Brett Solkhon

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Brett Solkhon
Personal information
Full name Brett Michael Solkhon
Date of birth (1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth Canvey Island, England
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Ives Town
(on dual registration from Kettering Town)
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Rushden & Diamonds 3 (0)
2002–2003 → Canvey Island (loan)
2003–2009 Kettering Town 237 (33)
2009–2010 Corby Town 28 (3)
2010 Brackley Town 8 (1)
2010–2011 Kettering Town 43 (7)
2011–2014 Brackley Town 119 (11)
2014– Kettering Town 216 (56)
2020– St Ives Town (dual) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Brett Michael Solkhon (born 12 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town, on dual registration from National League North side Kettering Town, where he plays as a defender.

Playing career[]

Ipswich Town & Arsenal[]

Born on Canvey Island, England, Solkhon was born at Rochford hospital in Essex and attended Castle View School on Canvey Island from 1994 to 1999.

He played at youth level for Ipswich Town and Arsenal.

Rushden & Diamonds[]

Brett signed for Rushden & Diamonds in 2000 where he played for two seasons, helping them to secure promotion to the Conference National. Solkhon made 9 appearances in all competitions, he was also loaned out to Canvey Island for the 2002–03 season.

Kettering Town[]

Solkhon signed for Kettering Town in 2003 and became their longest serving player of nearly five years. He played in many historic Kettering FA Cup matches, most notably against Notts County against whom he scored and got an assist in a 2–1 win, and Fulham to whom Kettering lost 2–4, with 2 goals from Craig Westcarr. He was released by Kettering in May 2009.[1]

Corby Town[]

Solkhon signed for newly promoted Corby Town in the Conference North on 22 May 2009.[2] He made 28 appearances and scored three goals during the 2009–10 season, but departed the club in March 2010.

Brackley Town[]

Brett moved to Brackley Town in 2011, where he was a part of their Southern League Premier Division championship winning side. In 2014.

Kettering Town[]

Solkhon once again rejoined Kettering Town for his third spell, winning the Southern League Division One Central title in his first season.

Brett agreed to re-sign for Kettering Town for the 2018–19 season.[3]

St Ives Town[]

Solkhon joined Southern League Premier Central side St Ives Town on dual registration in September 2020.[4]

Personal life[]

Betting scandal[]

On 31 July 2015, it was revealed that Solkhon, and a teammate, Elliot Sandy had been involved in betting, and consequently were charged by the FA. These bets related to the Estonia Meistriliiga, Gambon Championnat and Moldova Divizia B.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 30 September 2020 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rushden & Diamonds 1999–00 Conference National 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2000–01 Football League Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2001–02 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rushden & Diamonds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Canvey Island (loan) 2002–03 Isthmian League Premier Division — — 0 0 — 0 0 — —
Kettering Town 2002–03 Conference National 12 1 0 0 — 0 0 12 1
2003–04 Isthmian League Premier Division 42 5 0 0 — 0 0 42 5
2004–05 Conference North 35 3 0 0 — 0 0 35 3
2005–06 31 2 0 0 — 0 0 31 2
2006–07 38 11 0 0 — 0 0 38 11
2007–08 42 10 0 0 — 0 0 42 10
2008–09 Conference National 37 1 0 0 — 0 0 37 1
Kettering Town 286 46 0 0 — — 0 0 286 46
Corby Town 2009–10 National League North 28 3 0 0 — 0 0 28 3
Brackley Town 2009–10 Southern League Premier Division 8 1 0 0 — 0 0 8 1
Kettering Town 2010–11 Conference National 43 7 0 0 — 0 0 43 7
Brackley Town 2011–12 Southern League Premier Division 42 5 0 0 — 0 0 42 5
2012–13 National League North 35 1 0 0 — 0 0 35 1
2013–14 42 5 0 0 — 0 0 42 5
Brackley Town 119 11 0 0 — — 0 0 119 11
Kettering Town 2014–15 Southern League Division One Central 41 11 0 0 — 0 0 41 11
2015–16 Southern League Premier Division 41 6 0 0 — 0 0 41 6
2016–17 37 5 0 0 — 0 0 37 5
2017–18 41 22 0 0 — 0 0 41 22
2018–19 Southern League Premier Central 37 10 0 0 — 0 0 37 10
2019–20 National League North 19 2 0 0 — 0 0 19 2
Kettering Town 216 56 0 0 — — 0 0 216 56
St Ives Town (dual) 2020–21 Southern League Premier Central 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 655 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 655 111

Honours[]

Club[]

Rushden & Diamonds

Kettering Town

Brackley Town

References[]

  1. ^ "Trio are shown Poppies exit door". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Steelmen sign midfielder Solkhon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Brett Solkhon". Kettering Town. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Coup Dual Registration Signing for St Ives". Southern Football League. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Kettering Town players charged over breaking betting rules". Northants Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Player profiles: Brett Solkhon". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

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