Liverpool's Conor Bradley reacts after being made Northern Ireland captain v Belarus

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley has enjoyed a great rise to the top after coming through the ranks at Anfield.

The Liverpool academy graduate broke into the Reds first-team last year, clocking up 34 competitive appearances to date.

Bradley has also been an ever-present for the Northern Ireland national team, having already won 17 caps for his nation.

Now, the Anfield gem is preparing for a huge new milestone in his career, namely captaining Northern Ireland in a competitive senior match.

Liverpool ace Conor Bradley honoured to captain Northern Ireland

As per the Belfast Telegraph, Bradley has veen named Northern Ireland’s captain for Saturday’s Nations League game against Belarus in Hungary.

The newspaper quotes the Liverpool ace as saying: “I’m really excited. It’s an honour.

“I’m going to be very proud when I walk out with the armband. I’m really happy and really looking forward to it.”

Bradley has previously captained Northern Ireland at youth level and is relishing the opportunity to do so at senior level.

“I captained youth teams before,” said Bradley.

“I think I was captain all the way from Under-13s to 16s or 17s so I have previous with being Northern Ireland captain and I’m really proud.”

Bradley is a young footballer who, at just 21 years of age, is already playing at the highest levels, and could reach the very top of the game.

He already looks right at home at Liverpool, one of the best teams in England, and he’s pushing himself behind the scenes to get even better.

Bradley has bags of potential, and it’ll be very exciting to see just how good he can become over the next few years.