Sebastian Alexander Brown (born 24 November 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

Career

Early years

Brown came through the youth system of

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, moving up from the under–18s squad to the first-team for the 2006–07 season. On 22 August 2006, Brown had his first involvement with the first-team squad at as an unused substitute, at the age of just 16, in the 4–3

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victory over

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, after the game had ended 2–2 in normal time, in the First Round of the 2006–07 League Cup. At the end of the 2007–08 season he signed his first professional contract with the

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club. Brown was loaned to Southern League First Division South & West club Windsor & Eton to gain first team experience, making 25 appearances for the club. Brown made his competitive debut for

on 2 September 2008 in the First Round of the

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against

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, which ended 2–2 and went to a penalty shoot-out. Despite being only 18 at the time, Brown saved a crucial penalty by

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to allow "The Bees" to triumph 4–2. Despite this, however, Brown was released by manager Andy Scott on 6 May 2009 along with eight other players having failed to break into the first team.

AFC Wimbledon

Brown joined

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in 2009. On 21 May 2011, he saved two penalties for the club in the 2010–11 Conference play-off final penalty shoot-out as they beat

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

to gain

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to the

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. He was named as the goalkeeper for the 2010–11 Conference Team of the Year. On 19 February 2013, it was announced that Brown had joined

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club

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on an initial one-month loan deal. Following his release, Brown signed for ambitious

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club

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

. Following the club's signing of

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in January 2015, however, Brown joined

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on a month's loan. After making just one appearance for the Hawks, Brown returned to Bromley, and joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.

International career

Brown appeared twice for

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, playing in matches against Wales in 2010 and Belgium in 2011.

Coaching career

In October 2016, Brown was announced as

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goalkeeping coach at AFC Wimbledon. He joined

as player-goalkeeping coach in 2017. In 2020 Brown announced that rather than returning to Plough Lane with the Dons, he would remain at Kingsmeadow and adopt a coaching role with the Chelsea Women’s Academy teams.

Personal life

Brown has a PFA

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degree from

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. Brown got married in 2014 to an American Costume Designer - Kristen Ernst-Brown.

Career statistics

Honours

AFC Wimbledon *

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play-offs:

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Bromley *

: 2014–15 Hampton & Richmond Borough *

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Premier Division: 2015–16 Individual * Conference Premier Team of the Year:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Seb 1989 births Living people Footballers from Sutton, London English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Brentford F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Windsor & Eton F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Woking F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Metropolitan Police F.C. players England men's semi-pro international footballers Alumni of the University of Roehampton