Sebastian Alexander Brown (born 24 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sutton United.

Seb Brown
Personal information
Full nameSebastian Alexander Brown[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birthSutton, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sutton United (Goalkeeping Coach)
Youth career
0000–2007Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009Brentford0(0)
2007St Albans City (loan)1(0)
2007–2008Windsor & Eton (loan)25(0)
2009–2014AFC Wimbledon125(0)
2013Woking (loan)13(0)
2014–2015Bromley23(0)
2015Whitehawk (loan)1(0)
2015Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)8(0)
2015–2016Hampton & Richmond Borough16(0)
2016Grays Athletic0(0)
2016–2017Hampton & Richmond Borough0(0)
2016Tonbridge Angels (loan)1(0)
2016Metropolitan Police (loan)3(0)
2017–2021Sutton United0(0)
International career
2010–2011England C3(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:01, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

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Early years

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Brown came through the youth system of Brentford, moving up from the under–18s squad to the first-team for the 2006–07 season. On 22 August 2006, Brown had his first involvement with the first-team squad at as an unused substitute, at the age of just 16, in the 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory over Swindon Town, after the game had ended 2–2 in normal time, in the First Round of the 2006–07 League Cup.[3] At the end of the 2007–08 season he signed his first professional contract with the League Two club. Brown was loaned to Southern League First Division South & West club Windsor & Eton to gain first team experience,[4] making 25 appearances for the club.[5] Brown made his competitive debut for Brentford on 2 September 2008 in the First Round of the 2008–09 Football League Trophy against Yeovil Town, which ended 2–2 and went to a penalty shoot-out.[6] Despite being only 18 at the time, Brown saved a crucial penalty by Andre McCollin to allow "The Bees" to triumph 4–2.[7] Despite this, however, Brown was released by manager Andy Scott on 6 May 2009 along with eight other players having failed to break into the first team.[8]

AFC Wimbledon

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Brown joined AFC Wimbledon in 2009. On 21 May 2011, he saved two penalties for the club in the 2010–11 Conference play-off final penalty shoot-out as they beat Luton Town to gain promotion to the Football League.[9] He was named as the goalkeeper for the 2010–11 Conference Team of the Year.[10] On 19 February 2013, it was announced that Brown had joined Conference club Woking on an initial one-month loan deal.[11] Following his release, Brown signed for ambitious Conference South club Bromley. Following the club's signing of Alan Julian in January 2015, however, Brown joined Whitehawk on a month's loan. After making just one appearance for the Hawks, Brown returned to Bromley, and joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.

International career

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Brown appeared twice for England C, playing in matches against Wales in 2010 and Belgium in 2011.[12]

Coaching career

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In October 2016, Brown was announced as academy goalkeeping coach at AFC Wimbledon.[13] He joined Sutton United as player-goalkeeping coach in 2017.[14] In 2020 Brown announced that rather than returning to Plough Lane with the Dons, he would remain at Kingsmeadow and adopt a coaching role with the Chelsea Women’s Academy teams.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Brown has a PFA Sports Science degree from Roehampton University.[15]

Brown got married in 2014 to an American Costume Designer - Kristen Ernst-Brown.

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford2006–07[16]League One0000000000
2007–08[17]League Two0000000000
2008–09[6]0000001[a]010
Total0000001010
St Albans City (loan)2007–08[18]Conference South1010
Windsor & Eton (loan)2007–08[5]Southern League First Division South & West250250
AFC Wimbledon2009–10[19]Conference Premier180008[b]0260
2010–11[19]450405[c]0540
2011–12[20]League Two44030101[a]0490
2012–13[21]170201000190
2013–14[22]1010000020
Total1250100201401510
Woking (loan)2012–13[21]Conference Premier130130
Bromley2014–15[23]Conference South230202[d]0270
Whitehawk (loan)2014–15[23]Conference South1010
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)2014–15[24]Isthmian League Premier Division8080
Hampton & Richmond Borough2015–16[25]Isthmian League Premier Division1601000170
Hampton & Richmond Borough2016–17[23]National League South00000000
Hampton & Richmond Borough total2401000250
Tonbridge Angels (loan)2016–17[26]Isthmian League Premier Division1010
Metropolitan Police (loan)2016–17[27]Isthmian League Premier Division3030
Sutton United2016–17[23]National League0000
2017–18[23]00000000
2018–19[23]00000000
2019–20[23]00000000
2020–21[23]00000000
Total00000000
Career total2160130201702480
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
  3. ^ 3 appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, 2 appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

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AFC Wimbledon

Bromley

Hampton & Richmond Borough

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2010 and 30/06/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ "Sebastien Brown Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Seb Brown – Sutton United". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Seb Brown Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Sebastien Brown Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Penalty woe for Glovers". skysports.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  8. ^ Murtagh, Jacob (6 May 2009). "Scotty shows nine players the Griffin Park exit door". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  9. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens)". BBC Football. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Conference National Team of the Year". BBC Football. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Woking sign AFC Wimbledon keeper Seb Brown on loan". BBC Football. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Seb Brown". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Seb enjoys Dons return". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Seb Brown". Sutton United Football Club. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. ^ Lewis, Matt (27 April 2014). "Time to say goodbye: Play-off hero Brown to leave his beloved AFC Wimbledon this summer". getwestlondon. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Seb Brown in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Seb Brown in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. ^ "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". saintsstatistics.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  19. ^ a b "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Seb Brown". Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Seb Brown in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Seb Brown in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by Seb Brown in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i Seb Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Hampton & Richmond Borough | Appearances | Seb Brown | 2014–2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Hampton & Richmond Borough | Appearances | Seb Brown | 2015–2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Sebastian Brown Appearances". Tonbridge Angels FC. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Seb Brown – 1st XI – Metropolitan Police FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  28. ^ "AFC Wimbledon | Match report | AFC Wimbledon vs. Luton Town (21 May 2011)". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  29. ^ Bromley F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  30. ^ Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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