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| Full name | Rhian Joel Brewster[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-01)1 April 2000 (age 25)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chadwell Heath,Greater London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Swansea City (loan) | 20 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Sheffield United | 106 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Derby County | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 23 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | England U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | England U21 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:09, 14 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:08, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhian Joel Brewster (born 1 April 2000) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forEFL Championship clubDerby County. In 2017, he was part of the England squad which won the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India and was awarded the Golden Boot award for ending as the competition's leading goalscorer.
Brewster was born inChadwell Heath, Greater London,[2] to a Barbadian father andTurkish Cypriot mother.[4] Brewster attended school at Chadwell Primary School before joining the Chadwell Heath and Shield Academy YFC.[5] At the age of seven, he was scouted by representatives fromChelsea,Arsenal,West Ham United andCharlton Athletic. He ultimately joined Chelsea where he developed his game under coachMichael Beale inthe club's academy until the age of 14, whereafter he left to joinPremier League rivalsLiverpool.[5][6]
In 2015, Liverpool signed Brewster from Chelsea following a recommendation by Beale who had taken up a position with the club. Brewster's decision to make the move was motivated in part by his father's influence who believed that he had a better chance of breaking through to the first team through Liverpool's academy than Chelsea's.[5][7][8] He initially joined the club's U18 team before being promoted to the U23 squad, where he scored on his debut againstIpswich Town.[9] During his time with the club's academy, Brewster was placed on a special training regime which included one-on-one sessions with former Liverpool andReal Madrid winger,Steve McManaman.[6]
Brewster was then called up bymanagerJürgen Klopp to the first-team for clubfriendlies in October and November 2016 during which he scored ahat-trick againstAccrington Stanley.[7][10] Later that season, he was named on the bench for Liverpool's Premier League game againstCrystal Palace on 23 April 2017, but remained an unusedsubstitute.[11] The following season, during Liverpool'sUEFA Youth League match againstSpartak Moscow, Brewster was the victim of alleged racist comments from Spartak's captain,Leonid Mironov. An investigation into the incident was opened byUEFA after the match and Brewster later said in an interview withThe Guardian that it had been the seventh such instance he had experienced, including once before against the same opposition.[12][13] UEFA later ruled that there was insufficient evidence to take further action against Mironov.[14]
On 12 January 2018, during an U23 match againstManchester City, Brewster received oxygen and had to be stretchered off the field after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge.[15] He was later diagnosed with ahigh ankle sprain and related ligament damage and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.[16][17] In March, he had to undergo a second operation in order to repair damage to his knee which he sustained during the same incident.[18]Towards the end of the season, Brewster was the subject of intense transfer speculation which culminated in Liverpool cancelling a scheduled friendly againstBorussia Mönchengladbach after the German club were alleged to have 'tapped him up'.[19]
In June 2018, Brewster signed a five-year professional contract with Liverpool.[20] He was named in the match squad for the second leg of Liverpool's2018–19 Champions League semi-final againstBarcelona on 7 May 2019, but remained an unused substitute.[21] Despite never having played in a competitive game for the club, Brewster was on the bench again in the2019 UEFA Champions League Final againstTottenham Hotspur on 1 June 2019 so collected a winner's medal as Liverpool won 2–0.[22]
He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in anEFL Cup match againstMilton Keynes Dons.[23]
On 7 January 2020, Brewster joinedChampionship clubSwansea City onloan for the remainder of the season, where he reunited with formerEngland U17 managerSteve Cooper.[24][25] He made his debut for the club in theSouth Wales derby againstCardiff City on 12 January, which ended in a goalless draw, before scoring his first professional goal in a 2–1 win overWigan Athletic at theLiberty Stadium six days later.[26][27]
In March 2020, the Championship season was temporarily suspended due to theoutbreak of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Following the season's restart in June, Brewster scored two goals in a 3–0 win overMiddlesbrough, increasing his tally to six goals in 12 games.[28] Brewster finished the season with 11 goals in 22 appearances.[29]
Brewster returned to Liverpool following his loan spell at Swansea to begin preseason training prior to the beginning of the2020–21 Premier League campaign. He appeared as a substitute in the2020 FA Community Shield. The game ended 1–1 and went to penalties, with Brewster hitting the crossbar on his attempt, leading to Arsenal winning the shootout and lifting the trophy.[30]
On 2 October 2020,Sheffield United announced the signing of Brewster from Liverpool on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of around £23.5 million.[31] The deal included a buy-back option at £40 million, valid until 30 June 2023.[32]
He scored his first goal for the club in anEFL Cup tie againstCarlisle United on 10 August 2021.[33] On 6 November, Brewster scored his first league goal for Sheffield United in a 3–1 loss away againstBlackburn Rovers.[34] On 29 January 2022, he sustained ahamstring injury during a 2–0 away win againstPeterborough United,[35] which forced him to miss the rest of the 2021–22 season.[36] Later that year, on 29 October, he suffered another hamstring injury during a 2–0 away win overWest Bromwich Albion.[37] In September 2023, he recovered from injury which sidelined him for eleven months.[38] In early March 2024, he sustained another hamstring injury during training,[39] which kept him off the field for two months.[38]
On 11 December 2024, Brewster scored his first goal in over two years as United beat Millwall 1–0 atthe Den.[40]
Brewster also scored the only goal in theSteel City Derby on 16 March, 2025 againstSheffield Wednesday atHillsborough.[41] Two weeks later he scored againstCoventry City to reach his highest ever league goal tally for the Blades, with 4, scoring his first goal atBramall Lane since 2022.[42]
On 1 August 2025,Derby County announced that Brewster had been signed on a two-year contract until the summer of 2027 as a free agent after leaving Sheffield United.[43] On 22 August 2025, Brewster made his debut for Derby a 1–1 league draw againstBristol City as a 60th-minute substitute forAndreas Weimann.[44] He has started to play in a deeper role of a number 10attacking midfielder at Derby County. On 30 August 2025, Brewster scored his first Derby County a 2–2 league draw atIpswich Town in the 70th minute.[45]
An England youth international, Brewster has represented the nation at various youth levels, but remains eligible to play forTurkey through hisTurkish Cypriot mother[46][47] andBarbados through his Barbadian father.[48]
Having previously represented England at U16 level, Brewster scored six goals in five appearances for England U17 in 2016, including a hat-trick againstCroatia and a brace againstGermany.[7] He then led the nation's attack at2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and featured in the final againstSpain. England ultimately lost onpenalties with Brewster one of the players who missed his spot-kick.[6][49] He ended the tournament with a return of three goals in six appearances.[50]
Later that year, Brewster gained widespread press attention[51] after scoring successive hat-tricks against theUnited States andBrazil in the quarter-final and semi-finals of the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6][52][53][54] He then scored England's opening goal in the final as the team overcame Spain 5–2 to claim the trophy.[55] Brewster's return of eight goals for the tournament saw him win the Golden Boot award for the top scorer and he was also awarded the Bronze Ball for his individual performances.[56] In December 2017, Brewster revealed in an interview withThe Guardian that his teammateMorgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the match with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA.[12]
On 30 August 2019, Brewster was included in theEngland U21 squad for the first time[57] and made his debut as a 79th-minute substitute during the 3–22021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[58]
On 7 September 2021, Brewster scored his first U21 goal from the penalty spot during the 2–02023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win overKosovo U21s atStadium MK.[59]
In June 2022, Brewster andSheffield United teammateOli McBurnie were charged with common assault byNottinghamshire Police "in relation to disorder at the conclusion of a game at theCity Ground on 17 May 2022". Both players "strenuously denied" the allegations.[60] The charges against Brewster were dropped in July 2022.[61]
In October 2022, Brewster was subjected to racial abuse onInstagram for a second time,[62] having received similar messages in March 2021.[63]
Brewster is aMuslim.[64][65] He has credited hisIslamicfaith for helping him become disciplined.[66][65]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2018–19[67] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[68] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[69] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2019–20[68] | Championship | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2020–21[69] | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[70] | Championship | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[71] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[72] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[73] | Championship | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Total | 106 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 9 | ||
| Derby County | 2025–26[74] | Championship | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 169 | 26 | ||
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