Tom Brewitt

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Tom Brewitt

|image =

|image_size =

|caption =

|fullname = Tom Patrizio Brewitt{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Morecambe |publisher=English Football League |page=46 |accessdate=22 October 2019}}

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Liverpool, England

|height = 1.85m

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Orange County SC

|clubnumber = 5

|youthyears1 = 2007–2017

|youthclubs1 = Liverpool

|youthyears2 = 2017–2018

|youthclubs2 = Middlesbrough

|years1 = 2018–2019

|clubs1 = AFC Fylde

|caps1 = 16

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2019–2020

|clubs2 = Morecambe

|caps2 = 22

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2021

|clubs3 = Tacoma Defiance

|caps3 = 29

|goals3 = 2

|years4 = 2022

|clubs4 = Hartford Athletic

|caps4 = 31

|goals4 = 3

|years5 = 2023–2024

|clubs5 = Swindon Town

|caps5 = 44

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2025–

|clubs6 = Orange County SC

|caps6 = 1

|goals6 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

|nationalteam1 = England U16

|nationalcaps1 = 5

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|nationalyears2 = 2013–2014

|nationalteam2 = England U17

|nationalcaps2 = 6

|nationalgoals2 = 1

|club-update = 10:37, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

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

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-liverpool-youngster-tom-brewitt-13251971|title=Former Liverpool youngster Tom Brewitt relishing 'new chapter' at Middlesbrough|date=28 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2019|author=James Pearce|work=Liverpool Echo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tom-brewitt-allowed-leave-liverpool-13250886|title=Why was Tom Brewitt allowed to leave Liverpool for Middlesbrough? The view from Merseyside|date=28 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2019|author=Jonathon Taylor|work=Gazette Live}}

He signed for AFC Fylde in September 2018,{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/afc-fylde/afc-fylde-confirm-signing-of-defender-tom-brewitt-1-9332597|title=AFC Fylde confirm signing of defender Tom Brewitt|date=3 September 2018|accessdate=14 June 2019|author=Matt Scrafton|work=Blackpool Gazette}} after trialing for Walsall, Kilmarnock, and Málaga,{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/in-depth/tom-brewitt-i-didnt-have-the-bottle-to-knock-on-klopps-door-at-liverpool/|title=Tom Brewitt: I didn't have the bottle to knock on Klopp's door at Liverpool|work=planetfootball.com|date=19 August 2021}} before moving to Morecambe in June 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48623285|title=Tom Brewitt: Morecambe sign ex-Liverpool & Fylde defender|date=13 June 2019|accessdate=14 June 2019|work=BBC Sport}} He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2020/june/retained-list/|title=RETAINED LIST|website=www.morecambefc.com}}

In March 2021 he signed for American team Tacoma Defiance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tacdefiance.com/tacoma-defiance-signs-four-players-ahead-of-2021-campaign/|title=Tacoma Defiance Signs Four Players Ahead of 2021 Campaign|date=15 March 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1152513-rayyan-leads-quartet-of-new-arrivals-for-defiance|title=Rayyan Leads Quartet of New Arrivals for Defiance|date=15 March 2021|website=USL Championship}}

Brewitt signed with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on 2 February 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1207013-hartford-athletic-signs-defender-tom-brewitt|title=Hartford Athletic Signs Defender Tom Brewitt|first=Hartford|last=Athletic|date=2 February 2022|website=Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team}}

Brewitt signed for Swindon Town on 7 March 2023 on a deal until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2023/march/town-sign-free-agent-tom-brewitt/ |title=Town sign free agent Tom Brewitt|first=Swindon|last=Town|date=7 March 2023|website=Swindon Town}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64881673|title=Swindon sign free-agent defender Brewitt|work=BBC Sport }} He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |title=Charlie Austin: Swindon Town release striker among 11 departures |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cz96qqv56pdo |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

In February 2025, Brewitt returned to America to join Orange County SC.{{cite web|url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news/2025/02/14/orange-county-sc-sign-center-back-tom-brewitt/|title=ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGN CENTER BACK TOM BREWITT|publisher=Orange County SC|date=14 February 2025|accessdate=13 March 2025}}

=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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54565938|title=Ex-Liverpool youth player hurt team-mate|date=16 October 2020|work=BBC Sport}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/i-was-lucky-to-walk-away-from-that-tackle-ex-liverpool-prospect-admits-deliberately-injuring-irish-defender-39631056.html|title='I was lucky to walk away from that tackle' – ex-Liverpool prospect admits deliberately injuring Irish defender|date=16 October 2020|work=independent.ie}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Lusby |first1=Jack |title=Ex-Liverpool defender sues former team-mate over "me or him" tackle in training |url=https://www.thisisanfield.com/2024/06/ex-liverpool-defender-sues-former-team-mate-over-me-or-him-tackle-in-training/ |website=This is Anfield |access-date=23 June 2024 |date=22 June 2024}}

International career

Brewitt represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU16pg4.html|access-date=25 March 2024|title=England Matches – Under-16's 2010–2020|date=15 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204103038/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU16pg4.html|archive-date=4 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU17pg2.html|access-date=25 March 2024|title=England Matches – Under-17's 2010–2020|date=15 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112201710/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU17pg2.html|archive-date=12 January 2024}}

Personal life

Brewitt has American citizenship through his mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2022/04/08/my-story-tom-brewitt/|title=My Story Tom Brewitt|first=Hartford|last=Athletic|date=8 April 2022|website=Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Fylde \|2018–19{{soccerway\|tom-brewitt/320271\|accessdate=25 March 2024}} \|National League \|16	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3{{Efn\|Appearances in the FA Trophy.}}	0	19	0
Morecambe \|2019–20{{soccerbase season\|103554\|2019\|accessdate=25 March 2024}} \|League Two \|22	1	1	0	2	0	2{{Efn\|Appearances in the EFL Trophy.}}	1	27	2
Tacoma Defiance \|2021 \|USL Championship \|29	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	29	2
Hartford Athletic \|2022 \|USL Championship \|31	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	33	3
rowspan="3"\|Swindon Town \|2022–23{{soccerbase season\|103554\|2022\|accessdate=25 March 2024}} \|League Two \|12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|103554\|2023\|accessdate=25 March 2024}} \|League Two \|32	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	1
colspan="2"\|Total !44	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	46	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !142\|\|7\|\|4\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|5\|\|1\|\|154\|\|8

Honours

AFC Fylde

FA Trophy: 2018–19{{cite web |title=AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48314552 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2019}}