Jodie Leigh Brett (born ) is an English former footballer who played in midfield for Brighton & Hove Albion, and the England Under 19 team.[2]

Jodie Brett
Personal information
Full name Jodie Leigh Brett[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Chelsea Centre Of Excellence
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Chelsea 16 (2)
2016–2017Bristol City (on loan) 28 (3)
2017–2018 Everton 15 (1)
2018–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (1)
International career
2014–2015 England U-19 15 (1)
2016 England U-23 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U-23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 January 2018

Early life

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Born in Portsmouth, Brett was introduced to football at an early age by her father, who took her to Portsmouth matches as a season ticket holder. She began playing football at a young age and spent time in both the Portsmouth and Southampton youth set-ups before moving to the Chelsea centre of excellence at the age of nine.

Playing career

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Club

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Chelsea

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As a member of Chelsea Centre of Excellence Under 17's, Brett was part of the team that won the League and FA Cup in May 2012.[3] Through the course of her time with the Chelsea first team, Brett would see intermittent playing time making 16 appearances in 3 season and scoring twice.

Bristol City

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Looking for more playing time, Brett joined Bristol City on a long-term loan from Chelsea ahead of the 2016 season.[4] Brett would register 20 appearances and scoring 3 goals contributing to Bristol's promotion to FA WSL 1. The loan-deal was subsequently extended through the 2017 Spring Series.[2][5]

Everton

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In July 2017, Brett transferred to Everton on a two-year deal.[6][7]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 26 July 2018, aged 22, Brett signed for Albion for an undisclosed fee.

Early into the 2018-19 season, Brett suffered a severe foot injury which required specialist operative treatment. The procedure was not successful.

Brett underwent subsequent remedial operations which precluded her participation in the 2019–20 and 2020-21 seasons.

On 29 May 2021, at the age of 25, Brett announced her retirement from professional football due to injury.

International

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She was involved with the English selections as captain in the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship organized in Israel.[8] Brett was named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jodie Brett | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Chelsea's Farrow and Brett loaned to Bristol City Women". Vavel.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Millie Farrow & Jodie Brett join the club on long term loan". 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Jodie Brett and Millie Farrow: Bristol City Women re-sign Chelsea Ladies duo on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Brett signs for Everton". BBC Sport. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ^ Wilf Frith (28 July 2017). "Everton Ladies Bring In Jodie Brett". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ James, Laure (20 July 2015). "Brett: Time for England to stand up and be counted". Herzliya: UEFA. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Jodie Brett and Caitlin Leach in UEFA's star team". The Football Association. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Jodie Brett | The FA Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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