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24 Facts About Bradley Dack

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Bradley Paul Dack was born on 31 December 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gillingham.

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Bradley Dack played youth football for Teviot Rangers and Thamesmead Town.

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Bradley Dack then joined Gillingham in 2008, beginning a three-year scholarship in 2010 before signing his first professional contract in May 2012.

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Bradley Dack had previously had a loan spell at Isthmian League Division One South side Ramsgate, who he had joined on loan in February 2012.

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Bradley Dack made his league debut against Bradford City on 18 August 2012, being narrowly denied a late goal by the upright.

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Bradley Dack 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.

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Bradley 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.

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On 3 January 2013, Bradley Dack moved on a one-month loan to Football Conference side Braintree Town.

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On 16 April 2014, Bradley Dack signed a new four-year deal keeping him contracted at Gillingham until June 2018.

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Bradley Dack finished the season with 6 goals in 39 appearances.

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Bradley Dack's performances saw him win the club's Goal of the Season and Player of the Year award, whilst he was named as the EFL League One Player of the Season.

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Days later, the club confirmed that, following a scan, Bradley Dack had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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On 3 November 2020, Bradley Dack returned to training for the first time in nearly a year, linking up with Billy Barr and his Blackburn Rovers U23s squad.

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On 23 December, Blackburn announced that Bradley Dack had signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal that would run until the summer of 2023, with the club having the option to take up an additional year.

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On 12 March 2021, in Blackburn's Championship game against promotion-chasing Brentford, Bradley Dack went down injured in stoppage time after a clash with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, with the club suspecting a further cruciate knee ligament injury - this time being occurring in Bradley Dack's left knee.

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Days later, Blackburn confirmed that Bradley Dack had suffered the same fate of his previous injury, with Bradley Dack undergoing surgery on his left knee to repair the damage.

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Bradley Dack made his return to competitive football on 12 March 2022, a year to the day since his last game for Blackburn.

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Bradley Dack helped turn the fortunes of his side around, being involved in the build-up of all three of the club's goals, whilst directly assisting Tyrhys Dolan's 59th-minute header.

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On 17 May 2023, Blackburn confirmed that Bradley Dack would be leaving the club after six years.

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On 27 July 2023, following his release from Blackburn Rovers, Bradley Dack reunited with former manager Mowbray and joined Sunderland on an initial one-year contract, with the club having the option of a one-year extension.

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On 15 August 2024, Bradley Dack returned to League Two club Gillingham.

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An attacking midfielder, Bradley 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".

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Bradley Dack revealed that before committing to football he had undertaken trials to play cricket for Kent.

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In 2019, Bradley Dack became engaged to former Love Island contestant Olivia Attwood.