Brett Solkhon

Brett Solkhon
Personal information
Full name	Brett Michael Solkhon
Date of birth	12 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Canvey Island, England
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Ives Town; (on dual registration from Kettering Town)
Youth career
	Ipswich Town
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Rushden & Diamonds
2002–2003	→ Canvey Island (loan)
2003–2009	Kettering Town
2009–2010	Corby Town
2010	Brackley Town
2010–2011	Kettering Town
2011–2014	Brackley Town
2014–	Kettering Town
2020–	St Ives Town (dual)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 Southern League Premier Division Central 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
Club	Season	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	Football League Third Division	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	National League North	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