Spike Brits

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Spike Brits
Personal information
Full name Thorsten Spike Brits
Date of birth (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Kingston-upon-Thames, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Youth career
2013–2023 AFC Wimbledon
2023– Manchester City
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 England U16 8 (0)
2023– England U17 9 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:26, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Thorsten Spike Brits (born 24 June 2007) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City youth team and England youth level as a goalkeeper. [1]

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Early life

Brits attended Ewell Castle School in Epsom, Surrey. [2]

Career

Wimbledon

Brits joined AFC Wimbledon in the under-9s age group. [3] After progressing through the Wimbledon academy and impressing at under-18s during the 2022-23 season it was reported that he had begun training with the Wimbledon first team squad. His performances began to attract interest from Premier League clubs such as Manchester City, Brighton and Brentford. [4] [5]

Manchester City

In June 2023, Wimbledon confirmed the transfer of Brits to Manchester City for a club record fee received for an academy player. [6] [7]

International career

Brits made his debut for the England U16s against Belgium U16s on November 24, 2022. [8] He kept seven clean sheets from his first eight caps and played as England U16s won the Mondial Montaigu Tournament, defeating Japan U16s in the final. [9]

On 6 September 2023, Brits made his England U17 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Portugal at the Pinatar Arena. [10]

On 20 May 2024, Brits was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Spike Brits". Soccerway. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Spike Brits Gets England Men's U16s Football Squad Call Up". Ewellcastle.Co.Uk. December 13, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Spike Brits: AFC Wimbledon agree club-record academy fee with Manchester City for goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sources: Man City seal first summer signing as bargain deal is done to sign Brentford keeper target". Team Talk. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gallagher, Chris (May 5, 2023). "Man City beat Brentford to six-figure transfer deal for EFL player". Football League World. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ Thorpe, Chris (5 June 2023). "An update on Spike Brits". afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Brack, Edmund (5 June 2023). "AFC Wimbledon receive record academy fee as Manchester City land England keeper". londonnewsonline. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Brack, Edmund (February 10, 2023). "Exclusive – Manchester United and Spurs in running to sign AFC Wimbledon academy goalkeeper". London News Online. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Top of the class Spike adds to elite school boy list". Afcwimbledon.co.uk. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Report: England MU17s 2-3 Portugal". EnglandFootball.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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