| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Edward Brotherton | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westlake Boys High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Wisconsin Badgers | 33 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Wanderers SC | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | Des Moines Menace | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | North Carolina FC | 42 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Auckland City FC | 37 | (4) |
| 2023 | Forward Madison FC | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015– | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | New Zealand | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2019 | |||
Samuel Edward Brotherton (born 29 October 1996) is a former New Zealand professional footballer who played as a defender. Brotherton also played with the New Zealand national team.