Bradley Collins
Bradley Collins is a goalkeeper currently playing in Chelsea’s Under-18 and Under-21 teams.
| Bradley Collins | ||||||||
| Full Name | Bradley Ray Collins | |||||||
| Date of Birth | 18 February 1997 | |||||||
| Age | 27 years | |||||||
| Place of Birth | Southampton, England | |||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||
| Current club | Chelsea | |||||||
| Previous club/s | ||||||||
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Youth career
Brad joined the Chelsea academy in his early teens having previously been a part of the Elite Training Centre in Hampshire. He featured in some of the Under-18 team's pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2012-13 season but did not feature in a competitive fixture ahead of becoming a scholar in July 2013. He established himself as first choice in 2013-14 at Under-18 level ahead of the departing Ben Killip and earned maiden representation at both Under-19 and Under-21 levels before Christmas. He made his first appearance in the FA Youth Cup in the first leg of the Final against Fulham with Mitchell Beeney on first team duty.
A youth team regular in 2014-15, he was the reliable and at times crucial last line of defence as Chelsea won the FA Youth Cup again and added the 2014-15 UEFA Youth League crown to their long list of accolades, whilst he finished the campaign by earning further Under-21 minutes. Those minutes turned into him becoming first choice for much of the 2015-16 season with Beeney and Jamal Blackman otherwise indisposed and he used it to his advantage, performing consistently well and capping the season with a penalty save in the 2015-16 UEFA Youth League Final against Paris Saint-Germain, helping his team to a 2-1 victory.
International
Brad has no international representation to date, but was a regular part of the England Under-16 setup during the 2012-13 season.
Career statistics
| Season | Under-18 | Euro U19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2015-16 season)
Career honours
Contract
Brad signed a professional contract in July 2014 which is set to run until the end of the 2016-17 season.
