Conor Bradley has become a household name amongst Liverpool's superstars and his rise to the very top of the game is being felt back home in Aghyaran.
Such is the pride in one of their own mixing it with the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Mo Salah it is Bradley's name and number which is emblazoned on the back of the replica kits in County Tyrone at least.
" target="_blank" class="link"> The Anfield Wrap's excellent documentary 'From Aghyaran To Anfield', details Bradley rise from a Primary School prodigy to an international captain whilst also becoming an integral part of Liverpool's title chasing squad.
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It has been a remarkable journey for Bradley from those humble beginnings, even if one of his first coaches at St Patrick's FC, Rory Lynch, had some concerns early on.
"I first came across Conor when we were going to a Primary School competition for P7 children and on the matchday morning we had three or four kids drop out sick," explained Lynch in the documentary.
"I had no subs so I was ringing around trying to find someone. Conor's cousin Shea was nagging at me to get Conor, but I was thinking this young lad from the mini soccer will not compete at Primary 7 level.
"We got to the tournament and within two minutes of the first game a player got injured so I had no choice but to throw young Bradley on.
"I begged him that if he got the ball that he would just move it on and not try and take anyone on or go into tackles.
"The first thing Conor does is go into a 50-50 with this massive kid...it was like watching Frankie Dettori go up against Peter Crouch. Conor wins the ball and runs on and I'm think 'wow this is something else'.
"He actually won the Player of the Tournament, I never saw anything like it. He was doing things a seven or eight year old shouldn't have been doing.
"He was playing against kids at 11 years of age and he was the best player on the pitch. He was just special.
"I get asked all the time 'Did you see that tackle on Mbappe'...I saw that 15 years ago in Enniskillen!"
Lynch is delighted to see Bradley achieve his dreams for club and country but he adds it hasn't changed the Liverpool star one bit.
"He was born to play for them because he was Liverpool mad," said Lynch. "I didn't think it really hit me until I saw him play against Chelsea and score that goal.
"It was the same celebration from when he was a young boy...I don't think it mattered if it was Anfield or here he just wanted to play football.
"Conor was always number 6 playing with St Pat's and I believe all the number 6 jerseys have gone missing now. That's the jersey everyone wants to wear now when they play for St Pat's.
"There are so many Liverpool supporters in the town now and that's because of Conor Bradley.
"Everywhere I go all I see is Bradley 84 on the back. No matter who else they support they will have a Liverpool top or a Northern Ireland top with his name on the back.
"It's nice as it's normally a player from abroad but now it's someone from Castlederg which is fantastic.
"When he's back home he will always be over with the hand out, I know everyone else sees him as a superstar but he's just Conor to us."
You can watch the full documentary on " target="_blank" class="link"> The Anfield Wrap's YouTube channel.
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