Brad Collins
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| Brad Collins | |
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| Full Name | Bradley Ray Collins |
| Date of Birth | 18th February 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Southampton, England |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Chelsea career | 2010 - 2019 |
| Debut | n/a |
| Games (goals) | n/a |
| Other clubs | Forest Green Rovers (loan) Burton Albion (loan) |
Brad Collins is a goalkeeper who formerly played for Chelsea's academy.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Brad joined the Chelsea academy in his early teens having previously been a part of the Elite Training Centre in Hampshire.
Chelsea career
Brad 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.
First-choice for the Development Squad in 2016-17, he donned the captain's armband on occasion in a season where he was one of the elder statesmen in the league's youngest team. He finished with four clean sheets in 21 appearances, only conceding 29 goals throughout. Ready for a loan, he joined newly-promoted League Two side Forest Green Rovers for their maiden season in the Football League in 2017-18, playing 43 times and keeping 8 clean sheets in an impressive campaign.
That earned him a shot at League One with Burton Albion, where he followed the same progressive path. A regular in a good mid-table team, he signed a four-year contract with Championship club Barnsley in June 2019, bringing an end to his Chelsea career.
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
Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football
| Season | Under-18 | Euro U19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2014-15 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
| Total | 46 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 102 | 29 |
First team
| Season | Club | Prem | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | Apps | Cln Sht | ||
| 2017-18 | Forest Green (loan) | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Burton Albion (loan) | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| Total | 71 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 19 | |
