John Brayford

John Brayford is a defender of Cardiff City. He was born on 29 December 1987 in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

John’s professional career took off in Burton Albion in 2006, when the footballer penned a professional two-year contract with the club. Brayford’s skills managed to attract the attention of the head coach, who gave the defender as much playing time as he could. John was a part of the starting line-up during his début season and missed only a couple of matches. The following season, the footballer repeated his success and took his tally to 77 appearances and seven goals for the team in total.

In the summer 2008, Brayford completed a move to Crewe Alexandra and became the pivot of the squad, who featured in 81 matches and netted two goals during two seasons.

In the summer 2010, the defender transferred to Derby County, where he was offered a lucrative contract and a regular place. John took part in 109 fixtures and fired three goals for ‘The Rams’ before switching for Cardiff City in the summer 2013. In the second half of 2013/2014 season Brayford featured for Sheffield United on loan.

From 2007 till 2008, the footballer was capped seven times for England C.