Tom Bradshaw is an English footballer playing forward. He is familiar to a wide range of fans in his appearances for the national team of Wales. Bradshaw has a modest club career, but that does not stop him from showing bright and technical football on the field.
Biography: early years
Thomas William Bradshaw was born July 27, 1992 in Shrewsbury - the main city of the English county of Shropshire. Soon the family moved to neighboring Wales. In this small country, Tom spent his childhood and youth, where he developed a love of football. Despite his birth in England, he subsequently decides to play for the Welsh team.
The family was based in the town of Aberystwyth, in the west of Wales. Tom started playing football at the age of six. Parents took him to the academy at the local club Aberystwyth Town. Currently, the team performs in the "premiere" of Wales. At that time, the club was considered one of the strongest, and getting into its famous academy was for the guys for happiness, since this was preceded by strict selection. Tom easily passed it.
Bradshaw quickly became one of the promising young players. As a teenager, he was included in the club's double, where he became a key striker. He showed decent results thanks to a lot of work on himself.
Career
At the age of 16, Tom was put in the main team. His debut in the Welsh Premier League took place in 2008. In that season, he played in only four matches, but at the same time managed to score two goals. For a minor debut player, this is an excellent result.
Such a promising player did not go unnoticed by specialists from other clubs. Soon Tom was recruited by a team from the English city of Shrewsbury, in which he was born. So in 2009 he became a player at Shrewsbury Town. In this club, he stayed for five seasons, having played 98 matches.
In 2010, include Tom in the Welsh youth team. For three years, he played in 12 matches and scored three goals.
In 2012, Bradshaw was embroiled in scandal. FIFA found out that at the time of signing the contract with Shrewsbury Town, he was a minor. After prolonged wrangling, the British paid “Aberystwyth” a penalty, which amounted to 30 thousand pounds.
In 2014, Bradshaw changed the club, becoming a Walsall player. He left Shrewsbury Town because of his relegation from League One. In the new club, he stayed for two seasons. When Walsall did not enter the Premier League, Tom asked the management to put him on a transfer.
In the summer of 2016, Bradshaw became a Barnsley player who plays in England’s second most important league - the Championship. Tom signed a contract until the end of the season 2018/2019. As of October 2019, Bradshaw spent 76 matches for this club, scoring 16 goals in them.
