Harlee Dean

Harlee Dean
Personal information
Full name Harlee James Dean[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 6
Youth career
000–2008 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (0)
2008 → Redbridge (loan) 15 (4)
2008–2009 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 13 (3)
2009 → Thurrock (loan) 10 (0)
2009 → Braintree Town (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 → Grays Athletic (loan) 23 (1)
2010–2012 Southampton 0 (0)
2011 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 9 (1)
2011–2012 → Brentford (loan) 26 (1)
2012– Brentford 168 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 24 November 2016 (UTC).


Harlee James Dean (born 26 July 1991) is an English professional football central defender who plays for Brentford. He began his career at Dagenham & Redbridge, before moving to Southampton in 2010.

Career

Dagenham & Redbridge

A centre back, Dean captained the Hall Mead School team for five years and forwent his A-levels in order to join the youth team at Dagenham & Redbridge.[2] Dean received his maiden call into the first team for a League Two match against Morecambe on 7 March 2009, but remained an unused substitute during the 2–0 defeat.[3] After being called into five early 2009–10 season squads without making an appearance, Dean made his professional debut on 31 October 2009,[4] coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Scott Doe in a 1–1 home league draw with Port Vale and setting up Josh Scott for the equaliser.[5] It proved to be the only appearance of Dean's Dagenham career and he departed the club on 27 August 2010.[6]

Redbridge (loan)

Early in the 2008–09 season, Dean had a three-month loan spell at Isthmian League Division One North side Redbridge, where he made 15 appearances and scored four goals.[7] Two of those goals came in a 6–1 thrashing of Witham Town on 9 September 2008.[8]

Bishop's Stortford (loan)

Dean joined Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on loan, which was later extended in January 2009.[9] He made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell.[10]

Thurrock (loan)

Dean signed for Conference South strugglers Thurrock on loan on 20 March 2009.[11] He made 10 appearances and scored no goals.[10]

Braintree Town (loan)

Dean joined Conference South side Braintree Town on loan in August 2009.[12] He made eight appearances for the club without scoring.[10]

Grays Athletic (loan)

Dean signed on loan for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic in November 2009,[13] a deal which was later extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.[14] Dean made 23 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the club.[15]

Southampton

Dean signed for League One side Southampton on a two-year contract on 27 August 2010.[16] Dean's only first team call-up during the 2010–11 season was as an unused substitute for a 2–0 defeat to Brentford on 11 December 2010.[17] After the Saints' promotion to the Championship, Dean's only involvement with the first team during the 2011–12 season was as an unused substitute for League Cup matches versus Swindon Town and Crystal Palace early in the campaign.[18] He was released by the club at the end of the season, having failed to make an appearance.[6][19]

Return to Bishop's Stortford (loan)

Along with Tony Garrod, Dean returned to Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan in February 2011.[20] On 31 March, manager Ian Walker extended Dean's loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[21] He made 10 appearances during his spell,[10] scoring a consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat to Weston-super-Mare on 19 February.[22]

Brentford

2011–2013

On 24 November 2011, Dean joined League One side Brentford on loan until 8 January 2012.[23] Awarded the number 25 shirt, he made his debut two days later in a 2–1 win at Rochdale, coming on as a late substitute for match-winner and former Dagenham & Redbridge teammate Sam Saunders.[24] Dean made his first start for the club in the following game, partnering Leon Legge in defence in a 1–0 FA Cup second round defeat.[25] On 5 January 2012, Dean's loan was extended until the end of the 2011–12 season.[26] By the end of January, Dean was consistently one of manager Uwe Rösler's first choice centre backs and scored the first professional goal of his career with the opener in a 4–0 demolition of Carlisle United on 20 February.[27] Dean made 28 appearances during the 2011–12 season and scored one goal.[27]

On 21 May 2012, Dean signed a two-year permanent deal with the club.[28] Dean got his 2012–13 season off to a good start, scoring on his third appearance in a 5–1 rout of Crewe Alexandra on 25 August 2012.[29] He scored his second goal of the season with the third in a 3–1 away victory over Colchester United on Boxing Day and he bagged his third goal of the season with an equaliser in a 2–1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 19 January 2013,[30] making amends after bringing down David Amoo to concede a penalty for Tranmere's opening goal.[31] A highlight of Dean's season were starting appearances in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League side Chelsea, with a 2–2 draw at Griffin Park taking the Bees to a replay at Stamford Bridge, which was lost 4–0.[30] A third-place finish in the league and success against Swindon Town in the playoffs saw Brentford face Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. After going 2–0 behind, Dean powered home a header in the 51st minute, but wave after wave of subsequent attacks proved fruitless and it was the Glovers who were promoted to the Championship.[32] Dean amassed 56 appearances during the 2012–13 season,[30] scored four goals and shared the club's Players' Player of the Year award with Simon Moore.[33] He signed a three-year contract extension in July 2013.[34]

2013–2015

Dean began the 2013–14 season as an ever-present in league matches and made his 100th Brentford appearance in a 5–0 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra on 16 November 2013.[35][36] Dean suffered the first injury of his Bees career in the Christmas period, picking up a knock which saw him miss four games in January.[37] A broken metatarsal and an abdominal strain saw Dean miss three games in March, which allowed new centre back signing James Tarkowski to break into the team.[38] A suspension for Tarkowski mid-March saw Dean back in the team, but his season ended early on 28 April, when he underwent an operation to fix his abdominal injury.[39] He made 33 appearances during a successful season for the Bees,[40] which saw the club automatically promoted to the Championship with a runners-up finish.[41]

Having fallen behind James Tarkowski and Tony Craig in the pecking order, Dean began the 2014–15 season fully fit.[42] He made his first start of the season League Cup first round match versus former side Dagenham & Redbridge on 12 August and converted a header to level the score at an incredible 6–6 deep in extra time, sending the game to a penalty shootout, which Brentford won.[43] Dean enjoyed a run in the team in late August and throughout September, but was dropped after losses by three and four goals to Norwich City and Middlesbrough respectively.[44] Dean later told the Hounslow Chronicle that he felt he had been made the scapegoat for the defeats,[45] with manager Mark Warburton later commenting that his players should keep their frustrations private.[46] He broke back into the team in late October and went on to keep hold of his starting place for much of the season alongside James Tarkowski, with his second goal of the season coming in a 2–1 victory over Fulham on 21 November,[44] the first league meeting between the sides since 1998.[47] Dean finished the 2014–15 season with 40 appearances and two goals, after the Bees were knocked out in the playoff semi-finals by Middlesbrough.[48]

2015–present

After starting in Brentford's first two league matches of the 2015–16 season,[49] it was announced that Dean had been named vice-captain by new manager Marinus Dijkhuizen.[50] He was an ever-present in league matches until being suspended as a result of being shown the first red card of his career during the second half of a 2–1 victory over Nottingham Forest on 21 November.[51] Coming into the final months of his contract, Dean signed a two-year extension in February 2016.[52] He missed just four league matches during the 2015–16 season and in the absence of Jake Bidwell, captained the team during a 3–0 win over hated rivals Fulham on 30 April 2016.[51]

Partnering new signing John Egan in central defence, Dean was named by head coach Dean Smith as captain for the 2016–17 season.[53] He scored his first goal since November 2014 with Brentford's second in a 5–0 victory over Preston North End on 17 September 2016.[54]

Personal life

Dean lives in Brentford and has one child.[55][56] While chatting to fans outside Griffin Park after a match on 21 November 2015, Dean witnessed a young supporter being hit by car and ran back into the ground, where he found club doctor Matt Stride.[57] The pair returned to the scene and Stride took charge of the situation until an ambulance arrived.[57] For their actions, Dean and Stride shared the Football League's Unsung Hero of the Month award.[57]

Honours

As a player

Brentford

As an individual

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2008–09[59] League Two 000000—00
2009–10[60] 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Redbridge (loan) 2008–09[10] Isthmian League Division One North 154———154
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2008–09[10] Conference South 133———133
Thurrock (loan) 2008–09[10] 100———100
Braintree Town (loan) 2009–10[10] 80———80
Grays Athletic (loan) 2009–10[15] Conference Premier 231——1[lower-alpha 1]0241
Southampton 2010–11[61] League One 0000000000
2011–12[27] Championship 00—00—00
Total 0000000000
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2010–11[10] Conference South 91——1[lower-alpha 2]0101
Brentford (loan) 2011–12[27] League One 26110—1[lower-alpha 3]0281
Brentford 2012–13[30] 44360105[lower-alpha 4]1564
2013–14[40] 320100000330
2014–15[48] Championship 35110212[lower-alpha 5]0402
2015–16[51] 42 0 1 0 0 0 — 43 0
2016–17[54] 15 1 0 0 1 0 — 16 1
Brentford Total 194610041912269
Career total 268151004110129117
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Herts Charity Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in Football League Trophy, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Football League play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in Football League play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Lee Power. "Hall Mead hail old boy Harlee". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Harlee Dean Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Harlee Dean Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dag & Red 1 – 1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Harlee Dean – Football Stats – Brentford – Age 23 – Soccer Base".
  7. ↑ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo.co. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Braintree cruise through in Setanta Shield (From Gazette)". Gazette-news.co.uk. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Still named manager of the month". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Harlee Dean Profile | Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Daggers trio sent out on loan". BBC Sport. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  12. ↑ "Last-gasp equaliser denies Braintree". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "New signings at Grays Athletic". Grays Athletic F.C. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  14. ↑ "One in, one out". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Harlee Dean in 2009/2010 for Grays". Football Mad. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Harlee Dean Signs". Southampton F.C. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "Harlee Dean Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Harlee Dean Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Four Join First Team, But Eleven Released". Southampton F.C. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Duo Depart On Loan". Southampton F.C. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  21. ↑ "Walker Adds to Stortford Squad | Pitchero Non League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Match Details – Weston-Super-Mare 3–1 Bishop's Stortford – BSS – 19th February 2011". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Loan Double". Southampton F.C. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  24. ↑ "Rochdale 1 – 2 Brentford". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  25. ↑ "BBC Sport – Brentford 0–1 Wrexham". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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  28. ↑ "Bees Complete a Double Signing". Brentford F.C. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  29. ↑ "BBC Sport – Brentford 5–1 Crewe". Bbc.co.uk. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Harlee Dean in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "BBC Sport – Brentford 1–2 Tranmere". Bbc.co.uk. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  32. ↑ Maiden, Phil (19 May 2013). "BBC Sport – Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  33. 1 2 "Awards shared at big red ball". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "Harlee Dean: Brentford defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  35. ↑ "BBC Sport – Brentford 5–0 Crewe Alexandra". Bbc.co.uk. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  36. ↑ "Twitter / OfficialHDean: Looking forward to the game". Twitter.com. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  37. ↑ "Brentford boss gives injury update on Harlee Dean, Adam Forshaw and Jonathan Douglas – Sport". London24. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  38. ↑ "Brentford defender playing through pain barrier". getwestlondon. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  39. ↑ "Brentford defender goes under the knife". getwestlondon.
  40. 1 2 "Games played by Harlee Dean in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  41. ↑ "Brentford Home Page for the 2013-2014 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  42. ↑ Mark Chapman. "HARLEE DEAN INTERVIEW QUOTES".
  43. ↑ "BBC Sport – Dagenham & Redbridge 6–6 Brentford (2–4 pens)". BBC Sport.
  44. 1 2 "Harlee Dean".
  45. ↑ "Brentford's Harlee Dean believes he was made a scapegoat".
  46. ↑ "Brentford defender criticised by boss".
  47. ↑ "Fulham football club: record v Brentford". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  48. 1 2 "Harlee Dean - Football Stats - Brentford - Season 2014/2015 - Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  49. ↑ "Harlee Dean Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  50. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford give Harlee Dean promotion and offer him new deal". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  51. 1 2 3 "Harlee Dean | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  52. ↑ Wickham, Chris. "Defender Harlee Dean signs new contract at Brentford". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  53. ↑ Moore, Tom (24 August 2016). "Harlee Dean 'proud' to be handed captain's armband at Brentford". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  54. 1 2 "Harlee Dean | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  55. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "Harlee Dean welcomes Brentford competition for places ahead of new Sky Bet Championship season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  56. ↑ Moore, Tom (2016-11-24). "Harlee Dean opens up on his five years at Brentford". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  57. 1 2 3 4 "Harlee Dean and Matt Stride win the sky bet football league unsung hero of the month award for November". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  58. ↑ "Brentford defender Harlee Dean said he will battle back from injury to win a place in starting line-up for first day of Sky Bet Championship season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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