Dean Brotherston (born 1 September 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Gretna 2008 in the Lowland League.[1]

Dean Brotherston
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s) Full-back / Striker
Team information
Current team
Gretna 2008
Number 10
Youth career
Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Queen of the South 10 (1)
2017 Dalbeattie Star (loan)
2017 Sunshine George Cross
2017–2018 Dalbeattie Star
2018 Forfar Athletic 1 (0)
2018 Dalbeattie Star
2018–2019 Cumnock Juniors
2019–2023 Dalbeattie Star
2024- Gretna 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Predominately a striker during his career, Brotherston has previously played for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship.[2]

Career edit

A product of the Queen of the South youth system, Brotherston scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2016 in a 3–1 league victory over Raith Rovers.[3] He went on loan to Lowland Football League club, Dalbeattie Star in early 2017 to gain more first-team experience,[4] but was released by Queens in May 2017, having played in ten league matches and scoring one goal.[5] In June 2017, Brotherston signed for Sunshine George Cross in Melbourne, Australia.[6] After rejoining Dalbeattie on his return from Australia, Brotherston signed for Forfar Athletic on amateur terms in March 2018, making one appearance before the end of the season.[7]

Brotherston signed for Dalbeattie Star in July 2018 for his third spell at the club but moved on to Cumnock Juniors two months later.[8] Brotherston resigned for Star for the 2019-20 season.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "NEW SIGNINGS - News - Dalbeattie Star FC". www.dalbeattiestar.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Dean Brotherston (Queen of South) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com".
  3. ^ "Queen of the South 3-1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ Hanley, Tom (5 February 2017). "Star calling for Dean - DnG24". DnG24. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Squad update". Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "We would like to welcome Dean Brotherston to the Georgies..." Sunshine George Cross FC. Facebook. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ Coutts, Chris (25 March 2018). "Dean Brotherston joins the 'Loons.'". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Signing News". www.facebook.com. Cumnock Juniors FC. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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