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Harlee Dean

Harlee James Dean (born 26 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Reading.

Harlee Dean
Dean playing for Brentford in 2014
Personal information
Full name Harlee James Dean[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Reading
Number 6
Youth career
20??–2008 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (0)
2008Redbridge (loan) 15 (4)
2008–2009Bishop's Stortford (loan) 13 (3)
2009Thurrock (loan) 10 (0)
2009Braintree Town (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010Grays Athletic (loan) 23 (1)
2010–2012 Southampton 0 (0)
2011Bishop's Stortford (loan) 9 (1)
2011–2012Brentford (loan) 26 (1)
2012–2017 Brentford 198 (7)
2017–2023 Birmingham City 191 (8)
2022Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Reading 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

He began his career at Dagenham & Redbridge, and had a number of spells on loan at non-League clubs in the Essex and Hertfordshire area, before moving to Southampton in 2010. He joined Brentford on a permanent transfer in 2012, and spent five seasons with the club before signing for Birmingham City. He spent the second half of the 2021–22 season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, and was released by Birmingham at the end of the following season.

Career edit

Dagenham & Redbridge edit

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.[3] 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.[4] After being called into five early 2009–10 season squads without making an appearance, Dean made his professional debut on 31 October 2009,[5] 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.[6] It proved to be the only appearance of Dean's Dagenham career and he departed the club on 27 August 2010.[7][8]

Redbridge (loan) edit

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

Bishop's Stortford (loan) edit

Dean joined Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on loan, which was later extended in January 2009.[10] He made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell.[11]

Thurrock (loan) edit

Dean signed for Conference South strugglers Thurrock on loan on 20 March 2009.[12] He made 10 appearances without scoring.[11]

Braintree Town (loan) edit

Dean joined Conference South side Braintree Town on loan in August 2009.[13] He made eight appearances for the club without scoring.[11]

Grays Athletic (loan) edit

Dean signed on loan for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic in November 2009,[14] a deal which was later extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.[15] Dean made 24 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the club.[16]

Southampton edit

Dean signed for League One club Southampton on a two-year contract on 27 August 2010.[8] 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 against Swindon Town and Crystal Palace early in the campaign.[18] He was released by the club at the end of the season,[19] having failed to make an appearance.[20]

Return to Bishop's Stortford (loan) edit

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

Brentford edit

2011–2013 edit

On 24 November 2011, Dean joined League One club Brentford on loan until 8 January 2012.[23] 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.[20] 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.[20] On 5 January 2012, Dean's loan was extended until the end of the season.[24] 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 defeat of Carlisle United on 20 February.[20] Dean made 28 appearances during the 2011–12 season and scored once.[20]

On 21 May 2012, Dean signed a two-year permanent deal with the club.[25] 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.[26] He scored his second goal of the season in a 3–1 away victory over Colchester United on Boxing Day, and his third goal came in a 2–1 loss to Tranmere Rovers on 19 January 2013,[26] making amends after bringing down David Amoo to concede a penalty for Tranmere's opening goal.[27] He started in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League club Chelsea, with a 2–2 draw at Griffin Park taking the Bees to a replay at Stamford Bridge, which was lost 4–0.[26] 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.[28] 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.[29] Dean amassed 56 appearances during the 2012–13 season,[26] scored four goals and shared the club's Players' Player of the Year award with Simon Moore.[30] He signed a three-year contract extension in July 2013.[31]

2013–2015 edit

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.[32][33] 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.[34] 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.[35] A suspension for Tarkowski mid-March saw Dean return to the starting lineup, but his season ended on 28 April, when he underwent an operation to fix his abdominal injury.[36] He made 33 appearances during a successful season for the Bees,[32] which saw the club automatically promoted to the Championship after a runners-up finish.[37]

Though Dean began the 2014–15 season fully fit, he had fallen behind Tarkowski and Tony Craig in the central defensive pecking order.[38] He made his first start of the season in the League Cup first round match against his former club Dagenham & Redbridge on 12 August and converted a header to level the score at 6–6 deep in extra time,[39] sending the game to a penalty shootout, which Brentford won.[40] 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.[41] Dean later told the Hounslow Chronicle that he felt he had been made the scapegoat for the defeats; manager Mark Warburton suggested that his players should keep their frustrations private.[42][43] 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 Tarkowski.[41] His second goal of the season came in a 2–1 victory over Fulham on 21 November,[39] which was the first league meeting between the sides since 1998.[44] 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.[39]

2015–2017 edit

After starting in Brentford's first two league matches of the 2015–16 season,[45] it was announced that Dean had been named vice-captain by new manager Marinus Dijkhuizen.[46] 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 2015.[47] Coming into the final months of his contract, Dean signed a two-year extension in February 2016.[48] He missed just four league matches during the 2015–16 season[47] and in the absence of Jake Bidwell, captained the team during a 3–0 win over local rivals Fulham on 30 April.[citation needed]

Dean was named by head coach Dean Smith as captain for the 2016–17 season.[49] He partnered John Egan or Andreas Bjelland as part of a two- or three-man central defence throughout the first half of the season and scored his first goal since November 2014 with Brentford's second in a 5–0 victory over Preston North End on 17 September.[50][51] He scored twice in February 2017, in a 3–3 draw with Reading early in the month and what proved to be the winner against Sheffield Wednesday on 22 February.[51] Dean finished the season with 45 appearances and three goals and won the club's Supporters' Player of the Year award.[52]

Entering the final year of his contract, Dean began the 2017–18 season out of favour with Smith, and was stripped of the captaincy due to his reluctance to sign a new deal.[53]

Birmingham City edit

On 30 August 2017, Dean signed a three-year contract with another Championship club, Birmingham City, for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £2 million.[54][55] He was one of six debutants in the next fixture, away to Norwich City; he played the whole match, was yellow-carded in the first half, and was the Birmingham Mail's man of the match as his team lost 1–0.[56][57]

In July 2019 he signed a new four-year contract with Birmingham.[58]

Dean was voted Birmingham's Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[59]

Dean made his 200th and last appearance for Birmingham on the last day of the 2022–23 season.[60][61] He was one of six senior professionals released at the end of that season.[60]

Sheffield Wednesday (loan) edit

Dean joined League One club Sheffield Wednesday on 26 January 2022 on loan for the remainder of the season.[62] He made his debut on 29 January, playing the whole of a 1–0 win against Ipswich Town, but left the field injured just seven minutes into the next match.[63] He finished the loan spell with seven league appearances and two in Wednesday's unsuccessful play-off semi-final.[64]

Reading edit

On 4 August, Dean joined League One club Reading, signing a 2-year contract.[65]

Personal life edit

Dean lives in Brentford and has two children.[66][67] He is a West Ham United supporter.[68] While chatting to fans outside Griffin Park after a match on 21 November 2015, Dean witnessed a young supporter being hit by a car and ran back into the ground, where he found club doctor Matt Stride. The pair returned to the scene and Stride took charge of the situation until an ambulance arrived. For their actions, Dean and Stride shared the Football League's Unsung Hero of the Month award.[69]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 14 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2008–09[7] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[70] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Redbridge (loan) 2008–09[9] Isthmian League Division One North 15 4 15 4
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2008–09[11] Conference South 13 3 13 3
Thurrock (loan) 2008–09[11] Conference South 10 0 10 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2009–10[11] Conference South 8 0 8 0
Grays Athletic (loan) 2009–10[16] Conference Premier 23 1 1[a] 0 24 1
Southampton 2010–11[71] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2010–11[11] Conference South 9 1 1[b] 0 10 1
Brentford (loan) 2011–12[20] League One 26 1 1 0 1[c] 0 28 1
Brentford 2012–13[26] League One 44 3 6 0 1 0 5[d] 1 56 4
2013–14[32] League One 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2014–15[39] Championship 35 1 1 0 2 1 2[e] 0 40 2
2015–16[47] Championship 42 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
2016–17[51] Championship 42 3 2 0 1 0 45 3
2017–18[72] Championship 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 224 8 12 0 5 1 8 1 249 10
Birmingham City 2017–18[72] Championship 34 1 3 0 37 1
2018–19[73] Championship 44 1 1 0 0 0 45 1
2019–20[74] Championship 39 1 4 1 0 0 43 2
2020–21[75] Championship 43 4 0 0 1 0 44 4
2021–22[64] Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2022–23[76] Championship 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Total 191 8 8 1 1 0 200 9
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[64] League One 7 0 2[f] 0 9 0
Reading 2023–24[77] League One 10 0 0 0 1 0 3[g] 1 14 1
Career total 511 25 20 1 7 1 15 2 553 29
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Herts Charity Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours edit

Brentford

Individual

References edit

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Harlee James Dean born 26 July 1991 is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Reading Harlee DeanDean playing for Brentford in 2014Personal informationFull nameHarlee James Dean 1 Date of birth 1991 07 26 26 July 1991 age 32 Place of birthBasingstoke EnglandHeight6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 2 Position s Centre backTeam informationCurrent teamReadingNumber6Youth career20 2008Dagenham amp RedbridgeSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2008 2010Dagenham amp Redbridge1 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 2012Southampton0 0 2011 Bishop s Stortford loan 9 1 2011 2012 Brentford loan 26 1 2012 2017Brentford198 7 2017 2023Birmingham City191 8 2022 Sheffield Wednesday loan 7 0 2023 Reading10 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 18 53 11 November 2023 UTC He began his career at Dagenham amp Redbridge and had a number of spells on loan at non League clubs in the Essex and Hertfordshire area before moving to Southampton in 2010 He joined Brentford on a permanent transfer in 2012 and spent five seasons with the club before signing for Birmingham City He spent the second half of the 2021 22 season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and was released by Birmingham at the end of the following season Contents 1 Career 1 1 Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 1 1 Redbridge loan 1 1 2 Bishop s Stortford loan 1 1 3 Thurrock loan 1 1 4 Braintree Town loan 1 1 5 Grays Athletic loan 1 2 Southampton 1 2 1 Return to Bishop s Stortford loan 1 3 Brentford 1 3 1 2011 2013 1 3 2 2013 2015 1 3 3 2015 2017 1 4 Birmingham City 1 4 1 Sheffield Wednesday loan 1 5 Reading 2 Personal life 3 Career statistics 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksCareer editDagenham amp Redbridge edit 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 amp Redbridge 3 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 4 After being called into five early 2009 10 season squads without making an appearance Dean made his professional debut on 31 October 2009 5 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 6 It proved to be the only appearance of Dean s Dagenham career and he departed the club on 27 August 2010 7 8 Redbridge loan edit Early in the 2008 09 season Dean had a three month loan spell at Isthmian League Division One North club Redbridge where he made 15 appearances and scored four goals 9 Two of the goals came in a 6 1 thrashing of Witham Town on 9 September 2008 9 Bishop s Stortford loan edit Dean joined Conference South side Bishop s Stortford on loan which was later extended in January 2009 10 He made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell 11 Thurrock loan edit Dean signed for Conference South strugglers Thurrock on loan on 20 March 2009 12 He made 10 appearances without scoring 11 Braintree Town loan edit Dean joined Conference South side Braintree Town on loan in August 2009 13 He made eight appearances for the club without scoring 11 Grays Athletic loan edit Dean signed on loan for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic in November 2009 14 a deal which was later extended until the end of the 2009 10 season 15 Dean made 24 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the club 16 Southampton edit Dean signed for League One club Southampton on a two year contract on 27 August 2010 8 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 against Swindon Town and Crystal Palace early in the campaign 18 He was released by the club at the end of the season 19 having failed to make an appearance 20 Return to Bishop s Stortford loan edit Along with Tony Garrod Dean returned to Bishop s Stortford on a one month loan in February 2011 21 On 31 March manager Ian Walker extended Dean s loan until the end of the 2010 11 season 22 He made 10 appearances during his spell and scored a consolation goal in a 3 1 defeat to Weston super Mare on 19 February 11 Brentford edit 2011 2013 edit On 24 November 2011 Dean joined League One club Brentford on loan until 8 January 2012 23 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 amp Redbridge teammate Sam Saunders 20 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 20 On 5 January 2012 Dean s loan was extended until the end of the season 24 By the end of January Dean was consistently one of manager Uwe Rosler s first choice centre backs and scored the first professional goal of his career with the opener in a 4 0 defeat of Carlisle United on 20 February 20 Dean made 28 appearances during the 2011 12 season and scored once 20 On 21 May 2012 Dean signed a two year permanent deal with the club 25 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 26 He scored his second goal of the season in a 3 1 away victory over Colchester United on Boxing Day and his third goal came in a 2 1 loss to Tranmere Rovers on 19 January 2013 26 making amends after bringing down David Amoo to concede a penalty for Tranmere s opening goal 27 He started in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League club Chelsea with a 2 2 draw at Griffin Park taking the Bees to a replay at Stamford Bridge which was lost 4 0 26 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 28 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 29 Dean amassed 56 appearances during the 2012 13 season 26 scored four goals and shared the club s Players Player of the Year award with Simon Moore 30 He signed a three year contract extension in July 2013 31 2013 2015 edit 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 32 33 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 34 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 35 A suspension for Tarkowski mid March saw Dean return to the starting lineup but his season ended on 28 April when he underwent an operation to fix his abdominal injury 36 He made 33 appearances during a successful season for the Bees 32 which saw the club automatically promoted to the Championship after a runners up finish 37 Though Dean began the 2014 15 season fully fit he had fallen behind Tarkowski and Tony Craig in the central defensive pecking order 38 He made his first start of the season in the League Cup first round match against his former club Dagenham amp Redbridge on 12 August and converted a header to level the score at 6 6 deep in extra time 39 sending the game to a penalty shootout which Brentford won 40 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 41 Dean later told the Hounslow Chronicle that he felt he had been made the scapegoat for the defeats manager Mark Warburton suggested that his players should keep their frustrations private 42 43 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 Tarkowski 41 His second goal of the season came in a 2 1 victory over Fulham on 21 November 39 which was the first league meeting between the sides since 1998 44 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 39 2015 2017 edit After starting in Brentford s first two league matches of the 2015 16 season 45 it was announced that Dean had been named vice captain by new manager Marinus Dijkhuizen 46 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 2015 47 Coming into the final months of his contract Dean signed a two year extension in February 2016 48 He missed just four league matches during the 2015 16 season 47 and in the absence of Jake Bidwell captained the team during a 3 0 win over local rivals Fulham on 30 April citation needed Dean was named by head coach Dean Smith as captain for the 2016 17 season 49 He partnered John Egan or Andreas Bjelland as part of a two or three man central defence throughout the first half of the season and scored his first goal since November 2014 with Brentford s second in a 5 0 victory over Preston North End on 17 September 50 51 He scored twice in February 2017 in a 3 3 draw with Reading early in the month and what proved to be the winner against Sheffield Wednesday on 22 February 51 Dean finished the season with 45 appearances and three goals and won the club s Supporters Player of the Year award 52 Entering the final year of his contract Dean began the 2017 18 season out of favour with Smith and was stripped of the captaincy due to his reluctance to sign a new deal 53 Birmingham City edit On 30 August 2017 Dean signed a three year contract with another Championship club Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of 2 million 54 55 He was one of six debutants in the next fixture away to Norwich City he played the whole match was yellow carded in the first half and was the Birmingham Mail s man of the match as his team lost 1 0 56 57 In July 2019 he signed a new four year contract with Birmingham 58 Dean was voted Birmingham s Supporters Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year for the 2020 21 season 59 Dean made his 200th and last appearance for Birmingham on the last day of the 2022 23 season 60 61 He was one of six senior professionals released at the end of that season 60 Sheffield Wednesday loan edit Dean joined League One club Sheffield Wednesday on 26 January 2022 on loan for the remainder of the season 62 He made his debut on 29 January playing the whole of a 1 0 win against Ipswich Town but left the field injured just seven minutes into the next match 63 He finished the loan spell with seven league appearances and two in Wednesday s unsuccessful play off semi final 64 Reading edit On 4 August Dean joined League One club Reading signing a 2 year contract 65 Personal life editDean lives in Brentford and has two children 66 67 He is a West Ham United supporter 68 While chatting to fans outside Griffin Park after a match on 21 November 2015 Dean witnessed a young supporter being hit by a car and ran back into the ground where he found club doctor Matt Stride The pair returned to the scene and Stride took charge of the situation until an ambulance arrived For their actions Dean and Stride shared the Football League s Unsung Hero of the Month award 69 Career statistics editAs of match played 14 November 2023Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsDagenham amp Redbridge 2008 09 7 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 10 70 League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Redbridge loan 2008 09 9 Isthmian League Division One North 15 4 15 4Bishop s Stortford loan 2008 09 11 Conference South 13 3 13 3Thurrock loan 2008 09 11 Conference South 10 0 10 0Braintree Town loan 2009 10 11 Conference South 8 0 8 0Grays Athletic loan 2009 10 16 Conference Premier 23 1 1 a 0 24 1Southampton 2010 11 71 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 12 20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bishop s Stortford loan 2010 11 11 Conference South 9 1 1 b 0 10 1Brentford loan 2011 12 20 League One 26 1 1 0 1 c 0 28 1Brentford 2012 13 26 League One 44 3 6 0 1 0 5 d 1 56 42013 14 32 League One 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 02014 15 39 Championship 35 1 1 0 2 1 2 e 0 40 22015 16 47 Championship 42 0 1 0 0 0 43 02016 17 51 Championship 42 3 2 0 1 0 45 32017 18 72 Championship 3 0 1 0 4 0Total 224 8 12 0 5 1 8 1 249 10Birmingham City 2017 18 72 Championship 34 1 3 0 37 12018 19 73 Championship 44 1 1 0 0 0 45 12019 20 74 Championship 39 1 4 1 0 0 43 22020 21 75 Championship 43 4 0 0 1 0 44 42021 22 64 Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 02022 23 76 Championship 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1Total 191 8 8 1 1 0 200 9Sheffield Wednesday loan 2021 22 64 League One 7 0 2 f 0 9 0Reading 2023 24 77 League One 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 g 1 14 1Career total 511 25 20 1 7 1 15 2 553 29 Appearance s in FA Trophy Appearance s in Herts Charity Cup Appearance s in Football League Trophy Two appearances in Football League Trophy three appearances and one goal in League One play offs Appearances in Championship play offs Appearances in League One play offs Appearances in EFL TrophyHonours editBrentford Football League One runner up 2013 14 78 Individual Brentford Supporters Player of the Year 2016 17 52 Brentford Players Player of the Year 2012 13 shared with Simon Moore 30 The Football League Unsung Hero of the Month November 2015 shared with Matt Stride 69 Birmingham City Supporters Player of the Year 2020 21 59 Birmingham City Players Player of the Year 2020 21 59 References edit EFL Club retained and released lists published English Football League 23 June 2016 Retrieved 30 August 2017 Harlee Dean Birmingham City F C Retrieved 25 August 2022 Power Lee 1 February 2013 Hall Mead hail old boy Harlee Romford Recorder Retrieved 10 March 2018 Harlee Dean 2008 2009 ESPN FC Retrieved 10 March 2018 Harlee Dean 2009 2010 ESPN FC Retrieved 10 March 2018 Dag amp Red 1 1 Port Vale BBC Sport 30 October 2009 Retrieved 31 October 2009 a b Games played by Harlee Dean in 2008 2009 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 28 July 2016 a b Harlee Dean signs Southampton F C 28 August 2010 Archived from the original on 29 August 2010 Retrieved 18 March 2018 a b c Isthmian League 2008 2009 season All competitions Player s appearances Dean Harlee football mitoo co uk Retrieved 10 March 2018 Still named manager of the month Barking amp Dagenham Recorder 1 January 2009 Archived from the original on 4 March 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