Spike Brits

Spike Brits

Personal information
Full name	Thorsten Spike Brits
Date of birth	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Kingston upon Thames, London, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Youth career
2013–2023	AFC Wimbledon
2023–	Manchester City
International career‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	England U16	8	(0)
2023–	England U17	10	(0)
2024–	England U18	1	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:16, 10 September 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]

Early life

Born in England, Brits attended independent fee paying school, 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 lots of interest from Premier League clubs with the front runners being 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 24 November 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 he was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. ^[11] His two appearances during the tournament both came in the group stage including a clean sheet in their opening game against France. ^[12]

On 6 September 2024, Brits made his England U18 debut during a 1-1 draw with Switzerland at the Lafarge Foot Avenir. ^[13]

References

1. "Spike Brits". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
2. "Spike Brits Gets England Men's U16s Football Squad Call Up". Ewellcastle.Co.Uk. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 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. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
5. Gallagher, Chris (5 May 2023). "Man City beat Brentford to six-figure transfer deal for EFL player". Football League World. Retrieved 6 May 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 (10 February 2023). "Exclusive – Manchester United and Spurs in running to sign AFC Wimbledon academy goalkeeper". London News Online. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. "Top of the class Spike adds to elite school boy list". Afcwimbledon.co.uk. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
10. Smith, Frank (6 September 2023). "Report: England MU17s 2-3 Portugal". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
11. Veevers, Nicholas (20 May 2024). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
12. Nottingham, Juliet (21 May 2024). "Report: England MU17 4-0 France". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
13. Drury, Adam (6 September 2024). "Report: England MU18s 1-1 Switzerland". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.