List of Brentford F.C. international players explained
Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League. Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions. All players who won a full international cap while contracted to Brentford are listed below.
Records and notable players
Joe Connor was the first Brentford player to be capped at international level, playing and scoring for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland in March 1903. Mathias Jensen is Brentford's most-capped international player, with 30 caps for Denmark.[1] Halil Dervişoğlu has scored the most international goals while a Brentford player, with six for Turkey.[2] Kolbeinn Finnsson and Daniel O'Shaughnessy won senior caps for Iceland and Finland respectively, without making a first team appearance for Brentford. In March 2021, the total number of caps won by contracted Brentford players passed 200.[3]
In June 2018, Henrik Dalsgaard became Brentford's first contracted player to play at a major international tournament, when he started in Denmark's opening match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[4] By 2024, Brentford players had also made appearances at the European Championship, the Africa Cup of Nations, the Asian Cup and the Copa América.[5] [6] In March 2023, Ivan Toney became the first Brentford player to be capped by England since Les Smith in May 1939.[7] The club record for players called up during an international break is 20,[8] [9] [10] with 16 winning caps.[11]
Current Brentford players who have been capped at full international level while contracted to the club are Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mark Flekken, Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Nørgaard, Frank Onyeka, Ethan Pinnock, Kevin Schade, Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa.
Key
- Appearance and goal totals for full internationals include all FIFA-sanctioned matches. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
- Statistics are correct as of matches played 14 July 2024.
Playing positions
Symbol | Meaning |
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| Brentford player in the 2024–25 season. |
| Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league. |
♦ | Player went on to manage the club. |
(c) | Player captained their national team. |
♠ | Player holds a club record. | |
Players
Player | Nationality | Position | Total | Total with Brentford | Notes | |
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Years | Caps | Goals | Years | Caps | Goals |
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* | | GK | 2017– | 31 | 0 | 2022–2024 | 12 | 0 | | |
* | | RW | 2015– | 28 | 2 | 2019–2020 | 5 | 0 | | |
| | RB | 1996–2000 | 7 | 0 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | | [12] |
| | W/FW | 2022– | 16 | 4 | 2022– | 16 | 4 | | |
| | FW | 1993–2000 | 9 | 2 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | FW/W | 2020– | 27 | 5 | 2022– | 25 | 4 | | |
* | | CB | 2010– | 29 | 2 | 2016–2017 | 7 | 0 | | |
* | | RB | 2016– | 26 | 1 | 2017–2020 | 22 | 1 | | |
| | MF | 2020– | 28 | 4 | 2022– | 12 | 0 | | |
* | | AM | 2010– | 134 | 42 | 2022 | 6 | 2 | | |
♠ | | CM | 2020– | 30 | 1 | 2020– | 30 ♠ | 1 | | |
* | | CB | 2008– | 37 | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | DM | 2020– | 28 | 1 | 2020– | 28 | 1 | | |
| | FW | 2014–2017 | 11 | 1 | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | IF | 1936 | 1 | 0 | 1936 | 1 | 0 | | [13] |
| | OL | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 1939 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | FW | 2023– | 6 | 1 | 2023– | 6 | 1 | | |
* | | FW | 2020– | 21 | 2 | 2020–2022 | 14 | 2 | | |
* | | CB | 2016– | 22 | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | W/FW | 2023– | 3 | 0 | 2023– | 1 | 0 | | |
* | | LW | 2020– | 4 | 1 | 2020 | 4 | 1 | | |
| | FW | 2005–2006 | 2 | 0 | 2005–2006 | 2 | 0 | | |
* | | CB | 2019– | 15 | 0 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | | |
* | | MF | 2019– | 12 | 0 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | | [14] |
(c) | | CB | 1996–2011 | 89 | 5 | 1998–1999 | 12 | 1 | | [15] |
| | CB | 1998–2007 | 30 | 0 | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 | | [16] |
| | LW | 2003–2018 | 36 | 1 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | | [17] |
| | GK | 2022– | 11 | 0 | 2024– | 4 | 0 | | [18] |
♠ | | AM | 2017– | 52 | 3 | 2021–2024 | 30 ♠ | 1 | | |
| | IR | 1903–1904 | 3 | 1 | 1903 | 2 | 1 | | |
| | FW | 1903–1905 | 3 | 0 | 1905 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | MF | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | FW | 1997–2009 | 56 | 12 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | | [19] |
| | CM | 2000–2004 | 24 | 1 | 2004 | 3 | 0 | | |
| | CB | 2021– | 13 | 0 | 2021– | 13 | 0 | | |
| | SW | 1984–2000 | 97 | 1 | 1988–1991 | 20 | 0 | | [20] |
| | GK | 2022– | 7 | 0 | 2023– | 3 | 0 | | |
| | MF | 2020– | 27 | 1 | 2021– | 26 | 1 | | |
| | CB | 2005–2009 | 5 | 0 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | IF | 1952–1953 | 5 | 1 | 1952–1953 | 4 | 1 | | [21] |
| | LW | 2011–2022 | 62 | 3 | 2015 | 4 | 1 | | |
* | | FW | 2012– | 13 | 2 | 2013–2015 | 5 | 0 | | |
| | CB/RB | 2018– | 37 | 1 | 2021– | 14 | 1 | | |
| | CB | 2021– | 20 | 2 | 2023– | 6 | 0 | | |
| | CB | 2017– | 36 | 3 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | | |
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| FB | 1936–1947 1946–1948 | 134 | 0 0 | 1939–1947 1946–1948 | 3 4 | 0 0 | | [22] [23] |
| | CM | 2016– | 9 | 1 | 2016–2018 | 5 | 1 | | |
| | MF | 2012– | 45 | 6 | 2016–2019 | 8 | 0 | | |
| | FW | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2000 | 2 | 0 | | [24] |
| | RB | 2022– | 14 | 0 | 2022– | 10 | 0 | | |
| | IF | 1947–1948 | 7 | 0 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | CF | 1934–1938 | 7 | 3 | 1936–1937 | 4 | 0 | | |
| | WH | 1937 | 1 | 0 | 1937 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | OL | 1937–1938 | 2 | 0 | 1937–1938 | 2 | 0 | | |
* | | CM | 2012– | 24 | 0 | 2017–2019 | 15 | 0 | | |
* | | GK | 2022– | 6 | 0 | 2022–2024 | 6 | 0 | | |
* | | CB | 2012–2020 | 27 | 0 | 2019–2020 | 5 | 0 | | [25] |
♠ * | | FW | 2021– | 16 | 6 | 2021–2022 | 15 | 6 ♠ | | |
| | IL | 1939 | 1 | 1 | 1939 | 1 | 1 | | [26] |
| | MF | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | OR | 1934–1939 | 12 | 2 | 1934–1939 | 12 | 2 | | [27] |
* | | CB | 2018– | 46 | 0 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | | |
| | WH | 1931–1938 | 21 | 0 | 1936 | 4 | 0 | | |
* | | RB | 2024– | 2 | 0 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | | | |
Other senior international appearances
Olympic Games/U23
Player | Nationality | Position | Total | Total with Brentford | |
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Years | Caps | Goals | Years | Caps | Goals |
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* | | FW | 2019– | 17 | 2 | 2021–2022 | 8 | 0 | [28] |
| | FW | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| | WH | 1952 | 1 | 1 | 1952 | 1 | 1 | |
| | CB | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | [29] |
| | CB | 2023– | 3 | 0 | 2023– | 3 | 0 | [30] |
| | CM | 2024– | 4 | 1 | 2024– | 4 | 1 | | |
Wartime and Victory internationals
Player | Nationality | Position | Total | Total with Brentford | |
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Years | Caps | Goals | Years | Caps | Goals |
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| | OL | 1919 | 1 | 0 | 1919 | 1 | 0 | |
| | OL | 1939–1945 | 11 | 3 | 1939–1945 | 11 | 3 | [32] |
| | GK | 1943–1944 | 3 | 0 | 1943–1944 | 3 | 0 | |
| | OR | 1939–1944 | 9 | 1 | 1939–1944 | 9 | 1 | | |
Amateur
Player | Nationality | Position | Total | Total with Brentford | |
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Years | Caps | Goals | Years | Caps | Goals |
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| | HB | 1913–1914 | 3 | 0 | 1913–1914 | 3 | 0 | [33] |
| | LH | 1930–1935 | 16 | 3 | 1931–1935 | 12 | 3 | |
| | IF | 1937–1947 | 8 | 7 | 1939 | 3 | 4 | |
| | FW | 1924–1932 | 12 | 7 | 1932 | 2 | 0 | |
♦ | | IF | 1938–1939 | 6 | 6 | 1939 | 3 | 3 | |
| | OF | 1956–1957 | 10 | 0 | 1956–1957 | 4 | 0 | |
| | WH | 1950–1953 | 20 | 7 | 1952 | 5 | 0 | [34] |
Kevin O'Flanagan | | OL | 1949–1950 | 2 | 1 | 1950 | 1 | 1 | |
| | HB | 1929 | 1 | 0 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | [35] | |
Representative
Other
Player | Nationality | Position | Total | Total with Brentford | |
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Years | Caps | Goals | Years | Caps | Goals |
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| | IF | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | |
| | OF | 1956 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 8 | 0 | | |
Youth international players
U21
U20
U19
U18/Youth
U17
U16/Schoolboys
Player | Nationality | Position | |
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| | CH | |
| | W | [81] |
* | | LB | [82] |
| | FW | | |
U15
Awards
Notes
- Web site: Jensen becomes club's most-capped player . 24 March 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Halil sets new Club Record . 16 November 2021 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Brentford pass 200 cap mark . 13 January 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: Henrik Dalsgaard makes World Cup history this evening . en-gb . 17 June 2018.
- Web site: Bees players ready for vital matches at Euro 2020 . 20 June 2021 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: International round-up: Ghoddos stars in Iran’s Asian Cup opener . 16 January 2024 . Brentford FC.
- Web site: Toney: England debut a 'special moment' . 27 March 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: 18 Brentford players on international duty this month . 6 September 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Oficial Lista de convocados para los partidos contra Georgia y Chipre . 7 September 2023 . Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. . es.
- Web site: England MU19s squad named to play Germany and Switzerland . 7 September 2023 . The Football Association . en.
- Web site: Flekken keeps clean sheet in Netherlands win . 14 September 2023 . Brentford FC.
- Web site: Player x-ray :: Gus Hurdle :: Barbados . 11 November 2016 . thefinalball.com.
- Web site: England Players – Bill Scott . 14 December 2014 . englandfootballonline.com.
- Web site: Leikmaður – Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson . 20 November 2018 . www.ksi.is . is.
- Web site: Leikmaður – Hermann Hreiðarsson . 16 June 2018 . www.ksi.is . is.
- Web site: Leikmaður – Ívar Ingimarsson . 16 June 2018 . www.ksi.is . is.
- Web site: Leikmaður – Ólafur Ingi Skúlason . 16 June 2018 . www.ksi.is . is.
- Web site: Leikmaður – Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson . 3 April 2024 . www.ksi.is . is.
- Web site: Deon Burton . 14 August 2016 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: John Buttigieg – International Appearances . 28 March 2016 . RSSSF.
- Web site: Jimmy D'Arcy . 14 August 2016 . NIFG.
- Web site: Bill Gorman . 14 August 2016 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Bill Gorman . 14 August 2016 . NIFG.
- Web site: Julian Charles . 14 December 2014 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Pontus Jansson – Spelarstatistik . 6 September 2020 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
- Web site: Leslie Boulter . 14 August 2016 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Dai Hopkins . 14 August 2016 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Lachlan Brook – Soccer player profile & career statistics . 22 November 2023 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Bee's Mr Wright . 12 June 2019 . Ealing Times . en.
- Web site: 대한축구협회 . 22 November 2023 . KFA . ko.
- Web site: England Matches – The B Team . 7 August 2016 . www.englandfootballonline.com.
- Web site: Les Smith . 14 August 2016 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 . 7 August 2016 . www.englandfootballonline.com.
- Web site: England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962 . 7 August 2016 . www.englandfootballonline.com.
- Web site: Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702210501/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf . 2 July 2017 . 2 July 2017 . 81.
- Web site: British FA XI Tours . 24 January 2018 . RSSSF.
- Web site: Football League 1 Serie B 0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005032332/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~786953,00.html . 5 October 2018 . 20 August 2019.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. ISBN 0951526200. p. 96
- Web site: Roy and Fin in international action . 27 March 2022 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Four wins from five in Under-21 Qualifying on Friday . 7 September 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Denmark secure World Cup berth while Iran and Nigeria stay top in Qualifying . 15 October 2021 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Sery Larsen and Racic help Denmark's Under-21s to victory over Slovakia . 16 January 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Gustav and Simon set up Nordic Friendship Tournament final showdown . 8 September 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Debut Man of the Match for Christian Norgaard as Josh Dasilva makes Young Lions bow . 11 September 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: Mepham and Konsa in action for their nations last night . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: Brentford FC Roll of Honour 2014/15 . 31 July 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: March's International Recap . 2 April 2021 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Hickey helps Scotland to fourth-straight win . 23 June 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Unbeaten Friday for six players in Youth International action . 24 March 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: 5 September 2010 . Ryan Blake . 6 September 2018 . NIFG.
- News: Dallas makes international appearance . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: Danny Boxall . 6 September 2018 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Canice Carroll makes Ireland Under-21 debut . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517180542/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/june/canice-international/ . 17 May 2022 . 16 June 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: Scotland Under-21 call-up for Theo Archibald . en-gb . 6 September 2018.
- Web site: Brentford duo feature in late Denmark victory . 8 June 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Mbeumo goal helps Cameroon to AFCON qualification . 13 September 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Canice Carroll and Ireland Under-21s qualify for last four of Toulon Tournament . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529031606/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/june/international-recap-20190610/ . 29 May 2022 . 10 June 2019 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: Mepham and Balcombe help home nations to wins . en-gb . 6 September 2018.
- News: Shaibu gets full 90 in Denmark defeat . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- News: Balcombe makes England Under-20 bow . en-gb . 6 September 2018.
- Web site: Aaron involved in Scot success . 28 September 2022 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: International Round-Up: Rico Henry helps England win Four Nations Tournament . en-gb . 6 September 2018.
- Web site: Debuts, maiden goals, and European Championship qualification secured . 16 October 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Ajer key in Norway's comfortable Euro 2024 qualifying win . 13 October 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- News: Raphaël Calvet makes France appearance . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: U.S. Under-20 Men’s Youth National Team Defeats Cuba 4–0 to Advance to Quarterfinals of Concacaf U-20 Championship . 31 July 2024 . www.ussoccer.com . en.
- News: B Team duo in international action last week . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: Report: USA 3–2 England MU19s . 24 March 2024 . The Football Association . en.
- Web site: Lithuania U-19 . 4 June 2017 . almis.sritis.lt.
- Web site: Stefan Tomasevic . 6 September 2018 . Northwood FC.
- News: Titov, Oksanen and Mitchell represent their nations . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: Joe Adams stars in Under-19 European Championship Qualifying . 16 January 2020 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
- Web site: Nikola Tavares . 25 August 2017 . Hrvatski nogometni savez . hr.
- Web site: Ashley Bayes . 26 March 2021 . 11v11.com.
- News: Five minute adviser profile: Glenn Brophy of Integrity Financial Management . en . Citywire . 31 May 2017.
- Web site: Luke Evans . 4 June 2017 . 11v11.com.
- Book: Croxford, Mark . The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties . Lane . David . Waterman . Greville . Legends Publishing . 2013 . 9781906796723 . Sunbury, Middlesex . 528-535.
- News: Josh Bohui helps England Under-17s to victory over France . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: Denmark 0 – 0 Republic of Ireland 2007 – Under 17 . 4 June 2017 . Football Association of Ireland . en.
- News: Lionel Stone signs Development Squad contract . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- News: Ian Carlo Poveda features in England Under-16s win . en-gb . 7 September 2018.
- Web site: U16 Player Profiles 2012–13 . 31 May 2017 . Football Association of Ireland . en.
- Web site: 7 June 2021 . Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament . 8 June 2021 . UEFA.com . en.
- Web site: 5 July 2022 . 2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament . 6 July 2022 . UEFA.com . en.
- Web site: 14 February 2024 . CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Best XI . 14 February 2024 . CAF . en-GB.
References
- General
- Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 0955294916 . Harefield.
- Book: Haynes, Graham . A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . 1998 . Yore Publications . 1-874427-57-7 . Harefield.
- Specific