Rhian Joel Brewster (born 1 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Brewster's decision to make the move was motivated in part by his father's influence who believed that he had a better chance of breaking through to the first team through Liverpool's academy than Chelsea's.
[9] During his time with the club's academy, Brewster was placed on a special training regime which included one-on-one sessions with former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger, Steve McManaman.
[18] Towards the end of the season, Brewster was the subject of intense transfer speculation which culminated in Liverpool cancelling a scheduled friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach after the German club were alleged to have 'tapped him up'.
[21] Despite never having played in a competitive game for the club, Brewster was on the bench again in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 June 2019 so collected a winner's medal as Liverpool won 2–0.
[23] On 7 January 2020, Brewster joined Championship club Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the season, where he reunited with former England U17 manager Steve Cooper.
[24][25] He made his debut for the club in the South Wales derby against Cardiff City on 12 January, which ended in a goalless draw, before scoring his first professional goal in a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic at the Liberty Stadium six days later.
[45] Later that year, Brewster gained widespread press attention[46] after scoring successive hat-tricks against the United States and Brazil in the quarter-final and semi-finals of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
[51] In December 2017, Brewster revealed in an interview with The Guardian that his teammate Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the match with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA.
[12] On 30 August 2019, Brewster was included in the England U21 squad for the first time [52] and made his debut as a 79th minute substitute during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.
[54] In June 2022, Brewster and Sheffield United teammate Oli McBurnie were charged with common assault by Nottinghamshire Police "in relation to disorder at the conclusion of a game at the City Ground on 17 May 2022".