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Sebastian Revan

Sebastian Revan (born 14 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Wrexham.

Sebastian Revan
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Revan[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 23
Youth career
2012–2021 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2021 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Hereford (loan) 24 (1)
2023–2024 → Rotherham United (loan) 36 (1)
2024– Wrexham 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:54, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

A product of the Aston Villa academy, he featured for Villa's U21s in the EFL Trophy in 2020–21 and was also part of the winning FA Youth Cup team of the same season. He has been called up to represent the England national under-18 football team, but was not capped. During the 2020–21 season he was loaned to both Grimsby Town and Hereford. He made his senior debut for Villa in the Europa Conference League in August 2023.

Early life

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He joined the Aston Villa youth academy at the age of 8.[3] His older brother, Dominic, is also a professional footballer and they were in the Aston Villa Academy together until 2022.[4]

Club career

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Youth career

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Revan made his competitive Aston Villa debut in the EFL Trophy on 8 September 2020 in what turned out to be a heavy 8–1 defeat for the U21 side at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland. Revan played the full 90 minutes alongside his brother Dominic in defence.[5] He also played in Villa U21's EFL defeats against Fleetwood Town and Carlisle United.[6][7]

After being a regular starter in Mark Delaney's Under 23 team he was awarded a full professional contract on 3 March 2021.[8]

On 24 May 2021, Revan played the full 90 minutes in Villa's FA Youth Cup final win over Liverpool, a deflected shot cannoned off Revan and into the back of the net to give Liverpool a late goal but Villa held out to win the game 2–1.[9]

Aston Villa

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In July 2021, Revan played in Villa's first team during their first two pre-season friendlies against Stoke City and Walsall[10]

On 28 July 2021, Revan signed for Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[11][12] Revan made his National League debut for Grimsby in a 0–0 draw against Stockport County on 31 August 2021.[13][14] On 16 October 2021, he scored his first senior goals as he scored twice in a 5–0 win away at Bromsgrove Sporting in the FA Cup.[15] He was recalled by Villa in January 2022.[16]

On 14 January 2022, Revan joined National League North club Hereford on loan until the end of the season.[17]

On 4 April 2023, Revan appeared in a Premier League squad for the first time, as an unused substitute in a 2–1 away victory over Leicester City.[18] He again featured with the first team in the summer of 2023, making multiple appearances in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in the United States.[19] In August 2023, he was an unused substitute in Villa's UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying play-off first leg against Hibernian.[20] He made his senior competitive debut for Villa in the second leg, playing the full 90 minutes.[21]

On 1 September 2023, the day after his Aston Villa senior debut, Revan signed a contract extension and joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan.[22] On 20 September 2023, Revan made his English Football League debut in a 3–0 defeat to Millwall.[23] On 1 April 2024, he scored his first Rotherham goal against Millwall.[24]

Wrexham

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On 15 July 2024, Revan signed with newly-promoted EFL League One club Wrexham for an undisclosed fee.[25] Revan made his Wrexham debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 league victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 10 August 2024.[26] On 13 August, Revan scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 4–2 away defeat to Sheffield United in the EFL Cup.[27]

International career

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In October 2020, Revan was called up to the England national under-18 football team by Kevin Betsy.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 September 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 2 1
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 1
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22 National League 7 0 2 2 — 1[c] 0 10 2
Hereford (loan) 2021–22 National League North 24 1 — — — 24 1
Rotherham United (loan) 2023–24 Championship 36 1 1 0 — — 37 1
Wrexham 2024–25 League One 7 0 0 0 1 1 1[a] 0 9 1
Career total 74 2 3 2 1 1 7 1 85 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

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Aston Villa

References

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  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC". Aston Villa Football Club.
  3. ^ @AVFCOfficial (19 October 2020). "Get to know a little bit more about our captain for today's #PL2 clash:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "EFL Trophy: Sunderland 8-1 Aston Villa U21s". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ "EFL Trophy: Fleetwood Town 3-0 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ^ "EFL Trophy: Carlisle 3-1 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  8. ^ "Seb Revan signs pro deal". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  9. ^ "Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool: Villa youngsters win FA Youth Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  10. ^ Preece, Ashley (2021-07-28). "Aston Villa defender Seb Revan joins Grimsby on loan". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  11. ^ "Grimsby Town sign highly-rated Aston Villa defender Seb Revan on loan". GrimsbyLive. 2021-07-28. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  12. ^ "Grimsby Town loan can Rev up Aston Villa youngster's career". The Non-League Football Paper. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  13. ^ "Match report: Stockport County 0-0 Grimsby Town". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-31.[dead link‍]
  14. ^ Townley, John (2021-08-07). "Aston Villa youngsters set to make league debuts for loan clubs". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  15. ^ "MATCH REPORT: BROMSGROVE SPORTING 0-5 GRIMSBY TOWN". gtfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town FC. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Revan & Bapaga Recalled - Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  17. ^ "SIGNING | Bulls Bring in Left Back Seb Revan | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  18. ^ Johnston, Neil (4 April 2023). "Managerless Leicester beaten by Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  19. ^ "Squads for Premier League Summer Series announced". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  20. ^ "Watkins nets hat-trick as Villa hit Hibs for five". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  21. ^ "Villa beat Hibs to reach Conference League group stage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  22. ^ "Seb Revan signs contract extension and agrees loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  23. ^ "Millwall cruise to home victory over Rotherham". BBC Sport. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  24. ^ "Rotherham United v Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  25. ^ "Wrexham sign keeper Burton and defender Revan". BBC Sport. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  26. ^ "Wrexham vs Wycombe Wanderers: League One". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  27. ^ "Sheffield United vs Wrexham: League Cup". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  28. ^ Foy, Regan (2020-10-02). "Aston Villa youngsters called up to England youth squads". Under A Gaslit Lamp. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  29. ^ Sebastian Revan at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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