Brad Lyons

Brad Joseph Lyons (born 26 May 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Morecambe, on loan from Blackburn Rovers, as a midfielder.

Brad Lyons
Personal information
Full name Brad Joseph Lyons[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
(on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Coleraine 94 (17)
2018–2019 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2019 → St Mirren (loan) 15 (1)
2021– → Morecambe (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:38, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Lyons began his career with Coleraine.[2] In September 2018 he moved on loan to English club Blackburn Rovers, with the deal to become permanent in January 2019.[3] In January 2019 he signed a permanent 18-month contract,[4] his first ever professional contract.[5] He stated that he wanted to break into the Blackburn first-team.[6] Later that month he moved on loan to St Mirren.[7] He was sent off 28 minutes into his debut, in the Scottish Cup, on 19 January 2019.[8] He was offered a new contract by Blackburn at the end of the 2019–20 season.[9]

In December 2020 he appeared in a Blackburn Rovers' first-team match day squad for the first time since he signed for the club.[10] He moved on loan to Morecambe in January 2021.[11][12]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Brad Lyons at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. "Brad Lyons: Coleraine midfielder completes Blackburn Rovers move". BBC Sport. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. Gareth Fullerton (11 January 2019). "Brad Lyons signs permanent deal with Blackburn Rovers". Belfast Live. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. "I will always love Coleraine: Brad Lyons' Blackburn move made permanent". Belfast Telegraph. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. Gareth Fullerton (11 January 2019). "Brad Lyons reveals first-team ambition after signing professional contract with Blackburn Rovers". Belfast Live. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. "St Mirren: Blackburn Rovers' Brad Lyons reunited with Oran Kearney after loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. "St Mirren 3-2 Alloa: Premiership strugglers hit back with late salvo to deny Athletic". 19 January 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Rovers confirm Retain List". www.rovers.co.uk.
  10. Crooke, Jaquob (17 December 2020). "Mowbray explains Lyons decision as Butterworth enters first-team fray". LancsLive.
  11. "Debut at Chelsea awaits as Rovers youngster makes loan switch". Lancashire Telegraph.
  12. "Morecambe sign Rovers midfielder Lyons" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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