Seth Burkett (born 14 March 1991) is an English writer and futsal player and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peterborough United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Stamford | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → March Town United (loan) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sorriso EC | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Stamford | ||
| 2010–2015 | Loughborough Futsal | ||
| London United Futsal | |||
| Baku United Futsal | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:31, 29 November 2018 (UTC) | |||
A defender, Burkett formerly played in Brazil for Sorriso EC, a team in the state league of Mato Grosso. While there, he attracted some attention as the only British footballer playing professionally in Brazil.[2]
Early and personal life
editBurkett was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,[citation needed] and grew up in nearby Barnack, also in Cambridgeshire.[3]
Burkett is related to the former professional footballer Charlie Williams, who was also active in Brazil, as a manager with Fluminense and Corinthians. Williams has been described in the media as Burkett's great-granduncle.[4][5]
Football career
editBurkett began his football career with the youth team of hometown club Peterborough United, before later rejecting a contract offer from non-league team Kettering Town to continue his school studies at A-Level.[6] After leaving the Peterborough youth system, Burkett joined non-league club Stamford, where he was Captain of the youth team.[7] He later made 12 appearances for Stamford's senior team after making his debut in September 2008.[8] Burkett also spent time on loan at March Town United during the first few games of the 2009–10 season.[4]
In June 2009, while on a tournament with the Stamford youth team in Salvador da Bahia in the northeast of Brazil, Burkett was spotted by a football agent who helped him sign a six-month contract with Sorriso EC,[9] a club from the state league of Mato Grosso. He made his debut with the club in a friendly match in November 2009.[9] Burkett attracted some media attention in Brazil in January 2010 when Sorriso took him to the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, an annual under-18 youth tournament run by the São Paulo Football Federation, as English players are rare in Brazilian clubs. "I was a substitute in all three matches," reported Seth Burkett from this event.[9] During his six months with the club, Burkett played a total of fifteen minutes for the first-team of Sorriso, which was in a pre-season friendly in January 2010.[9] After the end of his contract, in May 2010, Burkett had negotiations with another Brazilian club side, Taboão.[2][3][5]
After leaving Brazil in June 2010, Burkett enrolled at Loughborough University.[9]
He re-joined Stamford in summer 2010,[10][11] signing an extension in July 2011.[12]
Futsal career
editIn 2011, he was also called up to the England futsal squad.[13] He played for Loughborough Futsal from 2010 to 2015, and later played for London United Futsal and Baku United FC.[14]
Writing career
editIn 2014, he released a book on his time in Brazil, called The Boy in Brazil, which made The Independent's 'Book of the Week' in June.[15][16]
References
edit- As aventuras de um inglês no rico país do "bang-bang" e do futebol, POP Internet, 15 January 2010.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Seth Burkett – Defender". Stamford A.F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ a b "English lad Seth Burkett starring in Brazil with Sorriso EC". Tribal Football. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b "A football career in Brazil for Barnack's Seth Burkett". BBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b Adam Lazzari (28 January 2010). "Forget Pele and Ronaldo...it's Seth, the boy in Brazil". The Cambs Times. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b Adam Lazzari (23 May 2010). "Seth is a true Brazil nut". The Wisbech Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Brazilian fans go nuts over Seth". Peterborough Telegraph. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Burkett in Brazil". Stamford A.F.C. official website. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Stamford Youngster to Return to Brazil". Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. official website. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Burkett, Seth (29 December 2011). "Seth Burkett: My Year in Brazil". Les Rosbifs. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Clark's squad is coming together". Non-League Daily. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Clark turning Daniels into lean, mean machine!". Non-League Daily. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Stamford squad taking shape". Non-League Daily. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Five Loughborough University Futsal players receive England call". Loughborough Football. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Seth Burkett – Loughborough Futsal". Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Book of the week: The Boy in Brazil by Seth Burkett". The Independent. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Aarons, Ed (1 June 2014). "How a Peterborough reject became the first British professional in Brazil". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2015.