Former Brisbane Lions player Albert Proud is no longer facing an attempted murder charge but is still set to face a lengthy jail term for bashing his girlfriend.

Proud, 27, pleaded guilty in Brisbane's Holland Park Magistrates Court on Thursday to grievous bodily harm and wilful damage.

The charges relate to an incident in November last year when his now ex-girlfriend Richelle Kadadi was beaten so badly outside her Sunnybank home she suffered severe brain injuries.

Proud will be sentenced in the Brisbane District Court on a date to be set.