Brad Joseph Lyons (born 26 May 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Aberdeen and the Northern Ireland national team.
Club career Lyons began his career in the Irish Premiership with Coleraine. After helping Coleraine win the Irish Cup, in September 2018 he moved on loan to English club Blackburn Rovers, with the deal to become permanent in January 2019. In January 2019 he signed a permanent 18-month contract, his first ever professional contract. He stated that he wanted to break into the Blackburn first-team. Later that month he moved on loan to St Mirren. He was sent off 28 minutes into his debut, in the Scottish Cup, on 19 January 2019. He was offered a new contract by Blackburn at the end of the 2019–20 season.
In December 2020 he appeared in a Blackburn Rovers' first-team match day squad for the first time since he signed for the club. He moved on loan to Morecambe in January 2021.
On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Blackburn at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.
On 17 June 2021, it was announced that Lyons would join Scottish Championship side Kilmarnock on a two-year deal following the expiry of his Blackburn contract. On 7 June 2023, he signed a new two-year contract, and on 5 April 2024 signed a further new contract to keep him at the club until 2026.
On 28 May 2026, Lyons agreed to join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a two-year deal from 1 July.
International career In August 2023, Lyons received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior national team by head coach Michael O'Neill, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan. He made his debut on 17 October 2023.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsColeraine2014–15NIFL Premiership1120000——1122015–16NIFL Premiership3041030—003442016–17NIFL Premiership2454131——3172017–18NIFL Premiership264300020103242018–19NIFL Premiership320000200052Total94178161401011319Blackburn Rovers (loan)2018–19Championship000000——00Blackburn Rovers2018–19Championship000000——002019–20Championship000000——002020–21Championship000000——00Total000000000000St Mirren (loan)2018–19Scottish Premiership1512000—00171Morecambe (loan)2020–21League Two1411000—30181Kilmarnock2021–22Scottish Championship1901050—302802022–23Scottish Premiership1911040——2412023–24Scottish Premiership2320061——2932024–25Scottish Premiership301101060—3912025–26Scottish Premiership3111041——361Total12254020260301567Kilmarnock B2022–23————2020Aberdeen2026–27Scottish Premiership100041—0051Career total247241513041009031129
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorthern Ireland202310202420202540202610Total80
Honours Morecambe EFL League Two play-offs: 2021 Kilmarnock Scottish Championship: 2021–22
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