Kieran Leyla Honra Bradley (born 12 January 2008) is a Filipino-American footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Philippines women's national under-17 football team and Ashley High School Screaming Eagles varsity soccer team.

Kieran Bradley
Personal information
Full name Kieran Leyla Honra Bradley
Date of birth (2008-01-12) 12 January 2008 (age 16)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Wilmington Hammerheads
Ashley Screaming Eagles
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Philippines U17 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Early Life

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Bradley currently attends Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she plays for the Screaming Eagles varsity soccer team. As a freshman, Bradley scored 23 goals and had nine assists to help her team win the NCHSAA 4A East Regional championship securing a berth to the state finals.[1][2] She was named All-Region First Team.[3] As a sophomore, Bradley helped the Screaming Eagles win their second straight 4A Regional championship 2–1 over Hoggard, scoring one goal in the East Regional final and helped lead her team to their second consecutive state championship appearance.[4][5][6][7] She played club soccer for Wilmington Hammerheads Youth FC and helped her team advance to ECNL Playoffs in 2023 and 2024 where she was named ECNL Mid-Atlantic All-Conference First Team in both years.[8][9][10]

International career

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In January 2024, Bradley was called up for Philippines U-17 team[11] and made her international debut on 5 February 2024 as a starter in a friendly match at 2024 MIMA Cup in Spain against England U-17.[12] She also started in a friendly against Sweden U-17.

In May 2024, Bradley was selected as part of the Filipinas U17 squad for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in Bali, Indonesia.[13][14] During a game against Indonesia U-17, she made an assist to Jael-Marie Guy's goal in the 22nd minute for the Philippines to take the score to 2–1. The Philippines later won the match 6–1.[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Cuneo, Michael (28 March 2024). "Ashley girls soccer sisters make jump to international play with Philippines U17 squad". Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "(1) Ashley stuns (2) Chapel Hill in extra time to advance to 4A title game". HighSchoolOT.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ Cuneo, Michael (12 June 2023). "StarNewsVarsity All-Area Girls Soccer 2023: Who led the best players from Wilmington?". Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Ashley takes down rival Hoggard to advance to second straight 4A state championship". HighSchoolOT.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ Cuneo, Michael (28 May 2024). "'It means everything': Ashley girls soccer claims NCHSAA 4A East regional final over Hoggard". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ Eichstaedt, Jake (29 May 2024). "HIGHLIGHTS: Ashley tops Hoggard 2-1 to advance to girl's soccer state championship". WWAYTV3. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Ashley High School women's soccer team defeats Hoggard, reaches 4A championship". WECT.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Kieran Bradley". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ "ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ "ECNL Girls 2023-24 All-Conference Teams: Mid-Atlantic Conference". SoccerWire. 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ "27 players have been invited to a training camp in the U.S. which will take place until January 31 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California". Philippine WNT (X). 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Philippines U17 WNT 0-2 England U17 WNT". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Here's the list of 23 players that will be competing in the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup on these dates". Philippine WNT (X). 4 May 2024.
  14. ^ "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup: Indonesia U17 - Philippines U17". the-afc.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  16. ^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (6 May 2024). "AFC: Filipinas U17 crush Indonesia to open Women's Asian Cup campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  17. ^ Suing, Ivan (6 May 2024). "Filipinas U17 blasts Indonesia". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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