Bradley Dack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley Paul Dack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2010 | Corinthian | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Gillingham | 129 | (27) |
| 2013 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:40, 6 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Bradley Paul Dack (born 31 December 1993) is an English footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder for Football League One club Gillingham.
Career
Dack's first academy side was Charlton Athletic, where he spent three years before being released at the age of 14.[3] Whilst attending secondary school at Beths Grammar he captained his school side to multiple North Kent Cup victories as well as two Kent Cup finals, losing in year 9 and winning in year 11. Dack then started a three-year scholarship in 2010 with Gillingham, signing his first professional contract in May 2012.[4] He enjoyed a prolific pre-season in 2012 including a four-goal haul against Royal Engineers,[5] which attracted attention from Gillingham manager Martin Allen,[6] leading to his professional debut on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 victory over Bristol City in the Football League Cup.[7]
He made his league debut against Bradford City on 18 August 2012, being narrowly denied a late goal by the upright.[8] He scored his first senior goal on 4 September 2012 in the Football League Trophy away to Crawley Town and signed a new three-year contract the following day.[9]
Dack received his first red card as a professional for violent conduct against Southend United on 18 September 2012, having come on as substitute, after first winning a penalty.[10]
On 3 January 2013, Dack moved on a one-month loan to Football Conference side Braintree Town.[11] He was named as Gillingham's Young Player of the Season at the end of the 2012–13 season, having made 20 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 2 goals.[12]
On 16 April 2014, Dack signed a new four-year deal keeping him contracted at Gillingham until June 2018.[13]
He was named Gillingham's Young Player of the Year, Sponsor's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, having scored 10 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions.[14][15]
In the 2015–16 season Dack was Gillingham's top goalscorer, with 15 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions and 11 assists in the league.[16][17] In the January 2016 transfer window he was reportedly the subject of three bids, including one of £2 million, from Championship side Bristol City, but all three were rejected by the club.[18]
At the 2015-16 Football League Awards Dack won the League One Player of the Season award and was named in the Football League Team of the Season.[19] The same season he was also named as Gillingham's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year and Sponsor's Player of the Year.[20]
Style of play
An attacking midfielder, Dack has described himself as adopting a "free role behind the two strikers in the final third to go and pick up the ball, get into good positions and create and score goals".[21][22]
Dack's manager at Gillingham, Justin Edinburgh, has described him as "the catalyst of [our] team..full of energy, he is tenacious, he has quality and he is a top player – definitely Championship quality", adding that he "probably covers more ground than any other player".[22][23]
Interviewed by Sky Sports in February 2016 Dack suggested that the model for his own style of play was former Chelsea and England international Frank Lampard . He also revealed that before committing to football he had undertaken trials to play cricket for Kent.[24]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 June 2016[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 2012–13[26] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 2013–14[27] | League One | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2014–15[15] | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16[16] | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 15 | ||
| Total | 126 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 146 | 32 | ||
| Braintree Town | 2012–13[26] | Football Conference | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 150 | 33 | ||
References
- ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Bradley Dack profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ Walters, Mike (2015-10-31). "Gillingham starlet Bradley Dack on reviving his Football League career". irishmirror. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Gillingham director of football Andy Hessenthaler compares youth product Bradley Dack to Chelsea's Frank Lampard". Kent Online. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "Gillingham 7 Royal Engineers 1". Kent Online. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Gillingham boss Martin Allen is hoping to have a clearer idea of his best XI soon". Kent Online. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Bristol City 1 Gillingham 2". Kent Online. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "Gillingham 3 Bradford City 1". Kent Online. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Youngsters handed new contracts". Sky Sports. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ↑ "Gillingham 1-0 Southend". BBC Online. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Braintree sign Bradley Dack". BBC Online. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ "Adam Barrett, Stuart Nelson, Bradley Dack and Matt Fish scoop awards at the Gillingham player-of-the-year event". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Dack signs new Gills deal". Gillingham FC. 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "John Egan scoops Gillingham FC's Player of the Year Award". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- 1 2 "Games played by Bradley Dack in 2014/2015". www.soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Bradley Dack in 2015/2016". www.soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Top Scorers - League One - Football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town and Bristol City January transfer deadline day target Bradley Dack happy at Gillingham". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ League, The Football. "Gillingham's Bradley Dack named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Year". www.efl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "BRADLEY DACK DOMINATES THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ Profiles, Player. "PLAYER PROFILES". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- 1 2 "Gillingham's Bradley Dack thanks Justin Edinburgh for instilling confidence to thrive in free role this season". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Justin Edinburgh delighted to have Bradley Dack back for Gillingham's game at Sheffield United". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Meet Gillingham midfielder Bradley Dack with quick-fire questions". Sky Sports. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "B.Dack". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Bradley Dack in 2012/2013". www.soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Bradley Dack in 2013/2014". www.soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
