Ryan Brookfield (born 10 May 1987) is a semi-professional English
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He currently plays for
City of Liverpool, as well as acting as their goalkeeper coach. Earlier in his career, he played in the
Football League
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for
Chester City, also representing
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...
.
Playing career
Brookfield made one appearance in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
for
Chester City, when he replaced the injured
Chris MacKenzie
Christopher Neil Mackenzie (born 14 May 1972) is an English former Association football, footballer. He was a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and most recently played for Corby Town F.C., Corby Town in the Conference North.
Career ...
during a 3–1 defeat at
Lincoln City in December 2005. At the end of the season he was released and dropped into
non-League football
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with
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...
.
He left Colwyn Bay towards the end of the 2006–07 season, and has since played for
Waterloo Dock while working as a heat technician.
In 2008–09, Brookfield helped Waterloo reach the final of the
Liverpool Senior Cup
The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament involving teams from the city of Liverpool, England and surrounding areas.
It is the County Cup competition of ...
before losing to
Liverpool Reserves.
External links
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References
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Liverpool
Men's association football goalkeepers
English men's footballers
Chester City F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Waterloo Dock A.F.C. players
English Football League players
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