Tom Brewitt
English footballer (born 1997)
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Tom Patrizio Brewitt (born 11 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Orange County SC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Patrizio Brewitt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orange County SC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | Orange County SC | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | England U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:58, 30 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
In February 2025, Brewitt returned to America to join Orange County SC.[15]
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.[16][17]
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.[18]
International career
Personal life
Brewitt has American citizenship through his mother.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 April 2024
| 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[22] | 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[23] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023–24[24] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy.