Tom Brewitt
English association football player (born 1997)
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.
He signed for AFC Fylde in September 2018, after trialing for Walsall, Kilmarnock, and Málaga, before moving to Morecambe in June 2019. He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.
In March 2021 he signed for American team Tacoma Defiance.
Brewitt signed with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on 2 February 2022.
Brewitt signed for Swindon Town on 7 March 2023 on a deal until the end of the season. He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.
In February 2025, Brewitt returned to America to join Orange County SC.
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.
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.
International career
Brewitt represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.
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