Brad Lyons, born on 26 May 1997 (age 29), is a Northern Ireland midfielder now with Aberdeen. A central midfielder by trade, he has built his career through practical first-team football rather than a neat academy-to-stardom route.
His most productive league season came early, with Coleraine in 2016-17, when he scored five goals in 24 appearances. That spell mattered: regular senior minutes, a bit of output from midfield, and the sort of grounding that tends to tell you more than reserve football ever will.
Lyons is now part of Aberdeen’s squad, wearing number 8. In 2026-27 he has made five league appearances and scored once, along with four League Cup appearances, one goal in that competition, and one Scottish Cup appearance. Across all competitions for Aberdeen, he has 10 appearances and two goals.
He has also remained involved with Northern Ireland, making two appearances in World Cup qualifying this season. His career has been steady and workmanlike: early productivity at Coleraine, senior grounding along the way, and a current role in Aberdeen’s midfield.
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