Central midfielder Mathias Jensen is Brentford 's most-capped international player, with 30 caps for Denmark since 2020.
Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford , Hounslow , London . Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League , Southern League and Western League .[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League , the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[1] All players who won a full international cap while contracted to Brentford are listed below.
Records and notable players
Forward Halil Dervişoğlu is Brentford's record international goalscorer, with six goals for Turkey .
Joe Connor was the first Brentford player to be capped at international level, playing and scoring for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland in March 1903. Mathias Jensen is Brentford's most-capped international player, with 30 caps for Denmark .[3] [4] Halil Dervişoğlu has scored the most international goals while a Brentford player, with six for Turkey .[5] Kolbeinn Finnsson and Daniel O'Shaughnessy won senior caps for Iceland and Finland respectively,[6] [7] without making a first team appearance for Brentford.[8] [9] In March 2021, the total number of caps won by contracted Brentford players passed 200.[10]
In June 2018, Henrik Dalsgaard became Brentford's first contracted player to play at a major international tournament, when he started in Denmark's opening match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup .[11] By 2024, Brentford players had also made appearances at the European Championship , the Africa Cup of Nations , the Asian Cup and the Copa América .[12] [13] In March 2023, Ivan Toney became the first Brentford player to be capped by England since Les Smith in May 1939.[14] The club record for players called up during an international break is 20,[15] [16] [17] with 16 winning caps.[18] [19]
Current Brentford players who have been capped at full international level while contracted to the club are Kristoffer Ajer , Nathan Collins , Mikkel Damsgaard , Mark Flekken , Aaron Hickey , Mathias Jensen, Mathias Jørgensen , Bryan Mbeumo , Christian Nørgaard , Frank Onyeka , Ethan Pinnock , Kevin Schade , Fin Stevens , Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa .
Key
Appearance and goal totals for full internationals include all FIFA -sanctioned matches. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
Statistics are correct as of matches played 6 July 2024.
Playing positions
Symbol
Meaning
‡
Brentford player in the 2024–25 season .
*
Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.
♦
Player went on to manage the club.
(c)
Player captained their national team.
♠
Player holds a club record.
Players
Other senior international appearances
Olympic Games/U23
B international
Player
Nationality
Position
Total
Total with Brentford
Ref
Years
Caps
Goals
Years
Caps
Goals
Ron Greenwood
England
CB
1952
1
0
1952
1
0
[88]
Wartime and Victory internationals
Amateur
Representative
Other
Youth international players
U21
U20
U19
U18/Youth
U17
U16/Schoolboys
U15
Player
Nationality
Position
Ref.
Romayn Pennant
Scotland
FB
[170]
Awards
Notes
^ Capped by Ireland (FAI) and Ireland (IFA) .[62]
^ Match played as an U21 fixture.[94]
^ Also capped by Czech Republic at Czech Republic U19 and U18 level while a Brentford player.[99] [100]
^ Also capped by Denmark at U20 level while a Brentford player.[102]
^ Also capped by Denmark at U20 and U19 level while a Brentford player.[105] [106]
^ Also capped by England at U20 level while a Brentford player.[108]
^ Also capped by Finland at U20 level while a Brentford player.[112]
^ Also capped by Iceland at U19 level while a Brentford player.[116]
^ Also capped by Latvia at U19 level while a Brentford player.[102]
^ Also capped by Northern Ireland at U19 level while a Brentford player.[117]
^ Also capped by Northern Ireland at U19 and U18 level while a Brentford player.[121]
^ Also capped by Ukraine at U19 level while a Brentford player.[131]
^ Also capped by Wales at U20 and U19 level while a Brentford player.[132] [133]
^ Also capped by Wales at U20 level while a Brentford player.[135]
^ Also capped by England at U19 and U18 level while a Brentford player.[140] [141]
^ a b Also capped by England at U19 level while a Brentford player.[143]
^ Also capped by Denmark at U18 level while a Brentford player.[148]
^ Also capped by Denmark at U18 level while a Brentford player.[149]
^ Also capped by Sweden at U17 level while a Brentford player.[102]
References
General
Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 0955294916 .
Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-57-7 .
Specific
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