Brad Lyons was born on 26 May 1997 (age 29) and is a Northern Ireland midfielder, used mainly through the centre of the pitch. His early senior grounding came away from the bigger stage, with a loan spell at Coleraine giving him useful minutes rather than just a line on a CV.
That Coleraine period also brought his most productive league season. In 2016-17 he scored five goals in 24 appearances, a decent return for a central midfielder and the sort of spell that can harden up a player’s game without much fuss attached.
Lyons is now with Aberdeen, wearing the number eight shirt. In 2026-27 he has made one league appearance, four League Cup appearances with one goal, and one Scottish Cup appearance, giving him six Aberdeen appearances in all competitions so far that season.
He has also remained involved internationally, making two appearances for Northern Ireland in European World Cup qualifying during the same campaign.
His career has been built steadily rather than spectacularly: early football at Coleraine, a productive developmental spell, and now first-team involvement at Aberdeen alongside senior international football for Northern Ireland.
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