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Seth Burkett (born 14 March 1991) is an English writer and futsal player and former professional footballer.

Seth Burkett

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Peterborough, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Stamford	12	(0)
2009	→ March Town United (loan)
2009–2010	Sorriso EC	0	(0)
2010	Stamford
2010–2015	Loughborough Futsal
	London United Futsal
	Baku United Futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:31, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

A defender, Burkett formerly played in Brazil for Sorriso EC, a team in the state league of Mato Grosso. While there, he attracted some attention as the only British footballer playing professionally in Brazil.[2]

Early and personal life

Burkett was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,^{[citation needed]} and grew up in nearby Barnack, also in Cambridgeshire.[3]

Burkett is related to the former professional footballer Charlie Williams, who was also active in Brazil, as a manager with Fluminense and Corinthians. Williams has been described in the media as Burkett's great-granduncle.[4][5]

Football career

Burkett began his football career with the youth team of hometown club Peterborough United, before later rejecting a contract offer from non-league team Kettering Town to continue his school studies at A-Level.[6] After leaving the Peterborough youth system, Burkett joined non-league club Stamford, where he was Captain of the youth team.[7] He later made 12 appearances for Stamford's senior team after making his debut in September 2008.[8] Burkett also spent time on loan at March Town United during the first few games of the 2009–10 season.[4]

In June 2009, while on a tournament with the Stamford youth team in Salvador da Bahia in the northeast of Brazil, Burkett was spotted by a football agent who helped him sign a six-month contract with Sorriso EC,[9] a club from the state league of Mato Grosso. He made his debut with the club in a friendly match in November 2009.[9] Burkett attracted some media attention in Brazil in January 2010 when Sorriso took him to the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, an annual under-18 youth tournament run by the São Paulo Football Federation, as English players are rare in Brazilian clubs. "I was a substitute in all three matches," reported Seth Burkett from this event.[9] During his six months with the club, Burkett played a total of fifteen minutes for the first-team of Sorriso, which was in a pre-season friendly in January 2010.[9] After the end of his contract, in May 2010, Burkett had negotiations with another Brazilian club side, Taboão.[2][3][5]

After leaving Brazil in June 2010, Burkett enrolled at Loughborough University.[9]

He re-joined Stamford in summer 2010,[10][11] signing an extension in July 2011.[12]

Futsal career

In 2011, he was also called up to the England futsal squad.[13] He played for Loughborough Futsal from 2010 to 2015, and later played for London United Futsal and Baku United FC.[14]

Writing career

In 2014, he released a book on his time in Brazil, called The Boy in Brazil, which made The Independent's 'Book of the Week' in June.[15][16]

References

• As aventuras de um inglês no rico país do "bang-bang" e do futebol, POP Internet, 15 January 2010.

Footnotes

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