

Hull City(back from loan)May 2013 – Jul 2013

AAldershot Town(on loan)Aug 2012 – May 2013

AAldershot Town(on loan)Jan 2012 – Aug 2012

IIK Frej(on loan)Apr 2011 – Jan 2012

Hull Cityuntil Apr 2011

Transfer history

About S. Bradley

Sonny Bradley is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Lincoln, born on September 13, 1991 in Kingston upon Hull, standing 196 cm tall. He is from England. Lincoln currently sit 22nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Bradley has made 45 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 3,990 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

S. Bradley's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lincoln face Bolton away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Bradley at 20.3 with a Season form score of 45.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Bradley has totalled 633 club appearances with 35 goals and 4 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 46 appearances for Crawley Town.