Sam Brotherton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Edward Brotherton | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sunderland | ||
| Number | – | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westlake Boys High School | |||
| 2013–2014 | Wanderers SC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Auckland City FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–17 | Wisconsin Badgers | 33 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Wanderers SC | 16 | (1) |
| 2016–17 | Des Moines Menace | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015– | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | New Zealand | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2016 |
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Samuel Edward "Sam" Brotherton (born 2 October 1996) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a Defender for English club Sunderland and the New Zealand national team.
Brotherton started his career in the ASB Premiership with Wanderers SC and made his debut in the opening of the 2014–15 ASB Premiership against Waitakere United in the 3–2 loss. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Canterbury United in round 8.
In 2015, he moved to the United States and signed for University of Wisconsin. Playing in the Big Ten Conference during his freshman year, Brotherton would go on to make 17 appearances in 19 games for Wisconsin.
On 1 February 2017, Brotherton completed a deal with English Premier League side Sunderland until the summer of 2019.
Brotherton has represented New Zealand at several levels with his first representation being with the touring New Zealand under-19 schoolboys national team in England and Ireland in which he was vice captain. The team would go on to score wins against the U18 and U19 national teams of Ireland and Wales and draws against Scotland and England.
Brotherton was then announced in the New Zealand national under-20 football team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which was to be held in New Zealand. Brotherton would go on to score his first international goal for New Zealand in the tournament in their 5–1 victory over Myanmar at Wellington Regional Stadium.
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