Tom Brewitt

Tom Brewitt
Personal information
Full name Tom Patrizio Brewitt[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2017 Liverpool
2017–2018 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 AFC Fylde 16 (0)
2019–2020 Morecambe 22 (1)
2021 Tacoma Defiance 29 (2)
2022 Hartford Athletic 31 (3)
2023–2024 Swindon Town 44 (1)
International career
2012–2013 England U16 5 (1)
2013–2014 England U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Tom Patrizio Brewitt (born 11 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Born in Liverpool, Brewitt played youth football for Liverpool (where he spent 10 years, including serving as captain in the FA Youth Cup) and Middlesbrough.[3][4]

He signed for AFC Fylde in September 2018,[5] after trialing for Walsall, Kilmarnock, and Málaga,[6] before moving to Morecambe in June 2019.[7] He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]

In March 2021 he signed for American team Tacoma Defiance.[9][10]

Brewitt signed with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on 2 February 2022.[11]

Brewitt signed for Swindon Town on 7 March 2023 on a deal until the end of the season.[12][13] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

Daniel Cleary incident

In October 2020 Brewitt admitted that when he was a Liverpool youth player he had deliberately injured his teammate Daniel Cleary in training to try and improve his own chances of being picked for the first team.[15][16]

In 2024, Cleary revealed he was suing both Brewitt and Liverpool for contributing to the "loss of a top-level career", due to resulting further injury and depression.[17]

International career

Brewitt represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.[18][19]

Personal life

Brewitt has American citizenship through his mother.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Fylde 2018–19[2] National League 16 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 19 0
Morecambe 2019–20[21] League Two 22 1 1 0 2 0 2[b] 1 27 2
Tacoma Defiance 2021[2] USL Championship 29 2 0 0 — — 29 2
Hartford Athletic 2022[2] USL Championship 31 3 2 0 — — 33 3
Swindon Town 2022–23[22] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2023–24[23] League Two 32 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 34 1
Total 44 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 46 1
Career total 142 7 4 0 3 0 5 1 154 8
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

AFC Fylde

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Tom Brewitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ James Pearce (28 June 2017). "Former Liverpool youngster Tom Brewitt relishing 'new chapter' at Middlesbrough". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ Jonathon Taylor (28 June 2017). "Why was Tom Brewitt allowed to leave Liverpool for Middlesbrough? The view from Merseyside". Gazette Live. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ Matt Scrafton (3 September 2018). "AFC Fylde confirm signing of defender Tom Brewitt". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Tom Brewitt: I didn't have the bottle to knock on Klopp's door at Liverpool". planetfootball.com. 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tom Brewitt: Morecambe sign ex-Liverpool & Fylde defender". BBC Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ^ "RETAINED LIST". www.morecambefc.com.
  9. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Four Players Ahead of 2021 Campaign". 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Rayyan Leads Quartet of New Arrivals for Defiance". USL Championship. 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ Athletic, Hartford (2 February 2022). "Hartford Athletic Signs Defender Tom Brewitt". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team.
  12. ^ Town, Swindon (7 March 2023). "Town sign free agent Tom Brewitt". Swindon Town.
  13. ^ "Swindon sign free-agent defender Brewitt". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Charlie Austin: Swindon Town release striker among 11 departures". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Ex-Liverpool youth player hurt team-mate". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020.
  16. ^ "'I was lucky to walk away from that tackle' – ex-Liverpool prospect admits deliberately injuring Irish defender". independent.ie. 16 October 2020.
  17. ^ Lusby, Jack (22 June 2024). "Ex-Liverpool defender sues former team-mate over "me or him" tackle in training". This is Anfield. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  18. ^ "England Matches – Under-16's 2010–2020". 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  19. ^ "England Matches – Under-17's 2010–2020". 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  20. ^ Athletic, Hartford (8 April 2022). "My Story Tom Brewitt". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team.
  21. ^ "Games played by Tom Brewitt in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tom Brewitt in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tom Brewitt in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  24. ^ "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.