# Bradley Dack
**Bradley Paul Dack** (born 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gillingham in [EFL League Two](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-league-two). He is best known for a six-year spell at Blackburn Rovers, where he scored 50 goals in 158 appearances, and for a career repeatedly interrupted by serious knee injuries, including two anterior cruciate ligament ruptures.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, London, England; 1.75 m; attacking midfielder[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) |
| Clubs | Braintree Town (loan), Gillingham (2012–2017), Blackburn Rovers (2017–2023), Sunderland (2023–24), Gillingham (2024–)[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) • [3](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/363352) |
| Blackburn record | 158 appearances, 10,779 minutes, 50 goals (2 penalties), 18 assists[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) |
| Best seasons | 18 League One goals in 2017/18; 16 goals and 7 assists in 43 appearances in 2018/19[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) • [4](https://tactix.football/player/b-dack/2018-19) |
| Major injuries | Cruciate ligament injury December 2019 (376 days out); second cruciate injury March 2021 (315 days out)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) |
| Transfer fee | £750,000 from Gillingham to Blackburn, June 2017[5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40422771) |
| Career totals | 438 matches, 108 goals, 59 assists (FootyStats, all competitions)[6](https://footystats.org/players/england/bradley-dack) |
## Early career at Gillingham
Dack began his senior career with Gillingham, debuting in League Two in the 2012/13 season as a teenager. That season he made 6 league appearances for Gillingham and spent a brief loan at Braintree Town in the [National League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-league), scoring once in 4 games.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) He was part of the Kent side's promotion to the third tier in 2012/13.[5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40422771)
He established himself in League One over the following seasons, with his output rising steadily: 9 goals in 2014/15, 13 goals and 11 assists in 2015/16, and 5 goals in 34 appearances in 2016/17.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) Across his first spell, lasting more than five years, he scored 38 goals in 185 appearances.[7](https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/bradley-dack-extends-gills-stay)
## Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers, then of League One, signed Dack for £750,000 on 27 June 2017 on an initial three-year contract with the option of a further year.[5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40422771) Gillingham chairman Paul Scally accepted the sale, saying Dack "needed a fresh challenge to further his career".[8](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/10929200/blackburn-have-secured-the-services-of-bradley-dack-from-gillingham)
His first two seasons were the most productive of his career. In 2017/18 he scored 18 goals in 42 League One matches as [Blackburn](https://www.edgepedia.org/blackburn) won promotion to the Championship, and in 2018/19 he recorded 16 goals and 7 assists in 43 appearances across all competitions, about 3,490 minutes of football.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) • [4](https://tactix.football/player/b-dack/2018-19) His form attracted transfer interest: Blackburn received bids from West Bromwich Albion in October 2018, and manager [Tony Mowbray](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-mowbray) said in June 2019 that he was confident Dack would stay.[9](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/113668/bradley-dack)
Teammate [Danny Graham](https://www.edgepedia.org/danny-graham-footballer) later described the confidence around the signing: when Dack arrived to sign, Graham told him, "Make sure you sign, because if you sign here, I'll get you 15 goals this season."
[10](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11676/11996097/at-home-with-blackburns-bradley-dack-and-danny-graham)
## Knee injuries and decline in playing time
Dack's career changed course in December 2019, when he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a match against Wigan.[11](https://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/the-league-paper/368949/dacks-eyeing-rovers-return/) He underwent surgery in January 2020 and faced a reported nine to twelve months out.[9](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/113668/bradley-dack) Transfermarkt records the absence at 376 days, from 23 December 2019 to 1 January 2021, with 46 games missed.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc)
The pattern repeated. In March 2021, shortly after returning, he suffered a second cruciate ligament injury, keeping him out for 315 days until January 2022, with 39 games missed.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) The two injuries cost him most of three seasons: he played only 22 Championship matches in 2019/20, 16 in 2020/21, and 9 in 2021/22.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career) In his final Blackburn season, 2022/23, he made 27 league appearances, mostly as a substitute, and left the club at the end of his contract in May 2023.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career)
## Sunderland and return to Gillingham
Dack joined Championship club [Sunderland](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunderland) in July 2023. Injuries limited him again: two thigh problems cost him 144 days of the 2023/24 season, and he made 16 Championship appearances, totalling 585 minutes, with 1 goal and 1 assist.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career)
His second spell proved more durable. In 2025/26 he played 41 league matches, scoring 7 goals with 2 assists in 2,563 minutes, and in April the club triggered an option to keep him for 2026/27. By that point he had made 57 appearances in his second spell, scored 8 goals in all competitions, captained the side on several occasions, and moved into the club's top 30 for all-time appearances and 26th for total goals.[7](https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/bradley-dack-extends-gills-stay) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career)
## Playing style
Dack plays as an attacking midfielder, operating between midfield and the forwards.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc) A tactical analysis of his Blackburn years described a player who contributed to a goal roughly every other game, with 0.36 goals and 0.21 assists per game, and highlighted his timing of late runs from deep into the penalty area, arriving unmarked to finish.[12](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/bradley-dack-blackburn-rovers-tactical-analysis-statistics) His scoring record across the lower English leagues, 108 goals in 438 career matches, reflects that consistent goal threat from midfield.[6](https://footystats.org/players/england/bradley-dack)
## References
1. [Bradley Dack injury history, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bradley-dack/verletzungen/spieler/238556/sort/datum_von.desc)
2. [Bradley Dack Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/2928/bradley-dack/career)
3. [Bradley Dack stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/363352)
4. [Bradley Dack 2018/19 stats, TACTIX](https://tactix.football/player/b-dack/2018-19)
5. [Bradley Dack: Blackburn Rovers sign Gillingham midfielder for £750,000, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40422771)
6. [Bradley Dack Stats, FootyStats](https://footystats.org/players/england/bradley-dack)
7. [Bradley Dack extends Gills stay, Gillingham F.C.](https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/bradley-dack-extends-gills-stay)
8. [Blackburn have secured the services of Bradley Dack from Gillingham, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/10929200/blackburn-have-secured-the-services-of-bradley-dack-from-gillingham)
9. [Bradley Dack player profile and transfer history, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/113668/bradley-dack)
10. [At home with Blackburn's Bradley Dack and Danny Graham, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11676/11996097/at-home-with-blackburns-bradley-dack-and-danny-graham)
11. [Dack's eyeing Rovers return, The League Paper](https://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/the-league-paper/368949/dacks-eyeing-rovers-return/)
12. [Bradley Dack at Blackburn Rovers, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/bradley-dack-blackburn-rovers-tactical-analysis-statistics)
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