Eoin Bradley

Eoin Bradley
Bradley in 2009
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football, Association football
Position Right corner forward
Born (1983-12-30) 30 December 1983 (age 40)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nickname

Skinner[1]

[2]
Club(s)
Years Club
2000–
 Glenullin
Club titles
Derry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2004–?
 Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Eoin Bradley (commonly known by his nickname Skinner;[1] born 31 December 1983)[2] is a Gaelic footballer and association footballer. He plays the former for the Glenullin club[3] and, previously, for the Derry county team. With Glenullin he won a Derry Senior Football Championship and with Derry he won a National League title. Bradley usually plays corner forward for both club and county – often paired in a two-man inside forward line with brother Patsy,[4] but has also played in the half-forward line.[5] He is known for his searing pace,[1] point scoring abilities, fantastic goals[1] and surging runs through opposing teams' defence. His "reckless adventure" and liability to do the unexpected is also part of his effectiveness.[1] Although a great talent, in the past he has been criticised for some of his shot selections from ridiculous angles.[1] However, since 2011 his decision-making in front of goal has greatly improved,[1] which has put down to manager John Brennan.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Heaney, Paddy (21 May 2009). "Coming into his Eoin". The Irish News. p. 54. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Glenullin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Archer, Kenny (31 May 2008). "Making the most of 2008 is Eoin's goal". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.