BRADLEY SMITH LIVERPOOL FC ACADEMY PLAYER

Bradley Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian-born English footballer Brad Smith plays as a left back for the Liverpool Academy and reserves.

Brad Smith moved to England from Australia at the age of 14 and was spotted by Liverpool playing at the same school as fellow young left back, Jack Robinson. Like Robinson, Smith is very highly regarded and considered to have the potential to be a big success in football. He is blessed with tremendous pace - considered to be the fastest player in the Academy, and has had a good goalscoring record in junior teams in the past.

He made his step up from the under-16s to the under-18s in 2010, and went on to make 23 appearances in the 2010-11 season, scoring one goal. His goal came in a match against Bolton Wanderers and was rated the third best of the 2010-11 Academy season by Liverpoolfc.tv. Smith collected the ball near his own box before going on a storming run down the entire left flank, beating several Bolton defenders before shooting low across the face of goal. His form saw him called up by England for the 2011 under-17 European Championships, where he netted a goal and his all-round performances garnered much praise.