Sebastian Revan

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Sebastian Revan
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Emmanuel Revan [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[ citation needed ]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Burton Albion
(on loan from Wrexham)
Youth career
2012–2021 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2021Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022Hereford (loan) 24 (1)
2023–2024Rotherham United (loan) 36 (1)
2024– Wrexham 19 (0)
2025–Burton Albion (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:09, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

Sebastian Revan (born 14 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Burton Albion, on loan from EFL Championship club Wrexham.

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A product of the Aston Villa academy, he featured for Villa's U21s in the EFL Trophy in 2020–21 and was also part of the winning FA Youth Cup team of the same season. He has been called up to represent the England national under-18 football team, but was not capped. During the 2020–21 season he was loaned to both Grimsby Town and Hereford. He made his senior debut for Villa in the Europa Conference League in August 2023.

Early life

He joined the Aston Villa youth academy at the age of 8.[ citation needed ] His older brother, Dominic, is also a professional footballer and they were in the Aston Villa Academy together until 2022. [1] [ better source needed ]

Club career

Youth career

Revan made his competitive Aston Villa debut in the EFL Trophy on 8 September 2020 in what turned out to be a heavy 8–1 defeat for the U21 side at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland. Revan played the full 90 minutes alongside his brother Dominic in defence. [2] He also played in Villa U21's EFL defeats against Fleetwood Town and Carlisle United. [3] [4]

After being a regular starter in Mark Delaney's Under 23 team he was awarded a full professional contract on 3 March 2021. [5]

On 24 May 2021, Revan played the full 90 minutes in Villa's FA Youth Cup final win over Liverpool, a deflected shot cannoned off Revan and into the back of the net to give Liverpool a late goal but Villa held out to win the game 2–1. [6]

Aston Villa

In July 2021, Revan played in Villa's first team during their first two pre-season friendlies against Stoke City and Walsall [7]

On 28 July 2021, Revan signed for Grimsby Town on a season-long loan. [8] [9] Revan made his National League debut for Grimsby in a 0–0 draw against Stockport County on 31 August 2021. [10] [11] On 16 October 2021, he scored his first senior goals as he scored twice in a 5–0 win away at Bromsgrove Sporting in the FA Cup. [12] He was recalled by Villa in January 2022. [13]

On 14 January 2022, Revan joined National League North club Hereford on loan until the end of the season. [14]

On 4 April 2023, Revan appeared in a Premier League squad for the first time, as an unused substitute in a 2–1 away victory over Leicester City. [15] He again featured with the first team in the summer of 2023, making multiple appearances in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in the United States. [16] In August 2023, he was an unused substitute in Villa's UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying play-off first leg against Hibernian. [17] He made his senior competitive debut for Villa in the second leg, playing the full 90 minutes. [18]

On 1 September 2023, the day after his Aston Villa senior debut, Revan signed a contract extension and joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan. [19] On 20 September 2023, Revan made his English Football League debut in a 3–0 defeat to Millwall. [20] On 1 April 2024, he scored his first Rotherham goal against Millwall. [21]

Wrexham

On 15 July 2024, Revan signed with newly-promoted EFL League One club Wrexham for an undisclosed fee. [22] Revan made his Wrexham debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 league victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 10 August 2024. [23] On 13 August, Revan scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 4–2 away defeat to Sheffield United in the EFL Cup. [24]

On 13 August 2025, Revan returned to League One following Wrexham's promotion, joining Burton Albion on a season-long loan. [25]

International career

In October 2020, Revan was called up to the England national under-18 football team by Kevin Betsy. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2020–21 Premier League 0000003 [a] 030
2021–22 Premier League0000000000
2022–23 Premier League0000002 [a] 121
2023–24 Premier League0000001 [b] 010
Total0000006161
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22 National League 70221 [c] 0102
Hereford (loan) 2021–22 National League North 241241
Rotherham United (loan) 2023–24 Championship 36110371
Wrexham 2024–25 League One 19010116 [a] 0271
2025–26 Championship0000000000
Total190101160271
Burton Albion (loan) 2025–26 League One0000000000
Career total86242111211036
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa

Wrexham

References

  1. 1 2 "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. "EFL Trophy: Sunderland 8-1 Aston Villa U21s". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. "EFL Trophy: Fleetwood Town 3-0 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. "EFL Trophy: Carlisle 3-1 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  5. "Seb Revan signs pro deal". Aston Villa Football Club. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. PA News (24 May 2021). "Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool: Villa youngsters win FA Youth Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. Preece, Ashley (28 July 2021). "Aston Villa defender Seb Revan joins Grimsby on loan". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. Findlater, James (28 July 2021). "Grimsby Town sign highly-rated Aston Villa defender Seb Revan on loan ahead of new season". GrimsbyLive. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. Dunlavy, Chris (1 August 2021). "Grimsby Town loan can Rev up Aston Villa youngster's career". The Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  10. "Match report: Stockport County 0-0 Grimsby Town". grimsby-townfc.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. Townley, John (7 August 2021). "Louie Barry, Kaine Kesler, Seb Revan - Aston Villa loanees set to make". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  12. "Match report: Bromsgrove Sporting 0-5 Grimsby Town". gtfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town FC. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  13. "Revan & Bapaga Recalled - Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town F.C. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. "Signing | Bulls Bring in Left Back Seb Revan". herefordfc.co.uk. Hereford F.C. 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  15. Johnston, Neil (4 April 2023). "Leicester City 1-2 Aston Villa: Foxes lose after Dewsbury-Hall red card". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  16. "Squads for Premier League Summer Series announced". premierleague.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  17. McPheat, Nick (23 August 2023). "Hibernian 0-5 Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins nets hat-trick in Europa Conference League demolition". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  18. Millington, Adam (31 August 2023). "Aston Villa 3-0 Hibernian (agg 8-0): Villa ease into Conference League group stage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  19. "Revan signs contract extension and agrees loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  20. "Millwall 3-0 Rotherham United: Longman, Flemming and Bradshaw net in Lions win". BBC Sport. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  21. "Rotherham 2-1 Millwall: Charlie Wyke scores late Millers winner in relegation clash". BBC Sport. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  22. "Wrexham sign keeper Burton and defender Revan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  23. "Wrexham vs Wycombe Wanderers: League One". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  24. Wathan, Chris (13 August 2024). "Sheffield United vs Wrexham: League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  25. "Revan Joins Brewers on Loan From Wrexham". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  26. Foy, Regan (2 October 2020). "Aston Villa youngsters called up to England youth squads". Under A Gaslit Lamp. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  27. Sebastian Revan at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 February 2024.