Bradley Pritchard

Bradley Pritchard

Pritchard in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth19 December 1985
Place of birthHarare, Zimbabwe
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Leyton Orient
Number18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Carshalton Athletic
2006–2008Nuneaton Borough48(2)
2008–2010Tamworth40(5)
2010–2011Hayes & Yeading United46(14)
2011–2014Charlton Athletic79(3)
2014–Leyton Orient31(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 21 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Bradley Pritchard (born 19 December 1985) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leyton Orient. He previously played for Nuneaton Borough, Tamworth, Hayes & Yeading United and Charlton Athletic .

Career

Nuneaton Borough

Pritchard joined Conference North side Nuneaton Borough in 2006, but left the club following their liquidation at the end of the 2007/08 season.

Tamworth

Pritchard then joined local rivals Tamworth.[1] After finding the net four times, Pritchard was awarded Conference North Player of the Month award for October 2008.[2]

Hayes & Yeading United

Pritchard opted to join Conference National rivals, Hayes & Yeading United for the 2010–11 season, scoring 14 goals in 46 matches, and became a favourite among the fans.

Charlton Athletic

During the 2010–11 season, Pritchard worked voluntarily as a performance analyst with Charlton Athletic.[3] Following a short trial with the club, Pritchard signed a one-year playing contract with the option of a further twelve months with Charlton on 25 May 2011.[4] Pritchard's first appearance for The Addicks came in a pre-season friendly against Cardiff City at Estadio Guadalquivir del Coria CF, Spain. The Bluebirds won the game 1–0.[5] Pritchard made his league debut in the 2011–12 season opener against Bournemouth as an 86th minute substitute for Scott Wagstaff. The game finished as a 3–0 win.[6] On 19 June 2012, Pritchard signed a two-year contract extension.[7] Pritchard then scored his first Addicks League goal on 8 December 2012 against Brighton[8] before adding to his tally later in the season against Barnsley in a 6–0 away win[9] and in a 2–2 draw at Middlesbrough.[10] On 22 May 2014, he was released from Charlton Athletic.[11]

Leyton Orient

On 10 July 2014, Pritchard signed for Leyton Orient on a two-year contract, becoming the first signing of the Francesco Becchetti era.[12] Pritchard made his Orient league debut in a 2–1 loss to Chesterfield on the opening day of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 Johnstone's Paint Trophy win at Peterborough on 2 September 2014.

Honours

Club
Tamworth
Charlton Athletic
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Pritchard signs and Lyttle stays too". TheLambs.co.uk. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pritchard wins league honour". TheLambs.co.uk. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (22 May 2012). "Charlton's Bradley Pritchard: From CVs to Championship". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Charlton Athletic sign Hollands & Pritchard". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bluebirds beat Charlton in pre-season friendly". WalesOnline.co.uk. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Charlton 3–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Pritchard pens new Addicks deal". Charlton Athletic. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Charlton 2–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Barnsley 0–6 Charlton". BBC Sport. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Middlesbrough 2–2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Charlton announce list of released players". Charlton Athletic. 22 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bradley Pritchard: Leyton Orient sign ex-Charlton Athletic man". BBC Sport. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

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